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EPISODE · Jan 7, 2026 · 12 MIN

Plans to make our roads safer; and Scotland in the snow

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Wednesday 7th January, 2026: we look at several aspects of the Government's road safety strategy - including drink-driving and measures for new and elderly drivers; jail for a man admitted assisting suicide by selling a substance online; what next for Venezuela?; and we're in Aberdeenshire where parts have been under 30cm of snow. Kat Wright is your host

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Plans to make our roads safer; and Scotland in the snow

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