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Gabriel McKay

@gabymckay.bsky.social

Journalist for The Herald in Scotland

808 Followers  |  216 Following  |  65 Posts  |  Joined: 31.08.2024  |  1.6852

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Pop superstar Katy Perry flies around Glasgow's OVO Hydro on a giant butterfly while singing her 2013 hit Roar.

Read our review: www.heraldscotland.com/life...

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08.10.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A charity's decision to shut its operations on a small Scottish island will have a devastating effect on the community, locals warn

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06.10.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'When I think about Gaza I can’t sleep at night' πŸ‘‰ www.heraldscotland.com/news...

27.09.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From nuclear leaks to conflict in Gaza, here are the issues that are of concern to those opposing the defence industry

www.heraldscotland.com/poli...

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25.09.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Police Scotland raided a yacht and arrested five people - but nobody knows why More than 10 days ago Police Scotland raided a yacht at Craobh Haven and arrested five people - they were released without charge, but the…

On September 13, police boarded a boat and arrested five Russian speakers ( πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ and πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ύ)

All were released without charge but 11 days later the boat remains locked down, and Police Scotland won’t say what they’re looking for or why they were detained…

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2548939...

24.09.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m not Rick (I spell and pronounce my name differently) but also been very excited to read your Oasis take - saw them in Edinburgh and still thinking about it. Doubly so after reading the funbag, great stuff.

09.09.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œLook at the other side: 'smash the fascists and racists'. There is no fascism and racism here. They’re the socialists, they’re the fascists"

Inside the Falkirk asylum protest at the Cladhan Hotel πŸ‘‡

08.09.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Stepping off the train in Falkirk on an overcast Saturday morning, it's not immediately clear there's a culture war raging.

'The streets may be quiet, but this Forth Valley town, like Erskine before it, has found itself at the centre of Scotland's asylum seekers debate' πŸ‘‡

08.09.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A dire warning has been issued about the future of the fire service in Scotland, with looming cuts raising fears over public safety

www.heraldscotland.com/news...

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01.09.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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'We all know who the real terrorists are. And they are not the ones silently holding cardboard signs, or those taking a hammer to the weapons of genocide'

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28.08.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Frasier when his dad moves his chair into the apartment

27.08.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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'It’s not just an insult to the families of those he slew that he, rather than being tried for murder, was awarded this city’s highest honour, it’s an insult to every worker, every trade unionist, and every citizen in this city' πŸ‘‡

25.08.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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'It’s an insult to every worker, every trade unionist, and every citizen in this city' πŸ‘‰ www.heraldscotland.com/life...

23.08.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Perth asylum protest met by larger anti-racism demonstration Around 150 people demonstrating against the housing of asylum seekers in a Perth hotel were challenged by around 300 anti-racism campaigners

Around 150 racists and people with β€œlegitimate concerns” met by around 300 anti-racism campaigners outside Perth’s Radisson Blu hotel.

β€œToday the Perth community stood together against hatred and division,” said Perth Against Racism which organised the counter protest. @gabymckay.bsky.social

23.08.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 121    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Wire? Showing your age here pal…

19.08.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Anti-racism campaigners say a protest in Falkirk is a 'dangerous wake-up call' after far-right figures and a man with a banner reading 'kill them all' attended

www.heraldscotland.com/poli...

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18.08.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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As internet trolls target Kilmarnock's Skye Stout, have we left no sense of decency? In attacking a 16-year-old, commenters degraded only themselves

Have we left no decency?

Wrote about the abuse directed at a young girl signing her first contract with Kilmarnock

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15.08.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ–οΈ Get a whole year of The Herald for only Β£20 in our summer sale Get unlimited access to The HeraldΒ website for a whole year this summer for only Β£20.

πŸ”₯ Huge thanks to all those folk who have snapped up a subscription during our summer sale! It’s been a huge boost to our hard-working team. Get yours by the end of Friday night to take advance of our Β£20-for-the-year offer! πŸ”₯
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06.08.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'There was no such pearl clutching when Take That had their big reunion with Robbie Williams and came to Scotland, so why the doomsaying over Oasis? Could it be because their fans are, largely, working class men?' πŸ‘‡

06.08.2025 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sneering at Oasis and their fans isn't cool or clever - your attitude effing stinks Oasis are due to play Murrayfield in Edinburgh next month, and for some it's being treated like an impending apocalypse

Lighten up, guy: Oasis fans aren't on a mission to destroy Edinburgh, says @gabymckay.bsky.social from under his bucket hat @heraldscotland.bsky.social

06.08.2025 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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University of Edinburgh profited from slavery and promoted racist pseudoscience An inquiry into the University of Edinburgh has found it played an outsized role in the creation of racist pseudoscience andΒ greatly profited from…

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2534392...

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28.07.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A comedian has cancelled her Edinburgh Fringe show due to bail conditions imposed after a van was allegedly driven into the fence at an arms factory in the city

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23.07.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unsung hero of Scotland's music scene with 'a colour spectrum all of his own' John 'Soapy' Soutar will be honoured at the Barrowland Ballroom by some of the bands he enthusiastically promoted

A lovely, heart-warming tale from @gabymckay.bsky.social on an extraordinary Barrowlands figure @heraldscotland.bsky.social @barrowlands.bsky.social

21.07.2025 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"I met a little girl who had horrible burns and had her right arm amputated and the doctors were saying, quite clearly, β€˜if she doesn’t get medical evacuation I’m going to have to amputate her left leg’. Three weeks later I get a note from the mum saying β€˜my daughter has had her left leg amputated'"

09.07.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Spraying paint and breaking windows is not terrorism - Israel's genocidal war is' πŸ‘‡

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30.06.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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'On paper none of this should work in a stadium setting. But...'

Lana Del Rey at Hampden reviewed πŸ‘‡

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27.06.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lana Del Rey playing stadium shows? On paper none of this should work... Lana Del Rey took to the stage in Glasgow on Thursday night for a sold-out show at Hampden - but can her music work in a stadium?

'You are so special, Glasgow, I had my year here, I love it here' Review: Lana Del Rey at Hampden @heraldscotland.bsky.social @gabymckay.bsky.social

27.06.2025 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'There are lovely moments wherever you look. A girl who can be no older than 12 at the barrier with her parents, all in matching Sex Pistols t-shirts, a young woman with pink and green hair helping her father, traversing Bellahouston on a crutch, to the bar' πŸ‘‡

www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

23.06.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Over 70 people are under investigation, including entrepreneurs, go-betweens, accountants, and the husband and wife team which owns an amateur football side πŸ‘‡

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2524486...

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23.06.2025 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The mysterious Glasgow company at the centre of a Β£350m Italian tax fraud probe Prosecutors in Italy have blocked €400million worth of tax credits as part of an investigation into alleged fraud involving a company registered…

Prosecutors in Italy have frozen €400m in tax credits linked to a mysterious company registered in Glasgow

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www.heraldscotland.com/news/2524486...

21.06.2025 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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