One officer, who was injured when a brick was thrown through the window of her vehicle in Edinburgh on Halloween, was hurt during the operation, which ran throughout October and November. During the same period in 2023, 62 officers were injured by fireworks and other projectiles.

Police will use stop and search powers in certain areas of Edinburgh in a bid to intercept planned disorder on Bonfire Night.The force warned those suspected of planning firework-related anti-social behaviour in the Gracemount,

Damage caused by Bonfire Night disorder has been left strewn across the streets of Glasgow as police launched an investigation to hunt those responsible. Officers were called to disorder on Tuesday in the Herriet Street and Albert Drive areas of Pollokshields amid a night of violence across the country.

Police officers in Edinburgh have been attacked with fireworks, bricks, and bottles amid Bonfire Night disorder spreading across parts of Scotland.

Eyewitness reports came after police confirmed officers are executing stop and search orders in three Edinburgh communities on November 5 - Niddrie, Moredun and Gracemount.

Officers have been given powers to help prevent disorder during a Bonfire Night which has seen fireworks thrown at police.