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Have we fallen out of love with the car?
Experts have predicted that car usage has passed its peak – but has it been written off too soon, asks Richard Westcott.
Snow time like present for Inarritu
Makers of The Revenant relive arduous shoot
VIDEO: London landmarks lit up for festival
Some of London's most famous locations have been transformed by light installations for the Lumiere festival.
VIDEO: Juliet Stevenson: Rickman an inspiration
Juliet Stevenson has paid tribute to actor Alan Rickman, who has died at the age of 69.
Check brain before anaesthetic - study
Taking readings of brain activity before patients go for surgery could help doctors give a more accurate dose of anaesthetic, researchers suggest.
Safer Down's test backed for NHS use
Pregnant women in the UK should soon get a safer and more accurate test for Down's syndrome, on the NHS, to reduce the risk of miscarriage.
Cruz slams Obama over Iran sailors
Republican frontrunners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have begun a televised debate with their party's other White House hopefuls.
Hundreds of families veto organ donation
Bereaved families have blocked the organ donation of 547 UK registered donors since 2010 - about one in seven cases, figures show.
Turkey 'acting illegally' over Syria refugees
Turkey may be violating international law by sending Syrian refugees back to their country, reports the BBC's Mark Lowen as he goes undercover to meet some of the refugees.
Has Belgium created 'a system of apartheid'?
Has Belgium created 'a system of apartheid'?
New Ebola case emerges in Sierra Leone
A new death from Ebola is confirmed in Sierra Leone, hours after World Health Organization declared the West Africa outbreak over.
School places system 'harms education'
Head teachers condemn England's system for creating new school places, saying it is fragmented and risks harming children's education.
Indonesia 'chasing terror cells'
Jakarta's police chief tells the BBC that Indonesia is chasing terror cells believed to be connected to Thursday's deadly attack in the capital.
Villains, real and fictional, on front pages
The gang who pulled off the Hatton Garden jewellery raid and actor Alan Rickman - who is hailed as Britain's best-loved screen villain, following his death - feature on Friday's front pages.
VIDEO: How Americans feel about their country - in five words
Americans on Obama's last State of the Union address
Queen's 90th party tickets to cost £150
Tickets for a London street party in June to mark the Queen's 90th birthday will cost £150 each, her grandson has announced.
Is the word 'ghetto' racist?
Is it racist to use the word 'ghetto'?
Is there a danger from scented candles?
Is there a hidden danger from scented candles?
Quiz of the week's news
"What have we done?" Whose reaction this week?
Murray to face Zverev in Melbourne
British number one Andy Murray faces German Alexander Zverev in the first round of this month's Australian Open.