East Lothian Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

A Scots dad bitten by snake hidden in beer bottle spends three nights in hospital being treated with antivenom. Doctors told Warren Soulsby that his blood had literally curdled after the strike by the UK's only venemous snake.

A East Lothian woman abseiled the Forth Bridge for charity after her husband and dad suffered heart attacks.

Madeleine McCann is 'happy she is getting the truth'. Julia Wendell went viral after uploading a video online to an Instagram called 'I am Madeleine McCann', saying that she thinks she could be the missing girl who vanished in 2007 at the age of three. Now, after receiving 'a number of death threats', Julia was taken to California by Dr Fia Johansson, a self professed physic and has said she is investigating the case.

A man has been ordered to pay back £600,000 in unpaid tax after a raid of his home and the seizure of £1million from several bank accounts in one of Scotland's largest ever tax settlement cases.

A Scots woman is desperate to be reunited with her beloved dog for Christmas after the pooch went missing earlier this year.

A Scottish businessman has recorded a tongue-in-cheek Christmas song about the cost of living crisis as he tries to put a positive spin on the tricky times faced by many during the festive period.

The family of missing man from East Lothian say his disappearance is "out of character".

A warning has been issued over a ‘sophisticated’ telephone bank scam which saw an East Lothian man lose almost £58,000.

A new series of the famous game show Blankety Blank saw Bradley Walsh host as Sally Lindsay, Andi Oliver, Chris McCausland, Jimmy Carr, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Melvin Odoom fill in the blanks to help the contestants win top prizes. On this particular episode, East Lothian farmer Pete took to the stage and shared his love of cows as he just missed out on heading into the next round.

drugs and drinking at a Scots war memorial amid a spike in anti-social behaviour. Outraged locals in Prestonpans, East Lothian said the alleged incidents have been taking place near the town's war memorial and near the coastal path.

East Lothian student who died in her sleep just days before she had an interview for her dream job. Ellie Morris, from Longniddry, tragically died on December 5 after suffering an epileptic seizure in her sleep.Mum Alyson Birss said the family had been "devastated" by the loss of their "beautiful, bright and much loved" daughter.

missing Scots teenager who was last seen in his pyjamas.Robbie Innes went missing at around 10.30am in Wallyford, East Lothian.The 16-year-old had not been seen since and cops now mounted a search for the missing boy.Police Scotland have issued a description of the youth where they say people should look out for a boy in 'onesie or pyjama style clothing'.A statement from East Lothian police read: "Police Officers in East Lothian are appealing for information to help trace a boy reported missing

Nicola Sturgeon’s groundwork for a new independence campaign - days after she announced her latest move.In a sign of discontent within the party over the Alex Salmond affair, Kenny MacAskill described preparations for an Indyref2 campaign as "moribund".The former Justice Secretary, who is now the MP for East Lothian, said the lack of preparation was "not just negligent but criminal".The criticisms came in the same week as Sturgeon announced she would publish a draft Referendum Bill before next

Tributes have poured in for an East Lothian mum described as 'one of life's true treasures'. Devastated friends have flooded social media to pay their respects to Maureen Steele after cops found a body in Longniddry, at around 8pm, on Monday night.

East Lothian home over the weekend. Cops searching for Maureen Steele, 46, made the grim discovery in Longniddry around 8pm on Monday August 3 after she was reported missing from Tranent on Saturday.

brain tumour.Trudie Murphy, from East Lothian, says she faces a 'postcode lottery' over her treatment as the tumour is located in such a place that chemotherapy is not an option.The 36-year-old went 'back and forth' to the doctors several times before receiving the heartbreaking news, according to Edinburgh Live.She is now looking into private options to see if anything can be done.Brave Trudie has vowed to fight on and do everything she can to spend more time with husband Dave and their

park. Police have launched a probe after the wire snares were set up at Wallyford Park in Wallyford, East Lothian.