Kane or Lukaku? De Bruyne or Coutinho? Or all of them? See who our experts have picked in their team of 2017 and then select your own.

Former world number one Serena Williams will play her first match since giving birth in September in Abu Dhabi next week.

Some 80 people detained during demonstrations will be freed, the government says.

Saracens go second in the Premiership table by winning at Leicester after England wing Jonny May is red-carded.

Bob Givens was behind the design of many of the 20th Century's most famous animated characters

At least 150 people are evacuated after being trapped for several hours in gondolas in Chamrousse.

China's AG600 - which is roughly the size of a Boeing 737 - lifted off from Zhuhai airport in the southern province of Guangdong.

The move comes after Tunisian women reported being stopped from boarding flights to the Gulf nation.

Felipe VI of Spain says separatist leaders must act responsibly after their election success.

The Pope will give his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" ("to the city and the world") address on Monday.

Christians from around the world gather at the Church of the Nativity on Christmas Eve.

The announcement about the disputed city is met with Israeli delight but Palestinian dismay.

The movie industry's go-to man for snowy scenes, Darcey Crownshaw, shows us how to create a white Christmas at home.

President Kuczynski denies pardoning Alberto Fujimori as part of deal to avoid his own impeachment.

School children from the London borough of Tower Hamlets are taking part in a nationwide project aiming to broaden opera's appeal.

African photographers select their favourite images of 2017 and explain their power.

Parkashi Tomar has inspired many young girls in India with her success as a shooting star.

Carly Appleby reveals the dramatic effect of an unexpected medical diagnosis.

A viral BBC interview has sparked debate - after some mistook the interviewee's wife for the nanny.

How restless leg syndrome made one woman severely sleep deprived.

BBC News looks back on eight of the biggest science and environment stories of 2017.