Edinburgh St Andrew Square taped off by police amid ongoing incident outside Harvey Nichols

Police and ambulance crews descended on the busy city centre square at around 11.30am today.

A witness said there was a “significant emergency services operation” outside Harvey Nichols department store, with emergency services in attendance.

Lothian Buses said services have been diverted away from the area.

A spokesman said: “Due to a road closure buses are unable to serve St Andrew Square and are instead bypassing and continuing on South St David Street until further notice.”