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How should care for the elderly be funded?

Older people in England could be asked to take out insurance to pay for long-term care in their old age. Is this a good idea?
The idea one of a number of options expected to be proposed by ministers in a green paper due on Tuesday on reform of funding of residential and home-based social care.

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Will British troops Succeed In Afghanistan?

Downing Street has denied claims that British troops who are serving in Afghanistan are under-equipped. What is your reaction?
Tory leader David Cameron attacked the "scandal" of helicopter shortages, but Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth told the Commons there had been a "huge uplift" in their availability. British armed forces recently launched an offensive to increase security ahead of Afghan elections next month, but the surge has seen a big increase in casualties, with 15 servicemen killed this month.

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Armstrong's poetic slip on Moon

Neil Armstrong missed out an "a" and did not say "one small step for a man" when he set foot on the Moon in 1969, a linguistic analysis has confirmed.

The researchers show for the first time that he intended to say "a man" and that the "a" may have been lost because he was under pressure.

They say that although the phrase was not strictly correct, it was poetic.

And in its rhythm and the symmetry of its delivery, it perfectly captured the mood of an epic moment in history.

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Is pain in childbirth a good thing?

The pain of childbirth may have benefits on which women who opt for painkilling epidurals miss out, a senior midwife has said. Do you agree?

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Country profile: Finland

Around two-thirds of Finland is covered in forest and about a tenth by water.

In the far north, the sun does not set for around 10 weeks during the 'White Nights' of summer, while in winter it does not rise above the horizon for nearly eight weeks.

This wild northern landscape inspired Finland's greatest composer Jean Sibelius. His work came to symbolise the country's struggle for independence in the early 20th century after centuries under the domination of its neighbours.

 

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