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The publication of the Chilcot report has brought to the fore again the moral and personal cost of the Iraq war. As the repercussions of the conflict continue to be felt across the world, Ricky talks to the Reverend Angus Macleod of the Church of Scotland's St Columba's Church in London who served in Iraq as a military chaplain.

As a journalist, Decca Aitkenhead is no stranger to covering difficult and sometimes harrowing stories but possibly the hardest one she has ever had to write is her own. Ricky finds out how she's dealt with traumatic events in her life which she's written about in her book, "All At Sea".

The 2016 Homeless World Cup kicks off in Glasgow. Ricky is joined by Karen Boggie, captain of Scotland's women's team, and player turned coach Robert Hare, to hear more about the event which is billed as one of the most inspirational on the planet.

Would you be surprised to hear that a Sufi mystic is the best-selling poet in the United States? So popular that a Hollywood film is planned later this year about his life. Ricky examines the significance of his work with Noorah Al-Gailani, curator of Islamic Civilisations at Glasgow Museums, and Dr Nacim Pak-Shiraz, Head of Persian and Film Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

If you had to put together a hospitality pack to welcome a visitor to your hometown what would you put in it? A project call Refuweegee - based in Glasgow - has created just this, offering a warm welcome to refugees in what can often be a cold place. Ricky delves into the charity's origins with founder Selina Hales and Syrian refugee Ahmad who now works as a volunteer with the group.