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Why one campaigner thinks we are failing people with addictions.
Is gender self-ID dead?
The impact of the Supreme Court’s definition of a woman.
Is Swinney scared of Farage?
And would Martin and Laura prefer to be a Faithful or a Traitor?
The Great BBC Soap Opera
Is the BBC right to cut River City?
Is Sturgeon ducking gender debate?
And what new EHRC guidance means for trans people in public spaces.
In defence of Kneecap
Former Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill says rappers Kneecap should be left alone.
Grangemouth: what happened?
Why Jim Ratcliffe is blaming the tax system.
Karen Dunbar: ‘What is laughter?’
Comedian Karen Dunbar on laughter, cancel culture and her love of Billy Connolly.
Why we need more babies
Paul Morland says politicians should be lecturing us about our falling birth rate.
Election 2026 predictions
And what is the Scottish Government planning to do this year?
Booze back on tracks
What scrapping the 'ineffective' alcohol ban on trains says about our drinking culture.
Is AI a threat to musicians?
Glasvegas guitarist Robert Allan and AI expert Sidrah Hassan on what AI means for music.
A matter of life and death
As MSPs prepare to vote on the issue of assisted dying, we hear two personal stories.
Assisted dying backed by MSPs
But will Liam McArthur’s bill become law?
Dry spell prompts water warning
And Martin is enthralled by the story of a fare-dodging dog.
'I’d go to prison over abortion buffer zones’
The pensioner challenging Scotland’s new abortion law.
Fishermen’s fury over PM’s Brexit reset
And could the UK eventually re the EU?
Should buying sex be a crime?
The MSP trying to criminalise people who pay for sex.
Net zero: what’s in it for us?
Experts propose new climate targets for Scotland.
Why are kids carrying knives?
And Martin’s tale of meeting a young explorer in war-torn Baghdad.
Farage digs in over Sarwar racism row
The Reform UK leader has defended a controversial ad about Scottish Labour’s Anas Sarwar.
Star chef: ‘Our crazy, unreasonable business’
Stuart Ralston on kitchen fights and becoming a Michelin man.
Devi Sridhar on how we can live longer
And how she dealt with death threats.
Gangsters gunned down in Spain
The grudge that led to the bar room shooting of Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr.
Has Swinney gone shy on independence?
Sir Keir Starmer says a referendum isn’t a 'priority', but is it for John Swinney?
Flamingo Land ruffles feathers on Loch Lomond
Police play down Scottish gang feud link to deadly Spain shootings.
Is Gen Z ready to fight a war?
JJ Chalmers on reversing decades of decline in UK armed forces personnel.
Labour wins Hamilton by-election
Election expert Professor Sir John Curtice breaks down the result.
By-election: A tale of two winners?
BONUS: A Labour victory, but Reform UK have cause to celebrate.
