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The new car mystery
As the global financial problems continue, the car industry is suffering badly, with new car sales down 36.8% in November. But how in the current climate could anybody be persuaded to buy a new car?
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Downturn snapshot: Day's events
What's the real impact of the economic slowdown? In a special day of coverage BBC News is taking the temperature across the UK. You can keep track of all the main developments as they happen on this page.
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Angola hopes for peaceful poll
Angola has been transformed for Friday's parliamentary elections - the first poll in 16 years.
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MPs sceptical over car tax rise
Government plans to increase car tax for "gas-guzzling" vehicles should be bolder to increase the environmental impact, MPs say.
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Fatal drink-driver was on phone
A drink-driver who killed a woman when she crashed into her broken-down car while on a mobile phone is jailed.
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Snared in a homemade 'NitroNet'
Humans are using too much nitrogen, and leaving so much of it that the natural world is struggling to cope.
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Man arrested over student murder
A man is arrested in connection with the murder of an 18-year-old found by his mother beaten and stabbed to death.
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From Calais to Casablanca in a £100 car
A team from Stirling gets ready to drive from Stirling to Morocco for charity in a £100 car.
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The lessons of nationalisation
What lesson can we draw from previous nationalisations in the UK?
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What happened to the Branscombe booty?
Twelve months ago, scavengers swarmed to Branscombe in Devon in search of plunder. But what happened to the booty they took away?
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Bye bye, brands
The last year has seen some iconic British brands move abroad. But will people love them any less?
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Rights and wrongs of police chases
The lessons that can be learned by British police about high speed car chases from officers in the United States.
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Boxer's car 'sped past red light'
A motorist sees a man thrown into the air after boxer Amir Khan's car sped past her, a court hears.
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What the 90s means to you
It was the decade of the Gulf War, the dotcom boom, New Labour and the death of Princess Diana. But for many of you, it is the music that lingers in the memory.
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The 'Me' decade
It was the decade of Thatcher, yuppies, chunky mobile phones and BMX bikes. But did society change for better or worse?
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Europe diary: Your comments
Your comments on Mark Mardell's diary on a call from the European Parliament to ban cars that go more than 100mph.
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Officers curb kerbside emissions
BBC Scotland's Catriona Forrest goes on patrol with council officers tasked with cutting stationary vehicle fumes.
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Car-ringing gang made millions
BBC News examines Operation Aberdale, a police crackdown on a sophisticated car-ringing gang
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Europe diary: Cars and lobbyists
BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on the lobbyists trying to influence EU legislation on car CO2 emissions.
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Europe diary: Denying war crimes
BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on a German attempt to criminalise Holocaust-denial across Europe.
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