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Mornings: with Connie McLaughlin

02/02/2020

with Connie McLaughlin

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We hear from the football game where it's not goals that count but pounds you lose, and is your mobile phone giving you wrinkles?

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As the first minister announces a rent freeze for public and private rented properties as part of efforts to help people struggling with rising bills - how will this impact you? Connie asks - do you welcome the rent freeze?

Also on the show...

VEGAN TATTOO
Find out how the tattoo industry is becoming more eco-friendly. With vegan inks and biodegradable stencils, tattoo artists are doing their bit to help tackle the climate crisis

COURT OF KAREN 
Am I being unreasonable to be put out by friends' kids turning up to grown-up dinner? 

WRESTLING 
Time to get back behind wrestling? We are asking what is it about professional wrestling that attracts such a large audience, and should we be embracing wrestling's popularity in the UK and Scotland's own new generation of stars?

BLUE LIGHT SKINCARE 
Is your phone giving you wrinkles? Beauty bloggers, dermatologist and skincare companies have been having conversations about the effects of blue light on your skin. It is suggested it can cause wrinkles and other skin damage - so should we be concerned?

MAN VS FAT FOOTBALL
We hear from the football game where it's not goals that count but pounds you lose.
Man Vs Fat is a programme across the UK that focuses on Male health and weight loss. Man vs Fat Football is a football programme from the founders where it's not about the goals you score but the pounds you shed.


UNIVERSITY ACCOMODATION 
Why are students struggling to find somewhere to live? With increased costs and reduced supply, what are the challenges faced by students looking for accommodation, and how will the Scottish Government's action impact them

THOMAS THE TANK
As Thomas the Tank Engine gets its first autistic character – Bruno the Brake Car -  we’ll look at moves to diversify on-screen representation in children’s programmes.

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