Derek Lambie is editor of the Scottish edition of the Sunday Express.

He graduated with a BA Hons in Film & Media Studies from University of Stirling

University of Stirling

The University of Stirling is a campus university founded by Royal charter in 1967, on the Airthrey Estate in Stirling, Scotland.-History and campus development:...

 in 1997, then worked with a freelance press agency in Stirling

Stirling

Stirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...

 before joining the Scottish Daily Express in 2000. In 2002, he was appointed as Editor of the Scottish edition of the Sunday Express in Glasgow. In 2000 he was given a Scottish Society of Editors Newcomer of the Year award.

Dunblane controversy

Lambie's Scottish Sunday Express ran a story criticising the behaviour of the survivors of the Dunblane massacre

Dunblane massacre

The Dunblane massacre was a multiple murder-suicide which occurred at Dunblane Primary School in the Scottish town of Dunblane on 13 March 1996. Sixteen children and one adult were killed by Thomas Hamilton before he committed suicide.-Timeline of events:...

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Following complaints made to the PCC about the Express' abuse of privacy and an online campaign, Lambie printed an apology.

However the PCC said "the breach of the code was so serious that no apology could remedy it."