Gabriel McKay
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Journalist for The Herald in Scotland
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American band Disturbed appeared at Glasgow's OVO Hydro on Tuesday night, but were met with demonstrations and a free punk show outside the door due to singer David Draiman having shared an image in which he signed an artillery shell while visiting with the Israel Defence Forces 👇
October 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
American band Disturbed appeared at Glasgow's OVO Hydro on Tuesday night, but were met with demonstrations and a free punk show outside the door due to singer David Draiman having shared an image in which he signed an artillery shell while visiting with the Israel Defence Forces 👇
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Campaigners have criticised The Hydro and the Scottish Government for a lack of action over a concert by a controversial band
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October 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Campaigners have criticised The Hydro and the Scottish Government for a lack of action over a concert by a controversial band
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Pop superstar Katy Perry flies around Glasgow's OVO Hydro on a giant butterfly while singing her 2013 hit Roar.
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𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵
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October 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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...
𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵
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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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October 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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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'When I think about Gaza I can’t sleep at night' 👉 www.heraldscotland.com/news...
September 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
'When I think about Gaza I can’t sleep at night' 👉 www.heraldscotland.com/news...
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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
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September 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
From nuclear leaks to conflict in Gaza, here are the issues that are of concern to those opposing the defence industry
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On September 13, police boarded a boat and arrested five Russian speakers ( 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 and 🇨🇾)
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…
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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…
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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…
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September 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
On September 13, police boarded a boat and arrested five Russian speakers ( 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 and 🇨🇾)
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...
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…
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“Look 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 👇
Inside the Falkirk asylum protest at the Cladhan Hotel 👇
September 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“Look 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 👇
Inside the Falkirk asylum protest at the Cladhan Hotel 👇
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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' 👇
'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' 👇
September 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
'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' 👇
'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' 👇
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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
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September 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A dire warning has been issued about the future of the fire service in Scotland, with looming cuts raising fears over public safety
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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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August 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
'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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Frasier when his dad moves his chair into the apartment
August 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Frasier when his dad moves his chair into the apartment
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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' 👇
August 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
'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' 👇
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'It’s an insult to every worker, every trade unionist, and every citizen in this city' 👉 www.heraldscotland.com/life...
August 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
'It’s an insult to every worker, every trade unionist, and every citizen in this city' 👉 www.heraldscotland.com/life...
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Around 150 racists and people with “legitimate concerns” met by around 300 anti-racism campaigners outside Perth’s Radisson Blu hotel.
“Today the Perth community stood together against hatred and division,” said Perth Against Racism which organised the counter protest. @gabymckay.bsky.social
“Today the Perth community stood together against hatred and division,” said Perth Against Racism which organised the counter protest. @gabymckay.bsky.social
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
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August 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Around 150 racists and people with “legitimate concerns” met by around 300 anti-racism campaigners outside Perth’s Radisson Blu hotel.
“Today the Perth community stood together against hatred and division,” said Perth Against Racism which organised the counter protest. @gabymckay.bsky.social
“Today the Perth community stood together against hatred and division,” said Perth Against Racism which organised the counter protest. @gabymckay.bsky.social
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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
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August 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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
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Have we left no decency?
Wrote about the abuse directed at a young girl signing her first contract with Kilmarnock
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Wrote about the abuse directed at a young girl signing her first contract with Kilmarnock
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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
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August 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Have we left no decency?
Wrote about the abuse directed at a young girl signing her first contract with Kilmarnock
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Wrote about the abuse directed at a young girl signing her first contract with Kilmarnock
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August 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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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?' 👇
August 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
'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?' 👇
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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
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
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August 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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
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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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July 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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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A lovely, heart-warming tale from @gabymckay.bsky.social on an extraordinary Barrowlands figure @heraldscotland.bsky.social @barrowlands.bsky.social
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
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July 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
A lovely, heart-warming tale from @gabymckay.bsky.social on an extraordinary Barrowlands figure @heraldscotland.bsky.social @barrowlands.bsky.social
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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, ‘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 ‘my daughter has had her left leg amputated'"
July 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"I met a little girl who had horrible burns and had her right arm amputated and the doctors were saying, quite clearly, ‘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 ‘my daughter has had her left leg amputated'"
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'Spraying paint and breaking windows is not terrorism - Israel's genocidal war is' 👇
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June 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
'Spraying paint and breaking windows is not terrorism - Israel's genocidal war is' 👇
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