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PHONE-IN
Money for implementing a new law to support unpaid carers in Scotland is being spent inconsistently by councils, according to charities. The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 came into force last April giving carers a legal right to support. This included counselling, practical help, training and short breaks. Figures given to The Nine suggested more than a quarter of Scottish government funding for councils to roll out the Carers Act has not been spent.

LAURA ASKS
Are careers getting the support they need?

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SIBEL BEADLE
Author Sibel Beadle joins Laura to outline why she鈥檚 calling for a change in the law, making daily interaction with children a statutory right for absent parents. Under existing divorce law mums and dads have no statutory right to daily interaction with their children and must rely on the goodwill of their partner for regular communication. Richard Woolfson is a child psychologist.

ASK THE VET
Award winning vet Ross Allan will be here to answer listener鈥檚 questions in his regular surgery.

JUNK FOOD
Restricting super sizing, free refills of sugary drinks, multi-buys and placing junk food at checkouts are among the actions being considered to improve Scotland鈥檚 health. But what impact will proposed junk food policies have on small business owners? Ferhan Ahshiq is the owner of the Prestonpans Village Store and Vice President of NFRN Scotland. Professor Linda Bauld is the Professor of Health Policy at the University of Edinburgh.

ACCESSIBILITY
A survey from Euan鈥檚 Guide showed respondents found facilities at historic site better than at some bars and restaurants. Why is it easier to access ancient castles than the pub for people with disabilities?
Paul Ralph, access and inclusion director at Euan鈥檚 Guide & wheelchair user
Kiki MacDonald, co-founder of Euan鈥檚 Guide
John Clancy, owner of the Laurieston Bar in Glasgow
Ealeanor Muir, visitor experience manager, Stirling Castle

BABY VIEWS
Meghan Markle has said she鈥檇 like her baby to be a feminist. Can you shape your child鈥檚 world view from birth?

NOCTURIA
Nocturia 鈥� waking up at least twice in the night to go to the toilet 鈥� is causing so much fatigue that it鈥檚 disrupting workplace productivity and damaging the economy according to new research. What simple steps can you take to make sure you don鈥檛 need to get out of bed to go to the loo so frequently?

THE INTERNET
In an interview to mark 30 years since he submitted his proposal for the web Sir Tim Berners-Lee has said that global action is required to tackle the internet鈥檚 鈥渄ownward plunge to a dysfunctional future鈥�. Highlighting issues such as data breaches, hacking and misinformation he said he鈥檚 鈥渧ery concerned about nastiness and misinformation spreading.鈥� Laura will be asking has the internet been a force for good and is the genie out of the bottle when it comes to the dark side of the web?

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