London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday that a racist remark made by Prince Harry about a fellow soldier was a "mistake" but he he believed the prince's knew what he said was "unacceptable."

Harry, 24, was reported at the weekend having referred to a fellow military cadet at Sandhurst military academy three years ago as ""our little Paki friend."

London, Jan 9 : Muslim advisers have warned British PM Gordon Brown that the Gaza conflict could spark a violent Islamic backlash in Britain.

According to a report in The Sun, the alert came hours after dozens of police officials battled to separate hundreds of demonstrators outside the Israeli Embassy in London.

One cop was hurt and nine men were arrested in Wednesday night's clashes between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli factions in Kensington.

London  - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Tuesday urged "international engagement" to protect the security of Israel and create viable open borders for the Palestinians in Gaza in the wake of the current fighting.

Speaking to reporters in London, Brown described the escalating violence and the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza as the "darkest moment yet for the Middle East," but also said that he was hopeful that a ceasefire could be reached.

London  - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Tuesday described the fighting in Gaza as the "darkest moment yet for the Middle East" but said he was hopeful that a ceasefire could be reached.

"We must work hard in the next few hours - and days - to reach a ceasefire," Brown told reporters in Downing Street.

He said he had been discussing the situation with fellow world leaders, including from Egypt and Turkey, and had put forward proposals for making progress.

London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown renewed his call Sunday for a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, in an interview with the BBC.

As Israeli troops continued their land offensive in Gaza Sunday, Brown said that "this dangerous moment, I think, requires us to act."

"What we have to to do almost immediately is work harder than we have done for an immediate ceasefire," he said.

The prime minister stressed that this included requiring the Hamas movement to end rocket fire towards Israel.

Brown also called on Arab governments to do more to end the violence. "I sense that the Arab powers are as worried as we are about the turn of events."

London, Jan 4 : Gordon Brown is certainly a health freak, for when asked to nominate his favourite dish, the UK leader plumped for Rumbledethumps - a gloopy mixture of mashed potato and cabbage.

The Prime Minister is among a number of politicians who have named their favourite foods for a fundraising book in aid of the Donaldson''s school for the deaf in Edinburgh.

Brown has claimed in the book that he got a taste for the dish as a boy, recalling how he would come back from watching Raith Rovers matches to find the dish on the table, prepared by his mother, reports the Scotsman.

The book reveals that his `economical' eating habits are shared by his fellow politicians too.