The care home had called 999 after Mr Burgess, a single-leg amputee and wheelchair user, reportedly grabbed a knife and threatened to stab staff.

The comment comes almost a week after the first face-to-face engagement between the countries’ delegations since 2022.

HADDINGTON has been ranked as among the happiest places to live in Scotland. The county town’s location, as well as the River Tyne and choice of many pubs, was singled out as among the reasons for its ...

EAST Lothian’s under-25 bowlers’ chances of progression in the league championship is now outwith their control following a 115-100 defeat ...

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said pitting the creative industries against artificial intelligence was ‘unnecessarily divisive’.

THE National Museum of Flight is set to host its eighth Awesome Bricks event. Taking place on June 14 and 15 between 10am and 5pm, the event will see engineers of all ages invited to build and play ...

THE Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick is preparing to welcome visitors to its Marine Fest this week. The event, in its fifth year, takes place over the bank holiday weekend, from Friday until ...

BUSINESS owners on Haddington High Street have spoken out against proposals to introduce parking charges which they feel are “absolutely ...

The number of asylum applications in the UK has hit a new high, though the backlog of cases waiting for a decision has fallen to its lowest level since 2021. A total of 109,343 people applied for ...

Lord Gove was supported by close allies and fellow Conservative peers Baroness Finn and Lord Vaizey of Didcot.

Multiple people on board a private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighbourhood are dead, authorities said. Assistant Fire Department Chief Dan Eddy said that they will be investigating whether ...

A TEA party is set to raise money for a French sports exchange trip. The fundraiser will be held at Tyninghame Village Hall next Sunday (June 1), with drop-ins being welcomed between noon and 4pm.