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'I’d go to prison over abortion buffer zones’
Rose Docherty was the first person charged with allegedly breaking Scotland’s buffer zone law, banning protests near abortion clinics.
In an exclusiv…
1 year, 2 months ago
Dry spell prompts water warning
Water scarcity warnings have been issued by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) amid a lengthy hot and dry spell of weather.
We ask fre…
1 year, 2 months ago
Assisted dying backed by MSPs
A proposal to legalise assisted dying has been backed in principle by MSPs.
The BBC’s Kirsten Campbell explains why the bill, brought forward by Libe…
1 year, 2 months ago
A matter of life and death
Norma and Michelle are both living with life-changing health conditions. But they disagree on whether it should become legal to give terminally-ill p…
1 year, 2 months ago
Is AI a threat to musicians?
The UK is at the forefront of an AI copyright debate, with politicians deciding whether to allow AI models to use music without paying artists for th…
1 year, 2 months ago
Booze back on tracks
The alcohol ban on ScotRail trains, which has been in place since the Covid pandemic, will be scrapped.
Martin and Laura discuss why the Scottish Gov…
1 year, 2 months ago
Election 2026 predictions
First Minister John Swinney has revealed his programme for government for the next year to MSPs at Holyrood - including plans to scrap peak rail fare…
1 year, 2 months ago
Why we need more babies
Scots are, on average, having fewer children than ever before. And our population is ageing rapidly.
We ask demographer Paul Morland, author of ‘No O…
1 year, 2 months ago
Karen Dunbar: ‘What is laughter?’
Actor, comedian and star of ‘Chewin’ the Fat’, Karen Dunbar, drops by the studio to discuss fame, cancel culture and what it means to laugh.
Scotcast…
1 year, 2 months ago
Grangemouth: what happened?
Jim Ratcliffe (pictured), part-owner of the Grangemouth refinery, has blamed carbon taxes after it stopped processing crude oil.
We ask energy histor…
1 year, 2 months ago