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A round-up of British forces news and entertainment on BFBS Radio Two presented by John Adderley. This week - British forces in southern Iraq begin handing over Provinces to the Iraqis * troops in Afghanistan head into Taliban territory * Falklands war veteran Simon Weston on whether he'd have gone for a full face transplant * Sarah, Duchess of York talks about her new book and her daughter's 18th birthday * and Miss World's take on the World Cup

Why doesn't Private McKinley's bravery rate with Michael Owen's knee?

A round-up of the week's news and entertainment on BFBS Radio Two. This week - the first fatality amongst British forces in southern Afghanistan * Government action to protect Army recruits from bullying * fears the Ministry of Defence is backing away from recognising Gulf War Syndrome * a new role in Iraq for a senior police officer in Cyprus * a farewell tour for a north west England infantry regiment .. the first woman in the world to sail non stop solo around the world the wrong way .. and David Seaman on the World Cup. 

Could Afghanistan become as big a political issue as Iraq

It's the best of the week's news and interviews on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week - three British soldiers are cleared of killing an Iraqi teenager in 2003 ... the Royal British Legion spreads the word about the peoples' poppy ... the British Armed Forces Federation goes live * a new era for the army in Yorkshire * a dream come true for forces school children in Germany as they meet their England footballing heroes * Showaddywaddy with their very own world cup song .. and get ready with the box of tissues * it's farewell to Lord Asters!

The army is doubling the recruitment bounty it pays to soldiers and officers who get a friend to join up.  Major Stuart Glen is with the army recruiting group…

There are new claims in the press that the Territorial Army is desperately below strength - at least in part because of the Iraq war.  Gerald Howarth is a conservative shadow defence minister…

The British government has admitted more has to be done to protect new Army recruits.  Armed Forces Minister, Adam Ingram joins Glen...

There are new concerns the MOD is backing away from recognising Gulf War Syndrome.  Shaun Rusling joins Glen from the National Gulf Veterans and Families Association…

Prime Minster Tony Blair says that the death of the insurgent leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is good news for Iraq.  But are martyrs good news?

Liberal Democrat peer Lord Garden talks to Glen about changes to Service voting....

Highlights from the week on BFBS Radio Two presented by John Adderley. In this programme - a state of emergency declared in Iraq's second city of Basra after another two British soldiers are killed in a roadside bombing ... helping the homeless and injured after the devastating earthquake in Indonesia ... marking the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland ... army wives around the world seek solace on the internet with the World Cup Widows Club ... and in conversation with the evergreen Bonnie Tyler.

Iraq - will new emergency security measures in Basra make or break the new Prime Minister?

Iraqi prime minister Nouri al Maliki has imposed a state of emergency in Basra.  Amyas Godfrey has served as a Battalion Intelligence Officer in Basra and is now a defence analyst with the Royal United Services Institute in London, he joins Glen....