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The Kaye Adams Programme: Minimum Pricing, The Croydon Cat Killer and Parenting Hacks

26/02/2018

Minimum Pricing, The Croydon Cat Killer and Parenting Hacks

BBC Radio Scotland - The Kaye Adams Programme, Minimum Pricing, The Croydon Cat Killer and Parenting Hacks

How do you feel about the minimum price of alcohol being set at 70p per unit?

Minimum pricing of alcohol is expected to be set at 50p per unit today, but the government is expected to keep options open for raising it if it proves to be ineffective at that level.
The Royal Society of Edinburgh says a 64p-per-unit price would more realistically reflect inflation since the measure was proposed.
How would you feel the minimum price of alcohol being 70p per unit?

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Colleen McCudden was smoking cannabis and taking pills at 11 but she's now being honoured as an inspirational woman by Action for Children.

The Croydon cat killer is now thought to have killed 300 cats - could a new initiative created in Scotland be the answer to reducing animal cruelty? Dr Jo Williams is Senior Lecturer of Clinical Psychology at The University of Edinburgh. Jo specialises in children's interactions with animals. Mike Flynn is Chief Superintendent of the Scottish SPCA , Harry Howarth, Vet and Chairman of the board of trustees for the SSPCA. Paula Mitchell from Dundee owned 2 cats that died after being poisoned.

The parenting hacks that will change your life - this week - what you need to know to get your child to sleep. Jennie Cook is a presenter, podcaster and 'imperfect mum' and Linda Russell is 'The Sleep Lady'.

The man who spent 3 weeks in a coma is now taking to the stage to tell people how he got a brain injury.
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The King of Royal icing from Edinburgh who is retiring after 71 years of baking. Eddie Spence wants to encourage others to pick up the icing bag because he says that Royal Icing is a dying art. Eddie provided his services for some of the biggest royal occasions, including the Queen's Golden and Silver jubilee. Angie Ford is from Pennington's School of Cake Artistry.

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