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With Kirsty Wark

Getting to the heart of the news and offers the listeners the opportunity to have their say.

Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas has called for helmets to be made "compulsory" for all cyclists in the UK. Speaking to the Sunday Times Magazine, the Team Sky rider said he "always" wore a helmet - and felt others should do the same. The 32-year-old also said cyclists and drivers should "share the road", rather than seeing each other as "enemies".
Should helmets be 'compulsory' for cyclists?

Also on the show...

CAITLIN WHITE
We'll speak to the Perth teenager whose rare gut condition means she vomits 30 times a day. Dr Neil Jamieson is a gastroenterologist at Raigmore Hospital.

COOKING PROGRAMMES
Can a TV programme make you a better cook? Jean Johansson is a TV presenter and one of the latest Celebrity Masterchef contestants. Melanie Andrews MBE is owner of the Craigard tearooms in Helensburgh.

TAYLOR MCTAGGART
We'll speak to the budding illustrator who lost her hands to meningitis. 18 year old Taylor McTaggart from Glasgow was just five months old when she contracted the infection but she's defying the odds by starting Art College this week.

TECH TALK
Find out whether video doorbells are worth the money and if you can really rely on a health app plus get your technology queries answered. Fevzi Turkalp from GadgetDetective.com, Louise Blain is Games Critic & Youtube Producer for Dialect Inc and Nick Dunn is a GP.

PRETTY
Is it ever ok to tell your daughter she's pretty? Podcaster Marina Fogle recently sparked a bit of a debate amongst parents be declaring that she never does so. Nicola Creen is a model, life coach and Mum, Tina Woolnough has 2 daughters and Nicky Hutchinson is an educational consultant.

DRUG DEATHS
Scotland now has the highest drug death rate in Europe, with 934 fatalities recorded in 2017, and the Scottish Drugs Forum says that number is likely to be over 1,000 in 2018. Should Scotland have its own drug policy and what could it look like?

LEGGINGS
The online retailer Asos, which has 1,021 styles for sale on its website, has said that is has already sold 95% more leggings this year compared with 2017. Where do you stand on leggings - yes or no?

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Mon 27 Aug 2018 09:00

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  • Mon 27 Aug 2018 09:00

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