George and Amal Clooney are set to attend the People's Postcode Lottery Charity Gala in Edinburgh

George and Amal Clooney are to collect an award for their charity work at a ceremony in Edinburgh next year.

The Ocean’s Eleven star and his wife are to return to Scotland's capital on March 14 to attend the People's Postcode Lottery Charity Gala.

The Hollywood couple will be honoured for their international humanitarian work through the Clooney Foundation for Justice.

In a statement, the Clooneys said: "We are thrilled to be attending the People's Postcode Lottery Charity Gala in Edinburgh.

"It is a perfect setting to highlight the urgent need to protect millions of the world's most vulnerable people from human rights abuses."

Clara Govier, managing director of the People's Postcode Lottery, said: "We are thrilled that George and Amal Clooney will be joining us in Edinburgh for the gala, which promises to be one of the highlights of the charity calendar.

"Our players support thousands of charities and good causes and the event provides us with an important opportunity to celebrate the vital work they do in communities throughout Great Britain and around the world."