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Morning Call: 22/04/2014

22/04/2014

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Kirsty Wark asks whether beggars should be given money.

Kirsty Wark asks whether beggars should be given money and if hands-free phones should be banned from cars.

Kirsty Wark asks if we should give money to beggars. And should talking on hands-free in the car be banned?
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The head of the Highland Homeless Trust has said we should think twice before giving money to beggars, as it might be counter-productive and lead to them spending the money on drink and drugs. He said that a better option would be to direct them to charitable organisations, and donate your money to those charities instead.

Just over ten years after hand-held mobiles were banned at the wheel, road safety charity Brake is renewing its call to ban hands-free kits, as a survey reveals that almost half of drivers talk on the phone when driving.

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