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What is it like to grow up with a parent who is a problem drinker?

Kaye Adams gets to the heart of the stories making the news, offering the listeners the chance to have a say. What is it like to grow up with a parent who is a problem drinker?

According to figures from Alcohol Focus Scotland, 24 Scots are dying every single week because of alcohol.
Other figures indicate that a quarter of adults in Scotland are putting themselves at risk by drinking above the recommended guidelines of 14 units per week.
MSP Monica Lennon has spoken about losing her Dad to alcoholism and the anger and guilt she experienced growing up.
What is it like to grow up with a parent who is a problem drinker?

The Scottish couple who lost everything when Hurricane Maria hit their adopted home of Puerto Rico

A former soldier from Nairn has started boxing classes for children who have autism.
Kevin Brooks says that boxing allows autistic children to interact with others, sometimes for the first time, and hopes that every gym in Scotland will follow suit.

There's just one week remaining before businesses can refuse to accept Β£1 coins but are we ready?

Lucy is a 7 year old from Elgin who has made a musical plea for doctors to come and work in her local hospital so that she doesn't need to travel to Aberdeen for treatment.

According to a survey the average British adult will spend 3 hours a week daydreaming but, whilst this may just be a way to kill time, dreaming is apparently quite different and could bring you closer to becoming the 'best ever version of yourself'.
Jennie Cook is a Radio Presenter and a 'dreamer' and Professor Felicity Callard is from the University of London.

A Scot, who is facing a three-year jail term in Dubai for putting his hand on a man in a bar, has appeared in court. The arrest follows the case of an Edinburgh man who was also detained in Dubai after attempting to exchange a fake Β£20. If you are planning to travel to Dubai, what do you need to know?

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