Several Danish councils are planning to solve the country’s litter problem by sending unemployed people out onto the streets to collect rubbish. Read the full story

A fundraising balloon, released at a village fete in the UK, has been found by a family in Norway, more than 600 miles from home. The blue balloon was sent on its long journey from North Somerset by 10-year-old Beccy Filer in a bid to raise money to buy equipment for her school. Read the full story

Denmark’s Distortion street festival once again went off with a bang, although residents are lamenting the aftermath. The biggest street party in the country ended with Copenhagen city officials and residents voicing their concerns over the amount of rubbish left behind by revellers. Read the full story