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Today is World Book Day. Launched back in 1995 it has grown into an international celebration of reading and books, marked in over 100 countries. A key aim is to promote reading for pleasure among young people, many of whom will head into classrooms dressed as their favourite characters. But the rest of us are also encouraged to put down our mobile phones and pick up a paperback, or something weightier.
We鈥檙e asking how important is reading to you, what do you read 鈥�.or if you don鈥檛 read, why not?

On world book day, Stephen asks what's the book that's changed your life?

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ASK THE OPTOMETRIST
It鈥檚 your chance to Ask the Optometrist on this week鈥檚 health surgery. Optician Morven Campbell is on hand to answer all your questions on eye health.

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Why tinned fish is so hot right now. Why have we become obsessed with canned cuisine? And with Scottish shores awash with seafood, what tinned delicacies should we be digging into?

HEBRIDEAN JOBS
The island of Rona near Skye is aiming to double its population after creating two new 鈥渙ff grid鈥� jobs. What鈥檚 the attraction and would it work for you?