And Sara talks are continuing in an effort to reach a deal on the Scottish government's budgets the tax and spending package faces a key vote at Holyrood later on the s.n.p. Needs the support of at least one other party Scottish greens Co convener of Patrick Harvey says he would be looking for concessions from the government we don't have a agreement yet we're still working hard through this morning to try and reach agreement we are reported been very clear what we want to achieve by way of protecting public services and investment in public priorities we sure know one way that that can be affordable and if the government doesn't want to take our tax plans of they have to come up with an alternative approach to meeting those those public objectives to resume a has been defending her leadership while on a trip to China to boost treat our investment for the past few days some Conservative M.P.'s have been calling for her to be more decisive sanctions to do more to improve the lives of ordinary people speaking in Beijing Mrs May stressed her government's record in office we've also it being ensuring that young people get their start in life with a good quality education nearly 2000000 more children in goods and outstanding schools now and we also of course want to ensure through the work we do to continue to cut the deficit and to develop a balanced approach to our economy that we are seeing good jobs being created the oil giant b.p. 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Radio Scotland but I'm going to crowed phone funding there just before the news and here's a cautionary tale I worked at a time in an independent funeral business I've experienced many families in financial difficulties return to crowdfunding which is admirable for the local community but more of the norm sadly some people choose not to use the fundraise to pay for their funeral expenses and we are left in debt after carrying out their wishes I find this not only appalling but that it callous and to see it full to those who give so generously please know who you are supporting Well I guess that is good advice as a still to come before midday unexpected item in backing area remove this item before continuing so those words those words they had a man inspired by so David Attenborough who's been banned from taking his own copper wire to the test group to help him and it was thinking I forgot how to drive it only when I went to take it and family thing out now and we're live in an age where the mean is baby brain a real thing new research says it is so we talked about that and also not knowing how to keep me properly could be costing the Brits have British postal sorry 660000000 pones a year so when just chuck the chicken later in the show morning with the Adams on b.b.c. Radio Scotland. Baby parade 15 years on still got it I felt really sharp. Don't feel present at all in general I want things. Losing So 1st I was like well it's. Much bigger deal than the last when I lost my heart. This is. A lot of stories I'm sure that women have or baby brain this research in Australia has been trying to find out whether or not it is a real thing where there are physiological changes that can alter your concentration and your memory probably 4 in 5 women experience changes in memory and concentration Jewing pregnancy rather than when the baby has a ride which is probably when I thought it would be when you are really tired except So we'll talk about that research just a bit later on but share your best baby brain stories with is the time that you took the baby chair out of the car put it on top of the car till you did something and then walked away yes I nearly did that one but thankfully I remembered just in time baby brain stories 8 to 95 and lots of lovely walks coming in the still lovely Scottish walks we don't care that we were on in the number 10 or tv's at best British walks not. Al Mackenzie says there's so many beautiful walks in Scotland I don't like the insurance walk but here are 3 of the many small walks called a park walk to old host and back the heritage done calle the big favorite the falls of Brewer a walk beside the water and going through the trees you can't beat it and this one says the can tie way is good for practicing the West Highland Way which I have walked nearly for 15 years cow Harvey is with a veteran or that the West Highland Way Yes I never got on it can I've got it I think there's something that you should do is a bucket list item the 1st time I did it I was 16 years old and I had rucksack 10 sleeping bags the works and we carried pots and pans and never in days there's a little service that rucksack to each thing you can pick been bees so I'm ever going to again take that option. There's a lot you know you absolutely get a share and it's much better for you well you're taking us to the other end of the country on our little Joan and I have to say some of her clues have clearly managed . To hit people. And this goes to Kate as goes to North Benteke s. North Betty Yeah it's actually one of my favorite places in the whole of Scotland I mean Gordon probably once a year just to spice places you can just cello and relax it's really really gorgeous little town is just 25 miles northeast of a timber sets on the 4th or 4th It's a gorgeous little seaside town northeast of Edinburgh Yes it is yeah oh how to criticize Well this is ne because it's a kind of bump Oh whoa oh I've learned something already Yeah yeah I'm trying my only thing I just if you look at sos doesn't it oh yeah well that's how they describe but Ok good good if you can find any 25 mile exist here she lives there she'll tell us I'm in a. Place just a beautiful gorgeous golden sun beach east of you know dog walker and I know many people take their dogs and it's just beautiful to go Also if you are goal for you love and if you like walking which is very topical today there are some beautiful walks there get yourself up the law which is the oval Kaino that just sits behind the tone and the same beautiful coastal walks as well is actually on I can't believe this is just fallen into Please let us it's on the Jordan your way which goes from Helensburgh out to dim bar that's another kind of a we marked famous walk and it's been going you know stop it's a long walk as yeah Hillsborough right because you construct plane and then follows the canals and it takes you through to the east coast and it does go through North Bend it contains up at the bar so there are brilliant We marked We take you through north pick and of course the bus rock is there too as there is there you can see it just plumb sail from the sea just in front of you you can land in that unless you have or you don't an official trip because privately wouldn't which I didn't know until. A year ago but the seabird center there that's one of the can mean attractions of. This massive big Scottish center 5 star visits go into traction you can actually go into the seaports and the life cameras that are pointed at the Bass Rock so if you like bird watching this is the one for you because it's the largest and this is one of the clues I had was I'm really trying Yes Good good it's got the world's largest colony of Northern gannets and watch them and their little checks through the big binoculars and the live cameras and there's loads of other things there too although the Siebert center Yep you can fish tags as we sculpt a tolls raise awareness the or all that kind of stuff but they also do gated tours along the beach and stuff every month and you know the people that work there are just so enthusiastic obviously about birds will tell you anything and everything you want to do so back to North bed it was the vibe the vibe is like it's one of these places in Scotland I think it's always on the list of you know number one place that you would want to buy a house the house prices are quite extortionate are there so it's a kind of aspirational tone I don't like going on truth it's very like it's not just you know the star thing that I've been to North but I don't know why you know you look at suppose it's like a many said Andrews right yep same kind of vibe in that there's not a university there but as the same kind of feel. Yes it is a really good Italian ration as well and chips so is it kind of little streets little shops so it was a little like well this one day high stakes of course through the center of the tone and if you're a shopper or you like. Like shopping I'm going to really rubbish get oh I don't like Sean. I do enjoy and I were meandering through the little streets of North Benteke and it's really the main one street because it's an awful of independent retailers there's a lot of bespoke shops a lot of people that do that on crafts art art galleries stuff like that so it's definitely not like James it's quite fun and there's also cafes in pubs in every corner which are funny you should mention that because Marion sees who is with us no is the owner open. Rothstein. Fingers and thumbs Good morning Marian good morning what goes on in your place and we have a lot of ideas Asti things that we do. Make for painting or you can pop and station deputized asked me pain lots of babies will have been feet to. Treat depression things like that so we have. A lot of time to craft I just finished that sentence because you just started with a lot of babies. So you born and bred then Moni and yeah yeah. Yeah I left for so many days and things like that. We all come back so good I think that's the thing that's the key isn't it as a time that people well come back to you must've been so lucky because I would just every time I go there and there's the bts they knew both sides I just think it musta been such a good place to grow up it is can be quite a sleepy when you're in such a lovely place to come back to like you say the course line is just gorgeous. Too Yeah I am going to see Quest beach to stay here oh wow. You do horsetrading on the beach down there theres a. Just about 2 miles I cite Yeah and I've been horse riding on the beach. The horse goes into nice and you feel like I should just come out was that I was going to this moment about the geography whether it was north east because we both kind of puzzle but just put up a mop cap yeah absolutely ne Yes because it just kind of scoops up the Donaldson Yanks and it. Feels like you're driving through mad but a bit as it's north east so you get a few famous faces in the short run and I hear that a popular place well yes I mean I've not had too many fares myself I hear it's the ice cream place you were talking about I think we had you make over and. I. You know filming it mirrors in a sky at sea coast beach actually a little higher there and yet the rain here and the real name and. The Nicole Kidman that was so nice a beach really the stars. Go yeah Carmel. So I mean what time of year is the best visit. I think all year and. Of course playing is just it's obviously a case study for the peaks in summer and things like that there's lots of stuff going on like you're mentioning and tournaments. Also it's a feeling sort. Of these places it's quite impressive that they do have an oh you're going to counter because of the highland games they do send by the sea so see when they go to festivals on the get quite a lot of the acts from there had been a festival to go to North Bend really on a little money festival yeah called French by the sea which is great and they also have a festival puffin faced celebration puff and then I mean given it's quite small plays and you are saying is expensive so it. Is an expensive place to stay there's a lot of b. And B.'s which is good news there's also a couple of really good to tales the tales nice and. McDonald Marine which is just beautiful it's a really old fashioned detail you know you can imagine people going a 100 years ago and just set and looking at the same view but I've always find it really really beautiful it's on the golf course and you can see the passion from all the windows and stuff and at the moment you can get double rooms from $65.00 quid a night which is pretty good this time of year so we can place which is a definite go for to tonight minimum tonight spent 2 nights minimum and just get out and 2 you could see. The look was the food scene like. There is some great food and if I came we got lobster shack. And. Told it was. Like. Cafes. Coffee which is such a coffee destination and if you're into your coffee drink. Then I should have mentioned earlier tonight to mention is called a studio. Here So you pronounce it thank you and when you look Italian nation of the you're pretty much on a regular basis. A steady Oh. Nobody will know I'm not sure I think you probably go anything. We're going to get tell you people get in touch so you know who sculls. Any discos money because I quite like a bit of a big if I didn't. Really my. Can get a change but it's only 30 minutes away in the train in the. Cases of the goldfish rest in north but it 10 seconds from the bus stop reasonably priced food and drinks with. Their. Recommendation would go. If you know which are you so you can access our beautiful surrounded beaches with your family using one of our special beach we want to know you get me ready oh yeah there's a shack in the harbor that rents them massive big tires so you can go across the beach on but I would advise with the beach beach we would cheers for telly when it's sunny and in the summer but can advance right Ok but that is a really good idea brilliant ideas and clothes if it gets you can I mean I've seen like 92 guys getting shoved on the beach to dip their toes on because they can access these wheelchairs it's a really good idea actually so you're on the beach every day mind and I mean every day you know whether I think of it from recently by new years we have a linear gauge and I. Hear you say. I have not been my sister doesn't want to hear and to try to learn I did mess yeah I'm very happy I was. Hold things like that. Thank you very much you've done a very good pitch for North America. Just as I got the Ragdoll cat from North Bend it beautiful place to visit although my cat doesn't realize she lives in East Kilbride no and is no longer a push cat from North Benteke. Is quite a quarter yeah there's lots of things nearby as well as should mention the Museum of Flight Museum a flight east fortune and if you love planes. Evasion museum and it's only about 4 miles away so it's worth taking and Israel and to town castles about 3 miles of me and gelatin Castle is well 2 miles there's lots of things and chased a good 5 mile radius yet and so close to get to Edinburgh as well well I. Can't thank you very much there was no way I'm Joy that little jaunt there this really nice and I think you're off to rejoin for all that you know with us for I know I know I'm off to be a thespian for the next 2 months to talk about you and I like a cold gone but not forgotten. To. Bear me in mind we're looking forward to welcome you about a little that goes really really rocky how Thank you very much right we are going to speak to the Edinburgh man determined to save plastic or to get on tops to the supermarket deli until they ban them from doing so also to the pressure whether man has been told to put on weight before he sets off a big trip get it on with Brian Barnet marking the Monte Carlo rallies historic out to great Tonight we're looking for songs recorded between 955. So we can take tracks from the sixty's I. Know the seventy's. Right up to 1980. $55.00 to $80.00 something. Storage pop songs on tonight's get up on playing the songs you want to hear Monday to Thursday from 630 on b.b.c. Radio Scotland get in touch with b.b.c. Radio Scotland call our free phone number on a week by 9295 w. You can text on to 95 more charges apply mornings on b.b.c. Radio Scotland. Morning to you listen to catalyst for Graeme on b.b.c. Radio Scotland before 12 are going to be talking about baby brain is it a real thing interesting a stroll in research and to want your baby brings stories when you were just all over the shop and bees going touch it says I once walked to the local shop with my toddler and the lady in the shop said to my toddler and new baby sister and where is she to day gulp running home feet not touching to find baby asleep in her call home no over yet ah yes when you forget that you've got to when you're so used to having one and 8 to 95 for those baby brain stories no put on some weight and watch over polar bears that was the advice that person or whether management hay was given before he sets off on a 40 day expedition across Greenland to carry a climate change research on the ice sheets or stalling Alps will he be taking sun cream and a good book I suspect no it's going to be a good morning Matt Hi Ok I you know her very well indeed so tell us about this trip which is a start which is and yes so one a bit of background I'm going with one other guy an author cou