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Mornings: With Kaye Adams - 18/02/2019

With Kaye Adams - 18/02/2019

BBC Radio Scotland - Mornings, With Kaye Adams - 18/02/2019

Do you have sympathy towards the IS teen bride Shamima Begum? 0808 5 92 95 00. Text 80295

Do you have sympathy towards the IS teen bride Shamima Begum? Plus,  speed awareness courses, older dads and are we losing the art of conversation?

Shamima Begum, one of three teenage girls to flee east London for a new life with the Islamic State group, says she has given birth to a baby boy.  Ms Begum left four years ago aged 15. Found in a Syrian refugee camp last week, she now hopes to return home.  The 19-year-old told Sky News: "People should have sympathy towards me for everything I've been through."
Do you have sympathy towards Shamima Begum?

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ROISIN GILMOUR
Roisin Gilmour from Fife has had to send her autistic son to a residential school in Yorkshire to get the care he needs.  Jacqui Kirk is the Head of Respite Services, from Aberlour.

TECH TALK  
Gadget of the week, an app to make your life easier and all your tech questions answered it can only be tech talk.  Carrie Marshall is a technology Expert and Louise Blain is a Games Critic & Youtube Producer for Dialect Inc.

THE (LOST?) ART OF CONVERSATION 
Are we losing the art of conversation?  Travis Hollingsworth is the Founder of Norn, an 'offline social network’ aims to 'revive the art of conversation'.  Jim Moir is senior lecturer in sociology Abertay University and Emily Horgan is a Digital UX Designer at Bemo, a digital agency in Edinburgh that specialises in conversational design.

RAINBOW FOOTBALL STRIPS
Altrincham FC made history by swapping their usual red and white home kit for a rainbow-coloured strip based on the LGBT pride flag.  Altrincham are now calling on all clubs - including those in Scotland - to follow suit. Can a rainbow coloured football strip really be the key to reducing homophobia in the sport?  Bill Waterson is Director of Club and head of inclusion and diversity, Emily Mann is a Sociologist at Edinburgh University and Ged Grebby is from Show Racism the Red Card.

SPEED AWARENESS
Drivers in Scotland who are caught speeding may soon be able to take a Speed Awareness Course instead of paying a fine and ending up with points on their licence.   Do driver awareness courses make roads safer?

OLDER DADS
Scots entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne has said that, at the age of 70, he's keen to have another child with his new wife and that they hope it will happen 'naturally'.  Should men worry about being too old to have children?

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