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Louise White sits in

Louise White sits in. Are we intolerant, as a society, towards people who are overweight? Have you been a victim of fraud? And Dr Tom Smith joins us to take your medical calls.

Louise White stands in.

A survey from Deloitte suggests nearly 40% of us think that airlines should take a passenger's weight into consideration when setting luggage allowances.
Are we intolerant towards people who are overweight?

We hear from Removals owner Jim Melville who was duped recently by a woman who has asked him to pick up artwork from Edinburgh airport. He lost Β£5,000.
Robert Schifreen is the Editor of securitysmart.co.uk and a former hacker. Fraser Sutherland is policy officer with Citizens Advice Scotland

A spokeswoman for the Green Party in Germany has said disabled and seriously ill people should be able to claim back public money if they pay for sex.
We explore this idea with Sarah-Jane Allan and Robert Gale who both have disabilities along with sex therapist Dr Tuppy Owens and Disability Equality Consultant Geoff Adams Spink.

It's Thursday which means the Doctor's surgery is open. This week, Dr Tom Smith joins us to take your medical calls. He'll also pick up on some of the big health stories of the week
including:
- Can wine before dinner make you eat more?
- Is the weather really to blame for your back pain?
- What does you appendix actually do?

South Lanarkshire College has said that they will offer free sanitary products to staff and students. Will they lead the way to eradicate 'period poverty' and who should pick up the cost?

Volkswagen has pleaded guilty to three criminal charges in the US and will pay fines totalling $4.3bn (Β£3.5bn) to settle charges over the emissions-rigging scandal.
So what does this mean for you if you are a VW customer living in Scotland - could you expect a pay out in the future?

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Thu 12 Jan 2017 09:00

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  • Thu 12 Jan 2017 09:00

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