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A 49-year-old man has been arrested and charged after drugs with an estimated value of £98,000 were recovered during raids at two properties in West Lothian.

Stephen Flynn has urged Rishi Sunak to condemn the killing of a Palestinian man by Israeli forces as a "war crime".

Four tonnes of illegal tobacco worth £1 million was seized in one of Scotland's biggest HMRC raids.

Police officers investigating a number of break-ins and car thefts over the Christmas holidays believe they have been committed by the same crooks.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Police in West Lothian are seeking information after a serious assault left a man with head injuries.The incident happened in Bathgate in the early hours of Saturday morning on Edinburgh Road.Officers say the assault occurred between 00.30am and 1am on Saturday, 19 June and a 20-year-old man sustained serious head injuries and was treated in St John’s Hospital, Livingston.Detective Constable John Irvine said: “We are keen to speak to the driver of a vehicle that stopped at the time who may be able to help with our enquiries.“If anyone else was driving in the area at the time and has dash-cam

Bathgate. The 20-year-old victim was rushed to St John’s Hospital in Livingston for urgent treatment.

A drugs target feared he was about to die when a gun was pointed at his head.