Row erupts as English town bids to defect to Scotland

English politicians have vowed to repel a cross-border raid to take the twon of Berwick-upon-Tweed back into Scotland.

English politicians have vowed to repel a cross-border raid to take the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed back into Scotland.

Calls to redraw the border and return the town to Edinburgh control would cause major upheaval and require "massive negotiation", it was warned.