An appeal has been launched to trace a man who has gone missing in East Lothian.

James Young, 30, was last seen near Gifford around 7.10am on Friday and police have concerns for his welfare.

Mr Young lives in Edinburgh but has not returned home or been in contact with anyone since Friday morning.

He is believed to be driving a silver Mercedes ML120 with the registration number SL03 NWN.

He has links to the the town of Haddington and anyone travelling in the area has been asked to keep an eye out for him.

Mr Young is described as having a slim build with short dark hair and was wearing khaki clothing.

Inspector Helen Miller of Haddington Police Station said: "I would ask anyone who has seen James, or anyone matching his description to get in touch with us.

"I would ask people travelling in the East Lothian area to look out for a silver coloured Mercedes car and report any sightings of the vehicle to police.

"If James sees this appeal, I would ask that he contacts either us or someone he trusts to let us know that he is safe."

Anyone with information has been asked to contact police via 101, quoting incident number 837 of 20 October.