FORMER Labour chancellor Alistair Darling has died at the age of 70.

Mr Darling had been undergoing treatment for cancer in the city he had represented first in Lothian Regional Council, then later as an MP in Westminster, representing Edinburgh from 1987 until he stood down in 2015.

A statement issued on behalf of his family said: “The much-loved husband of Margaret and beloved father of Calum and Anna, died after a short spell in Western General Hospital under the wonderful care of the cancer team.”