MEPs say a deal meaning car exhaust emissions must be reduced could save jobs in Britain's motor industry.

Horn of Africa anslyst Roger Middleton analyses the impact of Ethiopia's imminent withdrawal from Somalia.

Regular commentator Bill Thompson on what the free market might mean for all the data we surrender.

As you decide whether or not to have children, should you take the world's increasing stack of environmental woes into account?

Changes to means-tested university grants mean far more students than thought are likely to be affected.

Rocking a baby to sleep has been given a whole new meaning as mothers ditch traditional lullabies for popular pop and rock tunes.

Unemployment is back on the political and news agenda. But for millions it never went away. Have we been ignoring the lives of the jobless?

A mistake on the Google Maps website leaves Wales labelled with its Irish name - literally meaning Little Britain.

BBC Scotland's Home Affairs Correspondent analyses data contained in a study spanning four decades.

Gary Stretch says boxing "politics" means he will not be in Amir Khan's corner for the Bolton lightweight's clash with Oisin Fagan on Saturday.

Supporters of Damian Green are outraged at the use of the word "grooming" by police questioning the MP. They see this as provocative, with its connotations of paedophilia. Since when?

All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith turns down the chance to become Ospreys head coach.

Arsenal win at Chelsea, Man Utd beat Man City, Everton win at Spurs and Portsmouth beat Blackburn in the Premier League.

The transfer to Yemen from Guantanamo Bay of Osama Bin Laden's former driver could mean the beginning of the end for the controversial detention facility, writes the BBC's Kim Ghattas.

International security expert Paul Cornish asks if the Mumbai attacks represent a new kind of terrorism, devoid of cause but ripe for media coverage.

Bolton thrash Sunderland, Villa are held by Fulham and Boro and Newcastle draw in the Premier League.

Swiss voters prepare to decide whether to keep the country's controversial heroin prescription policy, after a 10-year trial.

A problem with the ice plant at the Sheffield Arena means Sheffield Steelers fixture against Basingstoke on Sunday has been moved to iceSheffield.

Three hundred pairs of new slippers are handed out to the over 50s by a west Belfast community group in an effort to reduce falls.

Many people have gained an insight from cop shows like The Wire into the violent underbelly of some of the cities on the US eastern seaboard. But what is life really like for the police who tackle serious crime? Louis Theroux found out.