A council has launched an investigation after cigarette bins with the logos of Celtic and Rangers appeared on a busy street.

The image of two glass jars with Celtic and Rangers logos and the caption 'Pick a team. Stub it Out.' were posted on social media - sparking uproar among users.

The picture was shared by Twitter user Fiona Kirkwood, who first spotted the unusual bins on Princes Street in Edinburgh.

She tagged the city council, asking: "Just wondering why this on Princes St?

"No relevance to Edinburgh given we have our own football teams here."

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The council has since launched a probe into the items, confirming it does not belong to them.

They tweeted: "Hi Fiona, thanks for flagging this. It isn't ours and we're investigating."

But that did not stop the public from expressing their anger at the image.

One social media user wrote: "Its a shocker - let us know who did put it up?"

Another said: "Thank you for sharing Fiona. Pathetic not using our own teams."

And a third wrote: "Get that tae f**k immediately."