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Radio Scotland,06 Mar 2026,28 mins

Felicity Ward, Mark Nelson, Kathleen Hughes and James Gardner

Breaking the News

Available for 89 days

Des and the teams break up the week's big news. Including: the latest events in the Middle East, new ferry contracts for Ferguson Marine, the use of AI in customer service, research into ‘baby brain’, an exciting new reality show and more. Lead Writer: Gregor Paton Additional material: Stephen Holford, Chris Stanners, Uttom Chowdhury & Steve Trott, James Docherty, Gordon Watson, Nathan Cowley, Cooper Mawhinney Sweryt, Lucienne Cummings, Robbie Taylor-Hunt, Claire Cox, Rachel Powell Producer: Chris Quilietti Senior Producer: David Flynn Researcher: Jodie White Script Editor: Keiron Nicholson An Eco-Audio certified Production

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