Man seriously ill after taking blue tablets in park

A man is in serious condition in hospital after taking blue tablets he found near a park.

Police were called to a report that a man had become unwell near Merkland Recreation Centre in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, on Tuesday afternoon. Officers established he had taken tablets he found lying nearby.

The man was taken to hospital, where medical staff described his condition as serious but stable.

Officers searched the area and found a bag of round blue tablets, which are being analysed to establish what they are.