Scotcast

Scotland’s first gull ranger has been hired in Eyemouth to improve relations between humans and the birds.
Laura Miller is joined by Scotcast’s Rebecca Tierney to hear about her trip to the seaside town, and gull expert Dr Viola Ross-Smith tells Laura why she thinks seagulls are part of the culture wars.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

This week Andy Burnham (pictured) announced plans to expand the prime minister’s office to Manchester and create a “No. 10 North” as part of a “rewired Britain” if he becomes Labour leader.
David talks to former SNP MP Stewart McDonald and former Labour adviser James Matthewson about how Burnham’s devolution plans are being received in Scotland, the delayed defence investment plan and Kate Forbes’ appearance at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode of the Politics Show is hosted by David Wallace Lockhart.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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The Crown Office has admitted in court that it was an ‘error of judgement’ not to prosecute the footballer David Goodwillie for rape back in 2011.
In 2017, a civil court found Goodwillie and his teammate David Robertson to be rapists and liars. The woman who accused them – Denise Clair – is now seeking a private prosecution in a criminal court.
Martin Geissler speaks to Sunday Post journalist Marion Scott about the case.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

Shetland’s islands could soon be connected by undersea tunnel after councillors backed the initial plans to replace ageing ferries and link Shetland’s mainland to Yell and Yell to Unst.
Martin Geissler speaks to Andy Sloan, executive vice president at engineering firm COWI, and the BBC’s David Henderson about whether tunnels are a viable alternative to Scotland’s whole ferry network.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Pro-independence blog Wings Over Scotland raised concerns about the SNP’s finances in 2020, several years before Peter Murrell (pictured) was prosecuted for embezzling more than £400,000 of SNP funds.
Martin speaks to the man behind the site, Stuart Campbell, about his role in uncovering the scandal, and why he says he is not done asking questions about where money has gone.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.