London  - Arsenal's youth players produced another sensational performance Tuesday, beating Wigan 3-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup.

Manager Arsene Wenger again took the opportunity to give the younger players in his squad a chance, his side having an average age of just 19.

Jay Simpson seized on a reverse ball from Jack Wilshere to open the scoring three minutes before half-time. He added a second from Carlos Vela's unselfish square pass midway through the second half, before Vela chipped a sensational third.

London - Britain's Queen Elizabeth 2 luxury liner, which is to be turned into a floating hotel in Dubai, set sail for its final voyage as a cruise ship Tuesday.

The famous QE2 left its home port of Southampton, in southern Britain, to a blaze of fireworks and the cheers of thousands Tuesday evening after 40 years of service.

Hours before its departure, the vessel had to be refloated after running into a sandbank off Southampton.

London/Paris - Commemorations to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I were held in Britain and France Tuesday, made particularly poignant by the participation of the last survivors in Britain from the conflict branded "the war to end all wars."

In London, Prime Minister Gordon Brown attended a solemn ceremony and two-minute silence at the Cenotaph memorial which were led by the three remaining World War I veterans in Britain whose lives have spanned the entire 20th century.

Sheffield, Nov. 11th, 2008 --The British Sheffield University has honoured HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council member and ruler of Sharjah by awarding him honorary PhD in Arts in appreciation for his efforts in spreading Arab and Islamic culture and civilisation, as well as extending cooperation among different cultures and civilisations.

London - Britain's QE2 luxury liner, which is to be turned into a floating hotel in Dubai, was set to embark on its final voyage as a cruise ship Tuesday after it was successfully refloated after running into a sandbank off its home port of Southampton.

Tugs were employed to refloat the 70,000-ton vessel which was believed to have been blown off course by strong winds as it negotiated entry into the port in southern Britain in the early hours of Tuesday.