Stuart Patterson

A reporter with more than two decades of experience covering and breaking the biggest stories in Scotland. Based in the north, Stuart has written about every subject you can imagine. He told the world about the St Andrews cafe introducing seagull insurance to protect punters from the winged pests. And he was on the scene as a town was engulfed in chaos thanks to the relaunch of an old fizzy drink. He got an exclusive interview at the hospital bedside of a beautician who almost died when a sofa landed on top of her while she was on her break. He also led the way on reports about sick dad Tom Haining, who killed his own baby daughter to death and then tried to cover his tracks. Another top exclusive was his tale about an Aberdeen dad who was killed when he tried to be a good samaritan and help a stranger.    And he revealed that axe killer Thomas McCulloch made goulish visits back to the jail cell where he spent decades locked up. During his long career in journalism Stuart has had stories published in every national newspaper.