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Radio Scotland,05 Oct 2026,180 mins

with Connie McLaughlin

Mornings

Available for 29 days

TAKING CALLS ON 0808 5 92 95 00. TEXT 80295 IN WORK POVERTY The Joseph Rowntree Foundation's latest report found that around two-thirds of working-age adults in poverty live in a household where someone works. It also found poverty rates are much higher among part-time workers, carers and some low-paid sectors Is it possible in 2026 to work yourself out of poverty? BREASTFEEDING BREAKS An Edinburgh entrepreneur has launched a campaign calling for a legal right to paid breastfeeding and expressing breaks at work. Connie speaks to Rachael Bews who says too many women are being forced to choose between feeding their baby and earning a living. Should breastfeeding mums have a legal right to paid breaks at work? PANIC ATTACKS TV presenter Alison Hammond says she is "feeling so much better" after leaving This Morning live on air and being taken to hospital. The 51-year-old later revealed she had been given the all-clear and believes she experienced a panic attack, saying it felt very real and that she's still learning about the condition. When you had your first panic attack, what do you wish someone had told you? LUCK New figures from the National Lottery suggest Motherwell is the place you're most likely to become a millionaire when population is taken into account, while Galashiels tops the UK for big winners of £50,000 or more. Glasgow is Scotland's luckiest city, with 178 lottery millionaires since 1994. Where are you from, and what's the luckiest thing that's ever happened to you?

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