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Senior Reporter Daily Record & Entertainment journalist interviewing world’s top names. RTS winner. Sentences, Books, scripts & typos. jdingwall2510@gmail.com

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John Dingwall’s Biography

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John Dingwall has spent over 35 years interviewing many of the world's top music and entertainment stars and breaking some of the biggest news stories.

Music editor and showbiz journalist for the Scottish Daily Record from 1995 - 2016, he currently is currently Senior Reporter for the Scottish Daily Record. He has contributed news and features content to most of the UK's top publications and beyond including Mail on Sunday, The Sun, The Times, Sun on Sunday, Daily Mail, Mailonline, Daily Expres…

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Baby Reindeer Martha Wants £1 Million

Baby Reindeer Martha Wants £1 Million

The latest exclusive interview with the real Baby Reindeer Martha

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Piers V Martha

Piers V Martha

Piers Morgan hosts first TV interview with real Baby Reindeer Martha, Fiona Harvey following a series of excl…

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Baby Reindeer I'm No Jailbird

Baby Reindeer I'm No Jailbird

I'm Fiona Harvey, I'm the real Martha from Baby Reindeer and I want you to know... I'M NO JAILBIRD!

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Riddled With Racism

Riddled With Racism

Cricket Scotland found to be institutionally racist. Entire board resigns.

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Greta Thunberg walks alone after revealing her swearing days are over

Greta Thunberg walks alone after revealing her swearing days are over

Greta Thunberg walked alone as she arrived at a COP26 debate on Wednesday It comes as the Swedish activist, 1…

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Francisco Vera Manzanares, 12, gets hero's reception in Glasgow

Francisco Vera Manzanares, 12, gets hero's reception in Glasgow

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Susan Boyle teams up with IRN-BRU to create hilarious new World Cup anthem

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By John Dingwall Verified
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Susan Boyle has teamed up with IRN-BRU to create a hilarious new World Cup anthem. Subo has joined Scotland footballer John McGinn and Franz Ferdinand rocker Alex Kapranos for the hilarious reworking of Scotland’s other national drink’s famous ‘Made from Girders’ slogan. The latest ad from the drinks giant also features comedian Paul Black and cabaret star May Miller and imagines the trials and tribulations of fans who make it to the World Cup finals in the USA.
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Hero firefighter fought inferno for six hours to save Glasgow Central Station

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John Dingwall & Carrington Walker The brave firefighter who saved Glasgow Central station has recounted his harrowing six-hour struggle against the catastrophic blaze. John Banach, 53, battled the fire from atop his 115ft high-reach ladder and was photographed, spent, on the pavement post-shift, reports the Daily Record . Describing his monumental effort to protect the nearby Central Station and Grand Central Hotel, he said: "The heat was so intense.
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Hero Glasgow firefighter who saved Central Station battled flames for six hours

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A hero firefighter who saved Glasgow Central Station from last Sunday's devastating blaze has told of his terrifying six-hour ordeal battling the flames. 53-year-old John Banach fought the inferno from the top of his 115ft high-reach ladder, and was pictured exhausted on the pavement after his gruelling shift. Telling of his epic battle to save the nearby Central Station and Grand Central Hotel, he told the Daily Record: “The heat was so intense.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Features Writer, Scottish Daily Record. Prior to that a number of freelance positions starting with UK music press publications.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, I used a typewriter until Apple Macs came along and I used Tippex.

How is social media changing news?

When I started out everything was snail mail. No internet, no computers, no mobile phones. News took time. Social Media makes it instant.