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Victoria Derbyshire: 09/03/2012

09/03/2012

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Paul Conroy tells how he and other British journalists were targeted in shelling in Homs.

Paul Conroy, the British photographer wounded in Homs in Syria, tells Victoria that it's his belief he and other journalists were deliberately targeted by government shelling.

The British photographer wounded in Homs in Syria tells Victoria he believes he and other journalists were deliberately targeted by government shelling. Paul Conroy goes on to describe his dramatic rescue - five days after he came under fire in a rocket attack.  

Does it matter if the captain of Team GB at the athletics championships in Istanbul was born in America? At a press conference Tiffany Porter was asked to recite the national anthem, she refused. The UK head coach has defended his decision. Callers tell us what they think.

And 2 soldiers about to embark on their first tour of Afghanistan tell us about their expectations and fears.

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