London, Mar. 29 : Brushing aside the Scotland Yard probe into his inflammatory speeches, the controversial Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary has warned that Britain would become a Sharia state soon.

"Let me tell you something - the Sharia will be implemented in Pakistan, it will be implemented in India and Bangladesh and even down the road in Downing Street. There is nothing to stop me calling for a Sharia state," the Sunday Express quoted Choudary, as telling his followers in London.

London, Mar. 29 : Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has revealed that to cheer themselves up after recent defeats, the players have made their own lookalike hall of fame in the dressing room of the Carrington training ground.

Standing tall in goal for the Reds is Rodney Trotter (Van der Sar) from Only Fools And Horses. In front of him, Star Wars freak Jar Jar Binx (Ferdinand), Rocky IV slugger Ivan Drago (Vidic), and the Gingerbread Man (Brown). Holding steady in the middle is Corrie''s Chesney (Scholes), George Michael (Ronaldo) and a Trekkie Klingon
(Nani).

London, Mar. 29 : Britain has offered its full backing for a renewed military offensive inside Pakistan.

British Defence Secretary John Hutton said his country supports targeting Pakistan-based Taliban and al-Qaida positions and urged Europe to begin offering assistance to eradicate insurgents in the tribal regions bordering Afghanistan.

Confirming that Britain was being drawn into a widening regional conflict, The Guardian quoted Hutton as saying that the time had come to target Taliban and al-Qaida havens inside Pakistan.

London, Mar 29 : French First Lady Carla Bruni has teamed up with one of hubby Nicolas' most popular ministers, Rama Yade, to underline the blight of sexual violence in Africa.

In eastern Congo armed gangs use rape as a "weapon of war".

Now, Bruni, a singer, has come out in defence of the rape victims, a move which has drawn attention to her role as a French "queen of hearts".

The beauty was the guest of honour at a soirée in Paris in defence of the victims.

London, March 29 : Boyzone are so desperate to change their sound that they have asked dance duos Daft Punk and the Chemical Brothers to produce their new album.

The Irish manband want to ditch the ballads in their next collection, and may be helped by the Brothers or the Punks.

"There are a couple of producers that I'd love to work with, in particular The Chemical Brothers and Daft Punk," the Daily Star quoted Ronan Keating, 32, as saying.

London, Mar 29 : Sugababes singer Amelle Berrabah has dumped her bad-boy lover Freddie Fuller, according to reports.

The 24-year-old stunner singer has been under pressure from worried bandmates Keisha Buchanan and Heidi Range, as well as their management, to end the relationship.

However, the more they pressured her the more she vowed to stay loyal.

Now, Amelle has had a change of heart.