Police officers searching for 23-year-old Dawid Wilkolek who was reported missing from Boghall in Bathgate on Wednesday have discovered the body of a man in nearby woods.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “The search for missing man Dawid Wilkolek from Bathgate has been stood down after the discovery of a body in nearby woods.

“Formal identification has not yet taken place.

“The family are being kept informed.”

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.