Man Held Over Alleged Rape

A man has been arrested after a 37-year-old woman was allegedly seriously sexually assaulted in a city street. The alleged incident happened in Spring Gardens in Edinburgh during the evening of Boxing Day. Police said that a 22-year-old man has been arrested. He is expected to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court tomorrow. Detectives are still keen to trace a couple who are believed to have seen the man and woman in the area between 10.30pm and 11pm that day and asked them to contact police.