The family of a missing man have been notified after a body was recovered in Edinburgh.

Colin Macpherson, 56, was last seen at his home in the Meadowbank area on Tuesday night.

Police Scotland said the body was found around 1.20pm in Pirniefield Bank.

A force spokesman said: "Whilst no formal identification has yet taken place, the family of missing man Colin Macpherson have been informed.

"The death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal."