Critics say the proposal could see even younger children becoming offenders as well as breaching children's rights.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Swedish gangsters are recruiting teenage girls to kill and maim rival criminals with firebombs, a Telegraph investigation has ...

The right and far-right parties, with the support of the Social Democrats, say they want to curb crime. However, the measure, set to take effect on July 1 for five years, has drawn criticism from ...