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"title": "Friendly Rivalry at Armed Forces Day in Aldershot",
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"title": "What will a Social Media Ban mean for Forces Kids?",
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"content": "<p>Edinburgh commenced Armed Forces Week with a flag raising ceremony at the City Chambers.<\/p><p>BFBS\u2019s Mark McKenzie tells Lauren Mitchell all about the day and how he is spotlighting the reserves by making them radio stars.<\/p><p>\u2600\ufe0f <strong>In this episode:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Celebrations in Edinburgh<\/li><li>Scotland\u2019s Armed Forces Week Plans<\/li><li>Mark gets some new co-hosts<\/li><\/ul><p>\ud83d\udcf1<strong>Watch the Flag Raising on our socials:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" href=\"https:\/\/mcas-proxyweb.mcas.ms\/certificate-checker?login=false&originalUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com.mcas.ms%2Fbfbs.scotland%2Freel%2FDZ7jsdLtvHE%2F%3FMcasTsid%3D20892&McasCSRF=fb6880481937273b54330b52f95e35e58e409815b6f7231bff9191ea227b21d1\">@bfbs.scotland<\/a> on Instagram <\/p><\/li><li><p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" href=\"https:\/\/mcas-proxyweb.mcas.ms\/certificate-checker?login=false&originalUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com.mcas.ms%2Fwatch%2F%3Fv%3D1033665222404117%26McasTsid%3D20892&McasCSRF=fb6880481937273b54330b52f95e35e58e409815b6f7231bff9191ea227b21d1\">@BFBS Scotland<\/a> on Facebook<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>\ud83d\udcfb<strong> Catch Mark's breakfast special:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" href=\"https:\/\/mcas-proxyweb.mcas.ms\/certificate-checker?login=false&originalUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bfbs.com.mcas.ms%2Fradio%2Fcatchup%2Fscotland-breakfast%3FMcasTsid%3D20892&McasCSRF=fb6880481937273b54330b52f95e35e58e409815b6f7231bff9191ea227b21d1\">Scotland Breakfast<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>\ud83d\udce2 Join our social media course<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" href=\"https:\/\/mcas-proxyweb.mcas.ms\/certificate-checker?login=false&originalUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fsms.bfbs.com.mcas.ms%2F%3FMcasTsid%3D20892&McasCSRF=fb6880481937273b54330b52f95e35e58e409815b6f7231bff9191ea227b21d1\">Social Media Specialists<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul>",
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"title": "Military Life on the Rock of Gibraltar",
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"title": "RAF Falcons wow the crowd at Armed Forces Day in Northern Ireland",
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"title": "RAF Chinook Role Demo Display Team Take to the Skies for UK Airshows",
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"title": "British Army Officer named in the King's Birthday Honours List",
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