On Monday's Phone In

13 July 2009

SHOULD OUR TROOPS REMAIN IN AFGHANISTAN? A poll carried out for the BBC and the Guardian suggests public opinion is split over the UK's mission in Afghanistan, despite ministers' claims it is key to preventing terror attacks at home. Of 1,000 people questioned, 47% said they opposed the British operation, while 46% said they supported it. Do you support the war? More of our troops have been killed in Afghanistan than in Iraq - is it time to get out? 03700 100 110, text 81012.

WOULD WELSH RUGBY BE WORSE OFF WITHOUT GAVIN HENSON? The Sun is reporting this morning that the Wales and Ospreys rugby star is to quit the game. If Gav does decide to pack it all in - will we miss him? What will we miss more - the rugby qualities or seeing him in the papers with his singing star wife? What has Gav achieved? Are you surprised?

IS IT GOOD FOR WOMEN TO SUFFER THE PAIN OF NATURAL CHILDBIRTH? A senior male midwife said pain was a "rite of passage" which often helped regulate childbirth. He said it helped strengthen a mother's bond with her baby, and prepared her for the responsibility of motherhood. Do you agree with him? Tell us your experiences? Epidural or did you go through the pain?