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The Kaye Adams Programme: How Tough is it Being a Working Dad? Addicted to Energy Drinks and Ask the Vet.

20/03/2018

How Tough is it Being a Working Dad? Addicted to Energy Drinks and Ask the Vet.

BBC Radio Scotland - The Kaye Adams Programme, How Tough is it Being a Working Dad? Addicted to Energy Drinks and Ask the Vet.

How tough is it being a working dad? Plus addiction to energy drinks and Ask the Vet.

Kaye gets to the heart of the stories making the news. How tough is it being a working dad? Plus a look at addiction to energy drinks and Ask the Vet. Text 80295 [network rates].

A report from MPs on the Women and Equalities Committee has said that Government efforts to support fathers in the workplace have not yet delivered despite good intentions. Committee chair Maria Miller says that Dads increasingly can't cope with balancing life and working life and that "workplace policies have not kept up with the social changes in people's everyday lives."
How tough is it being a working dad?

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ADDICTED TO ENERGY DRINKS
Emma Forrest from Selkirk is drinking up to 20 energy drinks a day and says she's spending £60 a week on her addiction - she says that children under the age of 16 shouldn't be able to buy them. Kawther Hasham is a Nutritionist and Researcher for Sugar Action and the University of London and Judi James is an Author and Behaviour Expert.

BEE SERIOUS
Fiona Presly from Inverness is thought to be the first known person to keep a bee as a pet.

ANT MCPARTLIN
Saturday Night Takeaway will not air this weekend after Presenter Ant McPartlin decided to step down from his TV roles following his arrest on suspicion of drink driving. His publicist said McPartlin, who spent time in rehab last year, was taking time off "for the foreseeable future". With an average audience of 7.6 million viewers, it'll leave a gap in family telly viewing this weekend. But how do you explain addiction to children?

FACEBOOK DATA
Is it time to break up with facebook in the wake of the data scandal? Green MSP Andy Wightman has.

ASK THE VET 
This week's pet surgery focuses on Pet Mobility. If your pet has trouble getting around, no matter what it is, give our vet Ross Allan a call on 08085 929500. Or text on 80295.

BEAUTY PAGEANT PARENT
Laurie Meisak from Little Earnock is following in her daughter's footsteps to try and become a beauty queen at the age of 55 - she thinks there is a stigma around beauty pageants.

CAN YOU NAME THE PLACE?
Clue 1: Today's place-name is from two Scots words that are also common in English place-names.
Clue 2: One of the words also appears in the earlier Gaelic name.
Clue 3: The author Kenneth Grahame would have liked it.
Clue 4: Inspector Barnaby would also feel at home.
Clue 5: It refers to the largest carnivore in Scotland.
Clue 6: Street-names include Badger Brook, Badger Court, Badger Grove, Badger Lane, Badger Meadows, Badger Park, Badger Place and Badger Walk!

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