Five men charged conspiracy to attack a number of UK targets in the run-up to Christmas have been remanded in custody after appearing before a British court.

Gurukanth Desai, 28, Omar Sharif Latif, 26, and Abdul Malik Miah, 24, from Cardiff, and Mohammed Moksudur Rahman Chowdhury, 20, and Shah Mohammed Lutfar Rahman, 28, from London, appeared at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court.

Four other men who were arrested with them were also due to appear in court but the hearing was adjourned until later today for legal submissions.

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With less than a week remaining for the deadline to register for Emirates ID cards, residents caught in the rush say they are running in vain from pillar to post and urged the authorities to extend the deadline.

Thousands of residents making the last-minute rush to typing centres authorised to do the pre-registration service have been frustrated at the ordeal of waiting in the serpentine queues. Lining up in front of some typing centres before dawn has turned out to be literally a nightmare for many. Adding to their woes, many typing centres have stopped services and many others are turning away applicants as they cannot cope up with the rush.

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The First Interchange on Shaikh Zayed Road will be opened completely by the end of next month, said a senior official.

The remaining work on the First Interchange, one of the largest interchanges in Dubai, will be completed in four stages, said Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).

The RTA will open today the main bridge on Shaikh Zayed Road, ensuring traffic flow from the Financial Centre Road (Upper and Lower Decks) heading towards Shaikh Zayed Road towards Abu Dhabi.

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The Dubai Government has categorically denied media reports that it has received offers to sell its financial assets.

Ahmad Humaid Al Tayer, Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre and member of the Supreme Fiscal Committee, said Dubai has not received any offers to sell financial assets.

A statement issued by the Dubai Government Media Office said that Al Tayer also denied that Borse Dubai had received an offer for the purchase of its shares in the London Stock Exchange (LSE), and emphasised that Borse Dubai was not looking to dispose of its investment in LSE.

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Dubai Executive Council has formed a committee headed by Abdulrahman Al Saleh, Director General of the Department of Finance, to review the housing fee.

The municipality recently announced that it will collect about 5 per cent of the lease, or an equivalent, as housing fee from freehold owners in Dubai, said Emarat Al Youm quoting a confidential source.

There have been complaints of duplication of fees as some residents pay fees for the same service at two locations. Fees also depend on the size of property, some say

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