After a partially successful blockade of the Sheraton Hotel by protesters in early this morning, the west end of Edinburgh, the capital's financial district, is still occupied by large numbers of police.
The courtyard in front of the hotel contains about 20 police vans. Police are stopping motorists entering the hotel's approach road, and a footbridge into the area is shut off by police. All seems quiet, however, and the police are packing up their riot gear.
This might be because police and protesters alike are heading down to Gleaneagles. A long convoy of coaches is heading down Princes Street heading for Auchterader.
