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The trial of a Libyan man over the Lockerbie bombing has been postponed for a third time, after new evidence on the 37-year-old case came to light.

John and Laura talk to the BBC’s David Cowan about the latest developments in the story, how the families have reacted to the delay and what it was like on that night in 1988.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by John MacKay and Laura Miller.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

Darren McGarvey (pictured), the author of Poverty Safari and Trauma Industrial Complex, has recorded an audio essay for BBC Radio 4 called 'Confessions of a Performative Male': https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002zhnj

Almost a decade on from MeToo gaining traction, he tells us why he thinks the movement pushed some men towards the so-called manosphere.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by John MacKay.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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BBC Disclosure’s Welcome to Glasgow, which documented blatant drug deals and racial violence, has divided opinion over its portrayal of the city.

We talk to BBC Scotland's editor of long-form journalism, Shelley Jofre, about criticism of her team's documentary, which was fronted by BBC reporter Myles Bonnar (pictured).

Scotcast is the BBC's Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by John MacKay.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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SNP MSP Stephen Flynn (pictured) was appointed Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport by John Swinney in May 2026.

He talks to Martin about his political ambitions, Nicola Sturgeon, North Sea oil and gas and his reading habits.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler in front of a live audience at the Edinburgh Festivals.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Michael Marra (pictured left) and Joe Fagan (right) are vying to succeed Anas Sarwar as Scottish Labour leader.

They talk to us about their party’s failures, the route to indyref2 and guilty pleasures.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by David Wallace Lockhart.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like: 'The revolt against data centres' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0nxw722

The Scottish Government has tightened regulations on planning permission for new data centres.

We speak to Mark Wilson, CEO of ILI Group, the company behind plans for the world's second-largest data centre project in Auchtertool in Fife.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like: 'Who's to blame for our ferry problems?' https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002td6k

Ferguson Marine, the last commercial shipyard on the River Clyde, is to cut about a quarter of its workforce.

The BBC’s David Henderson and David Wallace Lockhart explain why the nationalised company is struggling to secure work.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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A BBC Disclosure investigation has documented blatant drug deals and racial violence in an area of central Glasgow identified as a criminal hotspot.

We ask Rob Hay, president of the Association of Scottish Police Superintendents, whether Police Scotland has the resources to deal with crime and anti-social behaviour on our streets.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

Matty Hyndman (pictured) appeared on the fourth series of the hit BBC reality TV show The Traitors.

He tells us how his experiences in a religious community led him to campaign for conversion therapy to be outlawed.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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David, Lynsey and Justin Bowie from The Stooshie podcast talk about the controversy which engulfed Scottish Green MSP Q Manivannan (pictured); a major disagreement over Chinese firm Ming Yang’s bid to build a wind turbine factory in the Highlands; and the Scottish Labour leadership hustings.

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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The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) in Scotland is warning that extreme weather is having an increasing impact on our food production.

With more than two thirds of England in drought, Professor Derek Stewart (pictured) of the James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie tells us how we are adapting to avoid food shortages.

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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Nicola Sturgeon (pictured) has appeared in front of live audiences to promote the paperback edition of her memoir, Frankly.

Graham Spiers and LBC's Iain Dale reflect on their interviews with the former first minister, in which she talked about her feud with JK Rowling and her feelings towards estranged husband Peter Murrell.

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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Nicola Fauvel (pictured) is the station director of Somerset’s Hinkley Point C, the first nuclear power station to be built in the UK since 1991.

She talks to us about starting her career at Torness in East Lothian - and the prospect of a repeat of the disasters at Chernobyl and Fukushima.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller.

Get in touch: scotcast@ bbc.co.uk

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The Edinburgh festivals bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to our capital every year.

We talk to the BBC's Pauline McLean, who's covered the festivals for nearly three decades, about its evolution - and the possible impact of the city's new ‘tourist tax’.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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David, Lynsey and Bernard Ponsonby from The Ponsonby and Massie Podcast talk about Nicola Sturgeon (pictured) criticism John Swinney’s (also pictured) Holyrood election campaign, and the Scottish Labour leadership race.

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

Afghan boxer Sharif Ahmadzai, who’s suspected of killing Scottish aid worker Elisabeth Ross (pictured), has appeared in court in Greece.

The BBC’s Marina Force and Ben Philip, who's been reporting from Athens, tell us what we have learned about the case since the 38-year-old's body was found in a suitcase in an abandoned building.

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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Permission has been refused for a guga hunt which would have seen hundreds of young seabirds killed on an uninhabited Hebridean island.

Martin speaks to the BBC’s David Henderson and local campaigner Murdo MacRitchie about what really goes on when the guga hunt takes place, and why its existence has caused so much controversy.

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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Scottish Labour leadership candidate Monica Lennon has said the contest to replace Anas Sarwar (pictured) 'reeks of misogyny'.

We ask the BBC’s Lynsey Bews whether Lennon has enough support to be on the ballot alongside fellow contenders Joe Fagan and Michael Marra.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

Law Professor Clare McGlynn (pictured) is fighting against extreme content in the porn industry.

Laura Miller talks to Clare, the author of 'Exposed: The Rise of Extreme Porn and How We Fight Back', about how AI is amplifying extreme content, how graphic and violent mainstream porn has become and how the industry is infiltrating the real world.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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David finds out how well Lynsey and The Scottish Sun’s Conor Matchett know the Scottish Labour leadership candidates, and the team discuss Andy Burnham’s (pictured) relationship with the Scottish press.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode of The Politics Show is hosted by David Wallace Lockhart and Lynsey Bews.

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Tax expert Dan Neidle has been making headlines for suggesting that Scotland’s taxing of very high earners could be costing the public purse.

Martin speaks to Laurie McFarlane (pictured) from Future Economy Scotland about why that might not be the case, what would really make a difference to Scotland’s finances and what he makes of celebrities offering to pay more tax.

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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Michael Marra (pictured) has announced that he will stand to become leader of the Scottish Labour Party, following Monica Lennon (also pictured), who announced her candidacy on Sunday.

Martin is joined by the Daily Record’s political editor Paul Hutcheon and the BBC’s David Wallace Lockhart to discuss who else might fancy a go at the top job, and whether any of them can really make a difference to Labour’s fortunes in Scotland.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast.

This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

A group of rebel monks in Orkney has been punished by the Catholic Church after appointing a bishop without the approval of Pope Leo XIV (pictured).

BBC Orkney’s Rob Flett and Ian Dunn, former editor of The Scottish Catholic magazine, tell us all about the traditionalist order known as The Sons of the Holy Redeemer.

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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Scottish Labour's Monica Lennon (pictured) is unexpectedly returning to the Scottish Parliament after Anas Sarwar quit Holyrood for the House of Lords.

We ask her whether she's interested in succeeding Sarwar as party leader as well as an MSP.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by David Wallace Lockhart.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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David talks to former Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross and ex-Labour MSP Paul O’Kane about the Scottish Labour leadership race triggered by Anas Sarwar leaving Holyrood for the House of Lords; and Andy Burnham’s first week as Prime Minister.

Scotcast is the BBC's Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by David Wallace Lockhart.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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The 2026 Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow on Thursday 23 July, with 3,000 athletes from 74 nations competing across the city.

We ask Glasgow 2026 CEO, Phil Batty (pictured), why he believes his slimmed-down, cut-price version of the event can save it for future generations.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler and Chris McLaughlin.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Anas Sarwar (pictured) is set to accept a seat in the House of Lords and a role in Andy Burnham’s UK Government.

We talk about the likely contenders vying to succeed Sarwar as Scottish Labour leader.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler and David Wallace Lockhart.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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A large wildfire has been burning in the Cairngorms for almost a week.

We ask fire expert Rory Hadden of Edinburgh University and the BBC’s Kevin Keane why wildfires are a growing problem.

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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Andy Burnham has promised to “rewire” the UK after replacing Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister.

The BBC’s Glenn Campbell helps us dissect an interview he did with Burnham in 2022, covering Scottish independence and devolution beyond Holyrood.

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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Shona Robison was Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary before standing down as an SNP MSP at the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections.

She talks to us about her stalking ordeal; the leadership style of her friend Nicola Sturgeon; and the crimes of her party's former chief executive Peter Murrell.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

David, Lynsey and Paul Hutcheon from the Planet Holyrood podcast talk about the prospect of Ed Miliband and Shabana Mahmood (both pictured) making Andy Burnham’s cabinet; the Scottish Government’s decision to axe its Tax Advisory Group; and the pitfalls of politicians discussing football.

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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What is driving the recent spate of street demonstrations in suburbs of Glasgow and beyond?

We ask the University of Aberdeen’s Dr Judith Sijsterman, who has been researching far-right movements in Scotland.

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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Energy industry bodies and trade unions have written to Labour MPs seeking support for more exploration of North Sea oil and gas.

We talk to the BBC’s David Wallace Lockhart and Kevin Keane about the prospective prime minister Andy Burnham’s likely approach to energy policy.

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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Tax expert Dan Neidle (pictured) was a member of the Scottish Government’s Tax Advisory Group (and thought he still was when he first spoke to us).

The founder of Tax Policy Associates explains how he discovered John Swinney’s ministers had axed the group – and reveals which taxes he would scrap if he was appointed UK Chancellor.

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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There are plans to build 24 hyperscale data centres across Scotland, many on greenfield sites.

Scotcast’s Rebecca Tierney reflects on her visit to Auchtertool, where a proposal for the world’s second biggest data centre has been submitted, and The Guardian’s Aisha Down tells us about her investigation into a planned site in Lanarkshire.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

David and Paris talk about the Clacton by-election featuring Count Binface and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (both pictured); Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe’s Dunblane comments; and the future of Al Carns after the MP finally ruled himself out of the Labour leadership contest.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by David Wallace Lockhart and features the BBC’s Paris Gourtsyannis and Reform UK MSP Max Bannerman.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Councillors in Inverness voted for a rapist taxi driver to keep his operator’s licence. Martin Geissler speaks to the Press and Journal’s Louise Glen about why - and what it says about attitudes towards women’s safety.

And Lorna Walker from the Govan Law Centre, who represents women attacked in taxis, tells us about Glasgow City Council’s decision to block an application for a female-only cab company.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Nigel Farage will resign as an MP for Clacton, triggering a by-election which he says he will stand in.

Martin Geissler and the BBC’s David Wallace Lockhart dissect the Reform leader’s speech.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk.

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The police are looking into a claim that more than £1.5 million was unaccounted for in Yes Scotland’s company accounts.

Martin Geissler speaks to the BBC’s Lynsey Bews about who made the claim and what could happen next.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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’s 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 first raised questions about SNP finances six years before Peter Murrell (pictured) admitted embezzling more than £400,000 of its funds as chief executive

The man behind the site, Stuart Campbell, tells us about his role in uncovering the scandal and the questions he believes remain unanswered.

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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Head coach Steve Clarke (pictured) has resigned following Scotland's group stage exit from the 2026 World Cup.

We ask the BBC's Chris McLaughlin why another major tournament campaign ended in disappointment - and who is in the frame to succeed Clarke.

Scotcast is the BBC's Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

Is a lack of access to NHS fertility treatments driving single women to find sperm donors on social media?

Scotcast’s Rebecca Tierney explores the murky, unregulated world of online sperm donation and former MP Hannah Bardell (pictured) tells us about her own IVF experience.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

David and Lynsey talk to ex-Scottish Labour MSP Paul O’Kane about the future of Anas Sarwar’ (pictured) as Andy Burnham closes in on succeeding Sir Keir Starmer; the press ‘pen’ dispute at Holyrood; and more fallout from Peter Murrell’s crimes.

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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Andy Burnham (pictured) looks increasingly likely to be become Prime Minister unopposed after Cabinet minister Darren Jones ruled himself out of the Labour leadership contest.

Former Scottish Labour MSP Neil Findlay tells us why he believes Burnham could shift the party’s position on Scottish independence.

And Scotcast’s Caitlin Fairlie picks out some of the eye-catching proposals in the Makerfield MP’s 2024 book ‘Head North’.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by David Wallace Lockhart.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Peter Murrell (pictured) has been sentenced to more than five years in jail after embezzling £400,000 from the SNP.

We ask the BBC’s David Henderson, who was in court for the sentencing of the party’s former chief executive, and Glenn Campbell, who has made a documentary about the case, why Murrell did it.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by David Wallace Lockhart.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Andy Burnham is expected to become UK prime minister after Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation.

We ask former Labour adviser James Mathewson and Jack McConnel, who is campaigning for an independent Scottish Labour party, whether Burnham can reverse the party’s fortunes in Scotland.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by David Wallace Lockahart.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk