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The Kaye Adams Programme: Will you be glad to see the back of petrol and diesel cars? Dyslexia and the world record haggis eater.

06/09/2017

Will you be glad to see the back of petrol and diesel cars? Dyslexia and the world record haggis eater.

BBC Radio Scotland - The Kaye Adams Programme, Will you be glad to see the back of petrol and diesel cars? Dyslexia and the world record haggis eater.

Will you be glad to see the back of petrol and diesel cars?

Kaye Adams gets to the heart of the stories making the news, offering the listeners the opportunity to have their say. Will you be glad to see the back of petrol and diesel cars?

The Scottish Government has made a commitment to phase out new petrol and diesel cars by 2032 - that's eight years ahead of the UK government's pledge. Will you be glad to see the back of petrol and diesel cars?

Homelessness and theatre might not be two things you would expect to hear about in the same sentence, but in the Chara centre in Glasgow, the two go hand in hand. Cheryl is a former drug addict whose life was turned around by music and drama. Elly Goodman is a Community Drama Artist with Citizens Theatre

We've got a world champion on the show today. Lee Goodfellow holds the world record in his field - he can eat a pound of haggis in 47 seconds 

New research suggests that men who earn less than their wives have an increased chance of heart disease, strokes and type two diabetes. It's thought men suffer psychologically from being toppled from their position as the main provider and it has a knock-on effect on their physical health.
Suzie Hayman is Relationship Expert. We also talk to Keir MacKenzie, Nigel Buckland and Scott Barclay about their own experiences of this.

A woman who threw her poo out of her date's toilet window because it "would not flush" had to be rescued after she got stuck trying to retrieve it. Her date Liam Smith has crowdfunded to raise funds to fix his broken window and has so far raised £1,500 more than he needed to replace the broken window. He's giving the money to toilet charity Toilet Twinning - we find out who they are.

Over the summer, we've been taking you on a tour of the UK with our Staykayetions, but as the nights draw in and the season changes, we're now looking at some City EsKapes. Today travel journalist and broadcaster Simon Calder takes us to Amsterdam.

Jamie Oliver has said that if you are told a child has dyslexia you should "get down on your knees, shake the child's hand and say, 'Well done, you lucky, lucky boy.'" Is it time to start celebrating dyslexia?

Last week we spoke to Lisa McCormick whose son was feeling a bit homesick and decided to make the trip home from London - by kayak. We're glad to say that Robbie McCormick joins us today in studio to tell us about the trip.

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