text: The man, in his 30s, was found just after 05:00 on Wednesday lying on the ground between Talisman Rise and Templar Rise in Dedridge, Livingston.
  He had sustained a "significant" head injury and was taken by ambulance to St John's Hospital in Livingston.
  Police Scotland said the man remains in a stable condition.
  DC Iain Duncan, of Police Scotland, said: "At this stage of inquiry we do not know what has happened to this man and we are now working to ascertain the full set of circumstances.
  "Today, I urge anyone who was in the area between midnight and 6am on Wednesday and who has information relevant to our investigation to please come forward immediately."
target: Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was found with a serious head injury on a path in West Lothian.