The editor of a leading Scottish newspaper, David McCann, was due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court where it is understood he entered no plea on Wednesday November 26

A leading Scottish newspaper editor has been suspended after he was arrested and charged in connection with “indecent online communications”.

David McCann, the editor of The Times and The Sunday Times in Scotland, was charged after police officers “executed a search warrant at a property in the Edinburgh area” on November 25. McCann has been suspended from the business while he is subject to a “criminal investigation unrelated to his work”, a spokesperson for Times owner News UK said.

It is understood that he made no plea after appearing in Edinburgh Sheriff court on November 26, was remanded in custody overnight, and w

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