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- ↑ 'Not the Real MacKay': Glasgow terror attacks Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine , 2 July 2007
- ↑ CNN Newsroom transcript, CNN.com, 30 June 2007
- ↑ Talk Station Losing Trio of Presenters Archived 13 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine , Allmediascotland, 28 March 2007
- ↑ ‘Some people will never leave the BBC — we’ll have everyone else’ Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Press Gazette, 10 February 2006
