Police have issued an urgent appeal for information after an Edinburgh shopkeeper was robbed .

The incident, which occurred at a shop on Slateford Road at around 6.15am on Sunday, November 9, saw a man enter the store and threaten a staff member while demanding money.

Thankfully, nobody was injured, but the man made off with a four-figure sum of cash and cigarettes. He made off in the direction of Gorgie Park Road.

The suspect is described as being around 5ft 10ins, with a slim build and spoke with an English accent.

He was wearing a royal blue fleece with grey side panels and grey cuffs and a black hoodie underneath, black Nike jogging bottoms with a double white stripe on the legs and dark-coloured trainers with a white sole and red flashes on the heel. His face was covered.

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