London - The US and their allies face a "strategic stalemate" in parts of Afghanistan, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband warned Friday.

He said a "bigger and more effective" security force was needed to stop the Taliban controlling more territory and repeated the call for other European nations to increase troop levels in Afghanistan.

"In parts of the country there is a strategic stalemate," Miliband said in a BBC interview.

London, Mar 20 : A former British intelligence has made it "very clear" that Saddam Hussein did not pose a significant threat to the UK, as was being claimed at the time by ministers, and added that tougher enforcement of sanctions could have brought his regime down in Iraq.

Carne Ross, who was a first secretary at the United Nations in New York for the Foreign Office until 2004, was at the centre of events in the run-up to the Iraq war revealed yesterday that the government could reveal new information about the legality of the invasion.

London, Mar. 20 : UK Government is planning to recruit "snoops" to nag Brits into living healthier lives by asking their family friends and colleagues to not to smoke, eat or drink too much.

The Government hopes that the volunteers will help to get across its messages on healthy living in a new and influential way, the Telegraph reports.

London, Mar. 20 : Major League Soccer (MLS) Commissioner Don Garber is eagerly waiting to see star footballer David Beckham return to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy team.

Garber said it is better to see Beckham don the LA Galaxy jersey for even a half season than not to see him playing for the team at all.

London, Mar. 20 : Online shopping sites in Britain are flooded with fake goods such as counterfeit designer clothing and computer softwares.

According to a research was carried out by the online marketplace Price Minister, these fake goods are worth a whopping 800 million pounds.

One can find counterfeit designer range of handbags, accessories, perfume, cosmetics, watches, jewellery, clothing, and all other commodities on different websites.

London - Car production in Britain dropped by 59 per cent in February compared with the same month in 2008, official figures showed Friday.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said just 59,777 cars were made in February 2009 as vehicle companies cut back production.

"The large fall in February's vehicle production is a direct result of weak demand and the need to protect the highly-skilled workforce and valuable industrial capability in the UK automotive sector," said SMMT chief executive Paul Everitt.