London, Nov 9 : A Brit teacher has admitted to viewing porn while teaching in the classroom.

Darren Adamson, 36, also called sex phonelines from school telephones, the General Teaching Council (GTC) for England was told.

Adamson, the head of English at Houghton Kepier School in Houghton le Spring, used to log on to camcandy. com and other porn sites, while his pupils got busy with their work.

“This is particularly serious as he was head of English…and was in a position of particular trust and authority,” Timesonline quoted a ruling by the General Teaching Council for England, as stating.

It has also been revealed that the teacher used the teaching time to make calls to sexually explicit chat lines.

Washington, Nov. 9 : A former Deputy National Security Adviser for Iraq and Afghanistan has called on U. S. President-elect Barack Obama to deal quickly with the issues of Kashmir and Afghanistan.

“India has resisted U. S. mediation on Kashmir in the past, but the growing U. S.-India strategic relationship may now make American involvement possible,” The News quoted Meghan O’Sullivan, as saying in an article for a foreign newspaper.

Sydney, Nov. 9: The Australian press have lambasted India''s negative tactics in the ongoing Nagpur Test, saying that the overriding defensive approach could kill the game.

Australian cricket writers also accused India of treating Test cricket with contempt.

India, which is already one up in the series, needs a draw in Nagpur to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from Australia.

Australia''s hopes of levelling the four-Test series suffered a setback when they were bowled out for 355 on Saturday in reply to India''s first-innings total of 441 on the third day and needing an extraordinary effort to win the match and square the series.

London, Nov 9 : With the credit crunch taking a toll on people’s lives, gym membership seems like an ‘unattainable’ luxury – but there are many other ways that can help you stay fit without breaking the bank.

Therefore, Times Online has provided some advice on how to stay fit during recession.

They are:

1 Go to bed

Lack of sleep is debilitating. Studies have suggested that simple things can make a difference to the amount and quality of sleep people get, such as cutting down on tea, coffee and alcohol at night. Exercise is good as it can help us to get off to sleep and it also eases depression and anxiety that keep us tossing and turning.

2 Go down to the woods

London, Nov 9 : Amy Winehouse is in secret negotiations with her lawyers about divorcing husband Blake Fielder-Civil, it has emerged.

Winehouse asked family members to speak to a solicitor — hours after her hubby’s release from prison.

The singer is afraid over the money Fielder-Civil will get from her estimated 10 million pounds fortune.

The latest twist in the couple’s 18-month marriage came just hours after Fielder-Civil asked Winehouse to pay his 30,000 pounds rehab fees.

T-Mobile has made announcement about the launching of two latest devices, named Samsung Behold and Samsung Gravity in the US market.

The ultra thin phone ‘Samsung Behold’ comes packed with astounding features such as 3G connectivity, full HTML web browser and Samsung’s very own TouchWiz interface, which lets users to modify and personalize the mobile phone.