The Sunday Herald, March 1 2015 Rachel Loxton and Imran Azam The first demonstration by the Scottish branch of Pegida, the far-right anti-Islam movement from Germany, is planned for Edinburgh this month.
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November 27 2014: Clutha: ‘Sometimes I think that this hasn’t happened’
The Evening Times, November 27 2014 THE family of Clutha victim Mark O’Prey will hold a festival on the day he would have celebrated his 46th birthday.
November 20 2014: Clutha: It’s still unsettling to stand here…even now
The Evening Times, November 20 2014 A bottle of Southern Comfort propping up a fallen wall inside the Clutha is a stark reminder of a fun Friday night that turned to horror.
November 9 2014: My brother was murdered when he refused to join Islamic State
The Sunday Herald, November 9 2014 A Syrian refugee whose teenage brother refused to join Islamic State found out he was captured, tortured and murdered by the terror group when photographs of his body were posted on Facebook.
September 25 2014: Nicola Sturgeon, a shoe-in for First Minister
The Evening Times opinion column, September 25 2014 Who knew a pair of shoes would lift the referendum comedown and get a whole country talking again?
September 9, 2014: Asylum seekers locked out of homes
The Evening Times, September 9 2014 Vulnerable asylum seekers are being locked out of their homes and left destitute without warning, it was claimed today.
March 20 2014: The world is confusing when you were born in 1986 instead of 1926
The Evening Times opinion column, March 20 2014 If you’re only as young as you feel then I’m afraid I’ve gone the other way … because I’m getting on for about 74.
December 4 2013: The Clutha Tragedy: Family praise ‘loveable giant’ Mark O’Prey
The Evening Times, December 4 2013 The family of a father-of-one who died when a police helicopter crashed into a busy Glasgow pub have told of their heartbreak after their “loveable giant” did not come home.
September 23 2013: Glasgow mum’s 20-year rape ordeal
The Evening Times, September 23 2013 A car accident saved Lisa’s life.
July 15 2012: HELLO, GOODBYE
The Sunday Herald, July 15 2015 Rachel Loxton, Catriona Stewart, Ken McNab, Stewart Paterson and Stewart Atwood KEN McNAB (SINGER) THE last lingering note from T in the Park has faded, the lights are turned out on the T Break stage. I’ve finally stopped tormenting my family with loud nightly renditions of Johnny B Goode, […]
July 1 2012: IT’S T DAY
The Sunday Herald, July 1 2012 Rachel Loxton, Catriona Stewart, Ken McNab, Stewart Paterson and Stewart Atwood In just six days, the sundayheraldband will make its public debut on the T Break stage at T in the Park.
June 24 2012: How American fundamentalist schools are using Nessie to disprove evolution
The Sunday Herald, June 24 2012 It sounds like a plot dreamed up by the creators of Southpark, but it’s all true: schoolchildren in Louisiana are to be taught that the Loch Ness monster is real in a bid by religious educators to disprove Darwin’s theory of evolution.
Rachel Loxton 