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Louise White sits in: libraries, National Sibling Day and the man who built his house from waste

Louise White sits in for Kaye Adams and asks listeners what libraries mean to them and if it is possible to build a home from waste. Plus she celebrates National Sibling Day.

Scotland has the highest level of public library use in the UK, new research has suggested.
Exactly half of the 1,000 Scots asked by the Carnegie UK Trust and Ipsos Mori said they had visited a library within the past year. This research has been published at the same time as a campaign, backed by Irvine Welsh and Julia Donaldson, is running against library cuts in Scotland. The 'Libraries Matter' campaign is fighting to keep libraries open in the run up to Scotland's local government elections on 4th May.
What does your library mean to you? What priority do you want your local authority to give to library services?

Can you really build a home from waste?
Angus Carnie is thought to be the first person to build a home completely from waste in Carnoustie attracting political and royal interest.

As Facebook introduces Fake News alerts we give you all you need to know NOT to be tricked by fake headlines. David Hutchison, Honorary Professor of Media Policy at Glasgow Caledonian University.

We teach you the 5 things that you didn't know about your sibling as we celebrate National Sibling Day

There are reports of swarms of flies in Newton Mearns - locals have been venting their frustrations on social media saying that the flies have been causing havoc for around a week.

What is Endometriosis and what is life like living with it day to day?
Sarah Hinks says that the condition is so bad that it that once made her consider leaving her family to relieve them of her hospital scares.

According to a recent survey, parents can expect to spend Β£2,500 helping their offspring to leave the house. The bank of Mum and Dad has been dubbed as Britain's best-loved financial institution - but if you are one of the shareholders, how do you get the most out of your investment?

Emma Willats is a vegan who is selling dead animals she turns into luxury fashion accessories.
She uses the bodies of animals, who have died of natural causes or found as roadkill, such as foxes, badgers and hares to make an array of accessories - including sporrans.

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