05/10/2010
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke on teaching prisoners a trade - and paying them; concerns about 'toxic soil' in Motherwell; could homeopathy be withdrawn in the Highlands?
In the Tuesday health section, Gabby looks at new medical research using psychedelic drugs including one derived from magic mushrooms. Should swine flu vaccinations be mixed with the usual flu jabs, and should all pregnant women have the jab? Plus it's expected that NHS funding for homeopathic medicine will be stopped in part of Scotland, after it was found that one practitioner was offering an alternative to the MMR vaccine.
After gaining a huge proportion of the UK grocery market, Tesco turns its attention to home loans. Clare Frances, the editor of moneysupermarket.com, tells us why the supermarket giant will offer mortgages from 2011.
In hour two, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke explains why he wants our prisoners to work while behind bars for the minimum wage.
And toxic chemicals have been found in the soil near to an estate where residents have been complaining about medical problems such as nose bleeds and diarrohea. North Lanarkshire council has been taking samples from the land in Motherwell, but says there is no immediate risk to public health. We hear from concerned local residents Pauline and Andy O'Rourke.
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