Despite the liberal times, teaching one's own children about the birds and the bees is still a difficult task for many parents. To help them deal with this embarrassing situation, British Labour MP Chris Bryant is proposing coming out with sex advice packs which fathers and mothers may consult when their sons and daughters reach nine.

A similar booklet that will include the topics sex, relationships and contraception may also be offered to pre-teener Britons as part of the school curriculum. The novel, but potentially controversial proposal, is part of the state's effort to curb teenage pregnancies

Local administrations have started taking measures to prevent the possible spread of the bird flu from India. Concerned officials have urged the general public to remain on alert against the possible entry of the disease in the country.

Siraha district administration has already banned the import of poultry products from India after cases of bird flu were reported in Bihar

Bangladesh is taking aggressive steps to protect its poultry from the recent outbreak of bird flu in nearby India. The government plans to start door-to-door surveillance as soon as possible to check the possible spread of bird flu, which has taken a pandemic form in India's West Bengal region, officials said.

"The government with the cooperation of the Food and Agricultural Organization will appoint some 150 veterinaries at the upazila level in the districts, which are prone to bird flu outbreak," Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock of Bangladesh Syed Ataur Rahman was quoted by the New Age, a local newspaper, as saying

ird flu has struck in India. The bird flu virus has spread out to nine of the 19 districts of West Bengal: Burdwan, Birbhum, South Dinajpur, Murshidabad, Nadia, Malda, Bankura, Cooch Behar and Hooghly. The virus was first detected in Birbhum district two weeks ago.

The state government has earmarked the release of $80.5 million to prevent the disease from further spreading. The World Health Organization (WHO) earlier said it was India's most serious outbreak since the strain first hit the country two years ago

Nepal's authorities imposed a ban on importing poultry from India on Monday due mainly to fear of bird flu.

The daily import of poultry and eggs via Sunsari custom office under Sunsari district of eastern Nepal, Devanjang, Ghantabari, Laukahi, Kusaha, Magadhwa and other ports has been banned, the ekantipure.com, a local news portal quoted Border Security Director Rajesh Ghimire