World Update from BBC News
Children 'risking liver disease'Excessive drinking by children is causing a health time bomb, with record levels of liver disease in the under-30s, a charity warns.'US missile strike' hits PakistanAt least three people are killed in a suspected US missile strike on a tribal district in north-west Pakistan, say security officials.Darling fine-tunes recovery planThe chancellor is spending the weekend putting the final touches to a package of tax cuts and increases in public spending.New leader for French SocialistsA vote to choose the leader of France's Socialist opposition is won by Martine Aubry, the architect of the 35-hour-week.Blears sounds warning about BNPCommunities Secretary Hazel Blears says some voters turn to the BNP because they feel ignored by mainstream parties.Bush and Hu meet at Apec summitUS President George W Bush meets China's Hu Jintao, ahead of an Asia-Pacific summit dominated by the financial crisis.Secret art postcards go on salePostcards designed by some of the world's best known artists are to go on sale later at London's Royal College of Art.
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