I was an admirer of the late Tam Dalyell, but that was not always the case. Idiosyncratic, erudite, not one to follow the party line, I found him interesting and annoying, with his hostility to ...

A West Lothian pub has told locals it won't be hosting any more events after “violent altercations” between customers.

A masked thug who launched fireworks at police during a night of “mass disorder” has been told he is facing a jail sentence.