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Stephen Jardine sits in. Who is to blame for the decline of the high street? And the charity worker who was handed a 5-day-old baby at a funeral and decided to keep him.

Scotland is losing shops faster than any other part of Britain, according to research carried out by PwC for the Local Data Company.
The business advisers found 366 stores closed in Scotland last year, with 254 new outlets opening. The largest number of closures - at 32 - was among outlets selling fashion. The highest numbers of new shops were those selling fast food.
Scotland is losing shops faster than any other part of Britain, according to research - who is to blame? When did you last use your local high street?

The 25 year old charity worker who was handed a 5 day old baby at a funeral and decided to keep him.
Emilie Larter is now crowdfunding to be able to formally adopt Adam and bring him back from Uganda to the UK. Rhona Pollok is a Legal Consultant at Adoption and Fostering Alliance Scotland.

Drivers saw their car insurance premiums rise by an average of 拢110 in the last year, a comparison site says.
What can you do to buck this trend - we find out.

A bride has caused a stir after inviting guests to her 3 day wedding, making them bring their own booze and then, apparently, over-charged them in order to cover their wedding venue.
What would you do if the bride and groom ask for money? Whether it's paying toward their holiday, subsidising the wedding day or a request for cold hard cash, how would you react?

Could a knitted octopus be the solution to the psychological effects on premature babies?
The neonatal unit in Aberdeen is thought to be the first in Scotland to use this technique. Maxine Lawson Scottish coordinator of Octopus for a Preemie and Nicole Bauwens is the Nurse Manager of Aberdeen neonatal unit.

It's taken half a century to reunite the Clark family who were torn apart when their mother was jailed for child neglect but their search isn't finished yet..
Brothers Bernard Clark and Ian Savage join us following the broadcast of A Family Divided, on 麻豆社 2 Scotland last night.

The boss of United Airlines has apologised for the "truly horrific" incident in which a passenger was forcibly dragged, screaming, from a flight. Stock in United Continental Holdings dropped by more than 4% at one point with nearly $1bn (拢800m) wiped off its value. How can companies win back their customers after a major PR fail.

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  • Wed 12 Apr 2017 09:00

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