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Radio Scotland,05 Dec 2025,28 mins

Susie McCabe, Ahir Shah, Elaine Malcolmson and Chris Thorburn

Breaking the News

Available for 52 days

Des and the teams break up the week's big news. Including: The fallout from Rachel Reeves's Budget, Gaelic and Scots being recognised as official languages, the prickly debate around Christmas trees, travelling from Dull to Vienna, Zarah Sultana’s new political party and more. Lead Writer: Adele Cliff Additional material: Darren Miller & Grant Morrison, Nathan Cowley, Rebecca Bain & Alex Garrick Wright , Andrew Duthie, Skylar Macdonald, Alan Hazlie, Matt Oakley, Chris Willshaw Producer: Chris Quilietti Senior Producer: Lauren Mackay Series Producer: David Flynn Researcher: Jodie White Script Editor: Keiron Nicholson An Eco-Audio certified Production

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