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John MacKay @MacKayWrites

Formerly STV News. Author of 'The Road Dance, 'Heartland, 'Last of the Line, 'Home' & 'Scotland Today & Yesterday'. website: john-mackay.com

Joined June 2009
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John MacKay@MacKayWrites
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‘Scotland Today And Yesterday’. The story of a changing nation as it was seen and heard by the people of Scotland. Available now.
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It’s been a while. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0nhlq…
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Thank you for all the generous comments. I can’t reply to everyone individually, but I am very grateful.
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Final Flourish tonight. Final Flourish. The @STVNews at Six. Thirty years on from the Dunblane tragedy the father of victim Sophie North tells STV News of how a unique variety of snowdrop now carries her name.
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MacKay Memories tonight. MacKay Memories. The @STVNews at Six. The remaining facade of a building, destroyed by fire next to Glasgow Central station, is to be demolished because of concerns over public safety.
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White Horses tonight. White Horses. The @STVNews at Six. Scotland's top police officer criticises Rangers and Celtic for not publicly condemning Sunday's violence.
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Soft Sparkle tonight. Soft Sparkle. The @STVNews at Six. A second day of chaos in Glasgow city centre after the union Street fire. There is still no word on the resumption of train services. We'll have latest details.
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Petal Power tonight. Petal Power. The @STVNews at Six. Gang wars. Two men are to stand trial accused of helping to organise months of violence and fire bombings across the central belt of Scotland.
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Raffish Red tonight. Raffish Red. The @STVNews at Six. As some Scots return home after being caught up in the fallout from the war in Iran, Iranians in Scotland have been thanking Donald Trump for his actions.
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Soft Spring tonight. Soft Spring. The @STVNews at Six. The husband of a Scottish Labour politician is arrested on suspicion of spying for China. David Taylor, who is married to East Kilbride MP Joani Reid, is among 3 men detained by counter-terror police.
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Polar Opal tonight. Polar Opal. The @STVNews at Six. The Scottish Secretary insists the Prime Minister still has his support despite Labour suffering a heavy by-election defeat in one of its safest seats.
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Rasping Raspberry tonight. Rasping Raspberry. The @STVNews at Six. Scotland is to become the first country in the UK to trial a screening programme to detect a genetic disease in children. Campaigners say it's a game-changer.
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Blue Blood tonight. Blue Blood. The @STVNews at Six. A former gamekeeper is found guilty of the murder of a former colleague on a rural lane after harbouring a “festering” grudge against him for years.
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Butterfly Beats tonight. Butterfly Beats. The @STVNews at Six. Calls for changes to parole rules to stop the most serious criminals making regular applications and re-traumatising victims.
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Lemon Line tonight. Lemon Line. The @STVNews at Six. A royal residence remains at the centre of a police search as the investigation into Andrew Mountbatten Windsor continues.
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Windswept & Interesting tonight. Windswept & Interesting. The @STVNews at Six. The disgraced former Prince Andrew is under arrest and in police custody. Mr Mountbatten-Windsor was held on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
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Teal Treat tonight. Teal Treat. The @STVNews at Six. Questions over why the First Minister was given details of criminal charges against former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell before it became public.
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Scarlet Scape tonight. Scarlet Scape. The @STVNews at Six. The Scottish Government refuses to guarantee that a teenager, who killed a bus driver, will lose his right to a free bus pass.
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Frosted Fringe tonight. Frosted Fringe. The @STVNews at Six. The former SNP Chief Executive Peter Murrell is accused of embezzling almost 460 thousand pounds from the party.
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Blue Glow tonight. Blue Glow. The @STVNews at Six. Four men have been told to expect significant jail sentences after admitting being footsoldiers in what a judge has described as “sheer naked gangsterism”.
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Rhubarb & Custard tonight. Rhubarb & Custard. The @STVNews at Six. The Prime Minister continues to face questions over his judgement. The opposition parties have attacked him over a former staff member's links to a convicted paedophile.
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