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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie got in trouble earlier in the year when he attacked Scots on Question Time. Now it turns out - as you might expect from his surname - that he has Scottish ancestors, who included bankrupts, outlaws and brothers accused of murder in the 19th century, the Times reports. "I tell you what, it's no surprise I ended up as editor of the Sun," MacKenzie says. "I've got some criminal blood in me. Excellent!"

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