Falkirk asylum hotel protest: what we saw
After another weekend of protests, Chris Clements tells Martin Geissler and Natalie Higgins what he witnessed reporting from an asylum hotel in Falkirk.
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants to close all asylum hotels earlier than planned.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ correspondent Chirs Clements, who was in Falkirk reporting on the latest protests outside the town’s former Cladhan Hotel, tells us what he witnessed.
And as the maker of Mounjaro increases the price of its popular weight-loss drug, Alistair Murray from Phlo Technologies tells us whether his company is passing on the cost to its customers.
Our previous episode, ‘Can weight-loss jabs save the NHS?’, is available on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds: /sounds/play/m0028sqf
Scotcast is the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
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