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Cara McKee (pictured) became an MSP in May – one of the new Scottish Greens to be elected to Holyrood. For decades she has experienced chronic pain - but for a very long time the cause remained a mystery.
She tells Laura Miller about how long it took to get a diagnosis for trigeminal neuralgia, and what it’s like to recover from brain surgery.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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David, Lynsey and former Deputy First Minister Shona Robison talk about John Swinney's meeting with the leaders of Plaid Cymru and Sinn Féin; the data centre debate at Holyrood; and the Scottish Labour leadership race.
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Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode of the Politics Show is hosted by David Wallace Lockhart and Lynsey Bews.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Greg Jackson (pictured) is the chief executive of Octopus Energy, the UK’s biggest domestic energy supplier.
He talks to us about household bills, AI data centres and Rammstein.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Artificial intelligence researcher Jacob Coxon (pictured), who quit AI firm Anthropic, has said people working on the technology were “genuinely frightened” by the speed of its advances and what they could mean for humanity.
Martin is joined by the BBC’s Graham Fraser and Joe Tidy to discuss possible AI ‘doomsday’ scenarios, and how the debate about AI data centres is playing out here at home.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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The first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have declared that 'Westminster's time is coming to an end' at a summit in Cardiff.
We speak to The Herald’s Rebecca McCurdy and our Westminster correspondent Paris Gourtsoyannis whether the gathering boosts SNP leader John Swinney’s independence strategy.
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Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk