Newscast

Scotland’s Drug Problem


Listen Later

Drugs deaths are falling in Scotland, but it continues to have the worst drug death rate in Europe.

Scotland editor James Cook has been to Portugal, where they’ve decriminalised drugs for personal use. He’s on to talk about whether its working, and what the UK could learn, with Professor Fiona Measham, chair in criminology at the University of Liverpool.

And could we be on the verge of a national screening programme for prostate cancer? Health editor Fergus Walsh is in the studio to talk about the disease, which 1 in 8 men suffer from.

Plus the funniest gag at Edinburgh fringe this year.

You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere

Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Clare Williamson and Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

00:00 - The Edinburgh Fringe’s funniest gag

03:18 - Why does Scotland have the worst drug death rate in Europe?
22:24 - A potential prostate cancer detection breakthrough

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

NewscastBy BBC News

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

384 ratings


More shows like Newscast

View all
Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,913 Listeners

Business Daily by BBC World Service

Business Daily

523 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,067 Listeners

World Business Report by BBC World Service

World Business Report

296 Listeners

In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,576 Listeners

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4 by BBC Radio 4

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

2,113 Listeners

Politics Weekly UK by The Guardian

Politics Weekly UK

277 Listeners

The Life Scientific by BBC Radio 4

The Life Scientific

227 Listeners

Politics Unpacked by Times Radio

Politics Unpacked

118 Listeners

Political Thinking with Nick Robinson by BBC Radio 4

Political Thinking with Nick Robinson

108 Listeners

Evil Genius with Russell Kane by BBC Sounds

Evil Genius with Russell Kane

346 Listeners

Have You Heard George's Podcast? by BBC Sounds

Have You Heard George's Podcast?

235 Listeners

Elis James and John Robins by Significant Productions

Elis James and John Robins

326 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,245 Listeners

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government by Institute for Government

Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government

20 Listeners

Americast by BBC News

Americast

779 Listeners

Sport's Strangest Crimes by BBC Radio 5 Live

Sport's Strangest Crimes

73 Listeners

Uncanny by BBC Radio 4

Uncanny

689 Listeners

The Rest Is Politics by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Politics

3,858 Listeners

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley by BBC Radio 4

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

528 Listeners

The News Agents by Global

The News Agents

1,314 Listeners

The Rest Is Politics: Leading by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Politics: Leading

851 Listeners

Believe in Magic by BBC Studios

Believe in Magic

630 Listeners

The News Agents - USA by Global

The News Agents - USA

454 Listeners

The Rest Is Money by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Money

195 Listeners

The Global Story by BBC World Service

The Global Story

394 Listeners

The Rest Is Entertainment by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Entertainment

907 Listeners

Miss Me? by BBC Sounds

Miss Me?

239 Listeners

Electoral Dysfunction by Sky News

Electoral Dysfunction

122 Listeners

Political Currency by Persephonica

Political Currency

149 Listeners

Radical with Amol Rajan by BBC Radio 4

Radical with Amol Rajan

48 Listeners

The Rest Is Politics: US by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Politics: US

2,536 Listeners

The History Podcast by BBC Radio 4

The History Podcast

54 Listeners

Rory Stewart: The Long History of... by BBC Radio 4

Rory Stewart: The Long History of...

80 Listeners

The History Bureau by BBC

The History Bureau

96 Listeners