Police investigate unexplained death in Ratho in Edinburgh

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Image caption, The Union Canal has been closed at Ratho by police

Police have launched an investigation after the body of a man was found in a village in the outskirts of Edinburgh.

The body was found at about 09:30 in Ratho in the west of the capital.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "The death is being treated as unexplained and inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances."

A cyclist said she was turned back by police on the Union Canal, which had been closed off at Ratho. A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.