21.  The Briton has been identified as Peter Bleach, a former British defence services officer now working as a salesman of aircraft and spare parts.

22.  The arrested Briton has been identified as Peter Bleach, a former British defence services officer now working as a salesman for aircraft and spare parts.

23.  The British defence ministry in London said nothing was signed because a key document had not been translated into the local Dari dialect.

24.  The British defence ministry said earlier in London the first batch of British Royal Marines had touched down at Bagram airport in Afghanistan on Monday.

25.  The British defence ministry said early Monday it would be conducting an inquiry.

26.  The British defence ministry said a meeting later Friday of possible contributor countries would settle details of the force.

27.  The delay or cancellation of the arms contracts would have serious consequences on the British defence industry, the newspaper said.

28.  The British defence ministry decided to send the ship to the Gulf following reports that thousands of Iraqi troops were heading towards the Kuwaiti border.

29.  The British defence ministry has said there were no military personnel on board the plane, to its knowledge.

30.  The first contingent of British reinforcements for Bosnia will leave Tuesday for the Croatian port of Split, a British defence ministry spokesman said Monday.