The DNA profiles of innocent people arrested in England and Wales will be kept for six years and not indefinitely under new government proposals.

The changes will be put before the European Court of Human Rights, which had ruled the current policy unlawful. Police have defended the system, which it says has led to the solving of crimes, but human rights groups are unhappy with the compromise.

Julie Bindel from the campaign group Justice for Women and the shadow home secretary Chris Grayling debated the ethics and effectiveness of retaining DNA samples.

The number of unemployed youths could exceed one million, with thousands of unemployed graduates joining the growing number of 16 to 24 year-olds who are not in employment, education or training (Neets).

The government will today set out its plans to tackle the problem in its white paper, Skills for Growth. Skills Secretary Lord Mandelson discussed the proposals and commented on press coverage of the row surrounding Gordon Brown's phone call o the mother of a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan.

Economists are warning that the growing number of Neets could lead to a whole generation being lost to mass unemployment. Sarah visited a youth project in Salford which tries to engage and reform the lives of unemployed youths.

Armistice Day is an opportunity for the country to remember and honour the dead of the First World War.

The two-minute silence has been part of the tradition for 90 years, but continued British deaths in Afghanistan will make today's occasion more poignant. Today presenter Justin Webb examined whether the mood of Armistice Day has changed.

Bosnian leaders are meeting tomorrow to try and resolve long-standing divisions which many fear could lead to a new civil war.

Correspondent Edward Stourton reported from the Bosnian Serb town of Banja Luka.