From carriages to very excited commentators, here's how the BBC covered the big ones.

The US-based firm blames the economy but President Maduro says workers will take over the factory.

Women received driving lessons at an exhibition ahead of next month's lifting of the female driving ban.

Aston Villa reach the Championship play-off final as they hold onto a first-leg lead in a goalless draw with Middlesbrough.

The US president shared a warm moment with the elderly mother of a fallen New York police officer Miosotis Familia.

The $3.7bn (£2.7bn) bridge links southern Russia with the territory it annexed in 2014.

Is Vasyl Lomachenko one of the world's leading sportsmen? Mike Costello and Steve Bunce dissect his brilliance in the ring.

Mobile apps and working from home have made the difference in coping with months of disruption.

Some Chinese couples go beyond handing back a box of stuff and put a cash price on the end of love.

A decade ago, 65% of Americans identified as white Christians. Now, that number has decreased to 43%.

A Ghanaian seeks justice for his friends who were killed in The Gambia during Yahya Jammeh's rule.

The royal bride's former teachers and first boyfriend recall her as a brave and passionate teen.

Photographer Aram Pan documents a mostly unseen side of North Korea. But is it the whole picture?

How has life expectancy changed since 1990?

Robyn Hollingworth was just 25 when she left her job in London to help care for her dad who had early-onset Alzheimer's.

Meet the street artist who's whipped out his spray can for the royal wedding – in the name of true love.

The world's third largest economy shrinks for the first time in two years as private consumption slowed.

Researchers say it is a warning to urban societies becoming less in tune with nature.

The Farnese Blue has spent the past 300 years in the collections of European royal families.

Pyongyang attacks US "provocation" and says it will not be forced to give up its nuclear weapons.

The reformist politician is freed from jail after a pardon, paving the way for a return to politics.