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Stephen Jardine gets to the heart of the news. After the first televised debate ahead of the Scottish elections, Stephen asks listeners if they heard anything that would sway them.

The dust is just settling on the first televised TV debate of the Scottish elections, the parties clashing over taxation, welfare, education, fracking and what they'd say if Donald Trump phoned. Stephen Asks: Leadership debate - did you hear anything that would influence your vote?

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HIPS
As Eamonn Holmes joins the growing number of Britons with hip replacements we look at what's involved in the procedure and what the recovery process is like

LOVED ONES IN PRISON
As ex-England footballer Adam Johnston starts his 6-year jail sentence his sister continues to stand by the man she calls her "hero, brother and best friend". We'll be finding out how family members cope when a loved one is sent to prison

TARANTULAS
School kids in Bellshill have been found playing with a tarantula they found in a local petrol station. Stephen finds out if the hairy arachnids deserve their bad reputation?

DEPARTMENT STORES
We look at the changing face of the high street in Scotland's towns as yet another traditional department store announces it is closing its doors. Will the local department store soon be a thing of the past?

ANTI-SOCIAL YOUTH
Stephen looks at new research that suggests young people are too often lacking the necessary social skills to succeed in the jobs market.

EASTER BUNNIES
A Rabbit is for life not just for Easter - we hear from the campaigner who wants us to take the issue of rabbit welfare more seriously.

DIAGNOSING DYING
Doctors need to be trained in the art of "diagnosing dying" to prevent unnecessary distress according to the Edinburgh based academic who joins Stephen this morning.

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Fri 25 Mar 2016 09:00

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  • Fri 25 Mar 2016 09:00
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