Scotcast

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Twenty-three organisations have written a joint letter to John Swinney (pictured) urging him to scrap his plans for a legal cap on some food and drink prices.
John is joined by the BBC’s David Wallace Lockhart and Ewan MacDonald-Russell from the Scottish Retail Consortium to discuss why the proposals have received criticism and how likely they are to be implemented.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by John MacKay.
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Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Rangers and Celtic will both play a game behind closed doors as punishment for the crowd trouble which marred a Scottish Cup tie between the clubs.
The BBC’s Chris McLaughlin explains why the Scottish Football Association (SFA) imposed such a tough penalty. And we talk to former Celtic and Hibernian player Scott Allan about an SFA 'summit' on the future of Scottish football.
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Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by John MacKay.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Crime writer Val McDermid and Geographer Royal for Scotland Jo Sharp (both pictured) have released their first co-authored book, 'This Door of the Seas'.
They talk to us about the overlooked, but significant, period of Scottish history which inspired the novella.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler and Laura Miller in front of a live audience at the Edinburgh Festivals.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Lynsey talks to the BBC's Andrew Kerr and ex-Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross about the Scottish Government policy, championed by Education Secretary Màiri McAllan (pictured), of giving free school bags to P1 pupils; the spending challenges facing ministers; and the pitfalls of politicians getting creative on social media.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode of the Politics Show is hosted by Lynsey Bews.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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The trial of a Libyan man over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has been postponed for a third time after new evidence emerged.
The BBC’s David Cowan talks to us about the latest developments in the story.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by John MacKay and Laura Miller.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk