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A soldier who "kept a cool head under fierce fire" in Afghanistan is one of 119 servicemen and women being honoured for their bravery today. Capt Mike Dobbin, who is being awarded the Military Cross, and Private Lewis Murphy, who has been cited for the Queen's Commendation for Bravery, reflect on their experiences.

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Cypriot MPs are to vote on new measures to raise the funds the country needs to secure vital bailout before today's deadline. The 大象传媒's Europe correspondent Chris Morris reports, and Michael Meister, deputy parliamentary chairman of Merkel's CDU party and their chief economic spokesman, and Sir Howard Davies, former chairman of the FSA and former deputy governor of the Bank of England, discuss the action that Cypriot MPs need to take.

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The crime drama queen Lynda La Plante, author of Prime Suspect and Trial and Retribution, has become the first non-scientist to be inducted into the Forensic Science Society. Lynda La Plante, and the president of the Forensic Science Society, Dr Ann Priston, examine the extent to which science is a good tool for television drama.

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EU foreign ministers will be meeting in Dublin today and will be considering whether it is time to start arming rebels in Syria. Sir Malcolm Rifkind, a former foreign secretary, and Professor Rosemary Hollis, professor of Middle Eastern studies at City University, discuss whether Syrian Rebels should be given military support.