Sir Paul McCartney has led a host of celebrities in signing a petition calling for a ban on cluster munitions, a charity said.

The No More Landmines charity's petition calls on the Government to work towards a strong treaty for a ban on the production, use, transfer and stockpiling of all cluster bombs.
On Saturday marks the Global Day of Action on Cluster Munitions and No More Landmines said the signatures collected will be presented to the Government at a later date.
The UK has been taking part in discussions on a treaty and a cluster munition conference in Dublin next month will look at its wording.
Others who have signed the petition include Jo Brand, Jeremy Hardy, Emma Thompson, KT Tunstall, Sir Michael Parkinson, John McCarthy, Davina McCall, David Walliams, Nelly Furtado, Boris Becker, Tony Robinson, Graham Norton and Rory Bremner.
Sir Paul said:

"Cluster bomblets, like anti-personnel mines, are unacceptable when they kill and injure innocent civilians including children.
"I call upon individuals, organisations and politicians to do all they can to remove and reduce the impact of these weapons for future generations."
A large proportion of those affected by cluster bombs are children. Unicef has noted that two thirds of cluster munition casualties in Kosovo were 19 or younger and in Afghanistan, the average age of casualties was between seven and 14.
No More Landmines said the widespread deployment of cluster munitions means they cannot distinguish between military targets and civilians so the humanitarian impact can be extreme when the weapon is used in or near populated areas.
The petition can be signed online by visiting www.landmines.org.uk

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