It is perhaps the fear that a soldier may lose their life on such a mission that has led ministers and generals to avoid using explicit language about the UK's war in Afghanistan being over.

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To get this far, Turkey has taken such dramatic steps as abolishing the death penalty, accepting Kurdish as a language in schools, scrapping state security courts, revising the penal code and tightening civilian control over the army.

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The country's historic "points system, " in which the government selected immigrants based on a set of broad skills such as education, work experience and language, has not worked very well in choosing immigrants who succeed in the job market.

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Eos has said a settlement with the BBC would need to apply across the corporation, such as Radio 2 where Welsh language records are occasionally played, and on television programmes.

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At the end of a week which has seen fears about the future of the language mixed with more hopeful signs such as the success of the learners of Welsh and the opening up one of the traditional bastions of Welsh culture to new talents, the subject of "rebirth" could hardly have been a more appropriate one.

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The HPA has put forward a range of recommendations to improve migrant health, including increased diseases surveillance, primary care support, such as language and cultural support, and raising awareness.

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