Three children die in 'suspicious' blast

The deaths of three young children in an explosion are being treated as suspicious, police have said.

The two boys and a girl of primary school age were found after a blast in a block of flats in Edinburgh's Slateford Road at around 3pm.

It was thought the children died in a gas explosion, but Lothian and Borders Police later said there was no fault with the supply.

A police spokesman said: "A criminal investigation is currently under way and nothing more can be said at this time into the circumstances which led to their deaths."