All the latest headlines from the Edinburgh Evening News on Monday, March 4
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00:00 Hi there and welcome back to EdinburghNews.com. I'm Oda Morrison, I'm the editor here and I'm going to run through just some of the main stories from the day so far.
00:09 The family of an 11-year-old boy who died after he was struck by a bin lorry in Edinburgh have described him as the perfect son.
00:17 Thomas Wong was riding his bike to school when the tragedy happened in the Edinburgh's Whitehouse Road. The youngster died at the scene.
00:25 Drivers on the MA have been facing severe delays this morning after a rush hour crash near Livingstone.
00:32 Emergency services were called to the scene at around 9.20am and drivers were facing delays of 45 minutes in the area.
00:41 And finally, it's Mother's Day on Sunday and we've compiled a list of the best places to take mum for an afternoon tea if you're still trying to think of gift ideas.
00:49 You can see the whole list up on our website now.
00:53 If you've got something that you think we should be covering or that you want to let us know about, please do get in touch.
00:57 All our contact details are over on our Contact Us page.
01:00 And as always, stick around for all the latest news from Edinburgh as we get it throughout the day.