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Danish police clash with youths
Danish riot police clash with youth activists in Copenhagen, six months after the closure of a youth centre.

Thousands of crimes by under-10s
Almost 3,000 crimes were committed last year with suspects too young to be prosecuted, the BBC learns.

UK peatlands face future stress
Erosion and climate change could release a vast volume of carbon from the UK's peatlands, a study finds.

Keep failing pupils back - Tories
Failing students could repeat the last year of primary school, Tory leader David Cameron proposes.

Hurricane Felix to hit Caribbean
Eastern Caribbean islands brace for Hurricane Felix, as a tropical storm causes fatal landslides in Mexico.

Football: Liverpool go top
Liverpool outclass Derby at Anfield to move to the top of the Premier League table.

Tennis: Lee knocks out Murray
Britain's Andy Murray suffers a disappointing 6-3 6-3 2-6 7-5 defeat to Hyung-Taik Lee in the third round of the US Open.

Caracas frees Colombian plotters
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela pardons and frees 27 Colombians convicted for plotting against him.

More criticism for US Iraq policy
A second key British general criticises US post-war policy in Iraq, saying it was 'fatally flawed'.

Work 'the biggest sleep robber'
Work time is the single most important lifestyle factor that impacts on sleep - the more hours you work the less sleep you get - research suggests.

Europe backs fire-stricken Greece
The European Commission president visits Greek areas hit by wild fires, promising aid for those affected.

Freed Koreans return home
The final South Koreans freed by the Taleban arrive home, amid rows over the deal that secured their release.

Election clashes in Sierra Leone
Dozens of people are hurt in clashes between supporters of rival presidential candidates in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Pope leads eco-friendly festival
Pope Benedict arrives at the Catholic shrine of Loreto in Italy for an ecologically friendly youth festival.

'State of war' in eastern Congo
A dissident Congolese army officer says there is a state of war between the government and his forces

Tennis: Sharapova loses to teen
Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska ousts defending champion Maria Sharapova.

Karachi bridge collapse kills four
At least four people die as a recently-built flyover collapses in the Pakistani city of Karachi.

World athletics round-up
Britain's men's 4x100m relay team finish third at the World Championships final in Osaka.

Live - Premier League
Wigan, Liverpool and Everton can all take top spot from Chelsea in Saturday's Premier League programme.

Call for German nuclear shutdown
The German environment minister calls for seven of the oldest nuclear reactors to be shut down immediately.

Bhutto vows early Pakistan return
Pakistan's ex-PM Benazir Bhutto vows to head home, despite no power-sharing deal with the government.

'Leading Eta bomb maker' arrested
Four suspected Basque separatists, including a key bomb-maker, are held in France, Spanish officials say.

Academy in bid to stop Oscar sale
A court case is filed in the US in a bid to stop the public sale of two Academy Awards given to the late film star Mary Pickford.

Ethiopia 'blocking MSF in Ogaden'
Medecins Sans Frontieres accuses Ethiopia of denying it access to the conflict-torn region of Ogaden.

US welcomes Iraq militia 'freeze'
A cleric's order to freeze a Shia militia's operations may free US forces to tackle al-Qaeda in Iraq, the US says.

Bobby Brown seeks child custody
Singer Bobby Brown seeks custody of his teenage daughter from his former wife Whitney Houston.

Russia marks Beslan siege deaths
Russia marks the third anniversary of the Beslan school siege, in which hundreds of people died.

Japan hit by new ministerial row
Japan's new farming minister admits illegal dealings at a private group he heads, in a fresh blow to the government.

Death row Briton to face retrial
A Briton who has spent more than 20 years on death row in the US is to face a retrial.

Sri Lanka army 'begins new push'
The Sri Lanka military says it has started a new drive to dislodge Tamil Tiger rebels from Mannar in the north.

UK general attacks US Iraq policy
The head of the British army during the Iraq invasion says US post-war policy was "intellectually bankrupt".

US and N Korea primed for talks
Senior envoys from the US and North Korea are to meet in Geneva to discuss ways of normalising relations.