Around the forces world in "Seven Days" on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week - all three forces play a major role in supporting the emergency response to the worst flooding in England for 60 years ... there's security for the three naval bases as the go-ahead's given for two new giant aircraft carriers ... more criticism over the Iran hostage crisis ... A new commander for Canadian soldiers based alongside British troops on the Alberta Prairie ... and a unique inter-services cross-channel swim for charity.

Why don't we miss Tony Blair?

Around the forces world on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week - three RAF servicemen are killed in Iraq ... further concerns are raised over the mission in Afghanistan * the military rehab centre in Surrey nearly doubles its bedspace * details of bigger pensions for Gurkhas * the end of the runway for a key RAF wartime HQ * the new eye in the sky for RAF rescue crews in Cyprus * more code-cracking at Bletchley Park * and the Welsh soldier with the X Factor.

Christopher Lee and his round table of experts discuss the issues of the week

Around the forces world in Seven Days on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week - MPs claim reservists aren't being treated fairly ... more money to speed up soldiers' inquests ... remembering the Battle of Passchendaele 90 years on ... a significant milestone for the Eurofighter Typhoon ... the best of the air tattoo at RAF Fairford ... a record in pictures of a fortified Northern Ireland - and the new enemy in Iraq - big beastly badgers in Basra!

Is terrorism such a threat to our society as leaders say it is?

Around the forces world in Seven Days on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week - fresh warnings the armed forces are overstretched ... test firing the Royal Navy's new submarine-launched cruise missile ... the new Falklands patrol vessel is commissioned ... British forces firefighters in Cyprus come to the rescue in the Troodos Mountains ... and a former Gurkha who won the Victoria Cross receives a guard of honour as he wins his fight for the right to come to Britain.

Where does defence rate in the Government's pecking order?

Around the forces world in Seven Days on BFBS Radio Two with John Adderley. This week - what will Gordon Brown's take be on Iraq and Afghanistan as Tony Blair exits with a special mention for the forces ... fears that attempts to eradicate opium production in southern Afghanistan are failing ... another military presence in Northern Ireland comes to an end ... celebrating the life of the jet engine's inventor ... and a soldier couple who met at salsa classes in Iraq tie the knot.