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News / Kirstin Tait

Kirstin Tait

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Kirstin is a production journalist at STV News based in Aberdeen and has an interest in social issues, the environment and covering breaking news. She previously worked as a reporter for the Press and Journal, Evening Express and the Hull Daily Mail.

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