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A fossil of a rhino skull has been found on West Runton beach in Norfolk .

Special fences built around dams in arid parts of Australia could help eradicate poisonous cane toads, according to new research.

Walt Disney credits the success of toys based on its hit film Frozen and an increase in visitors to its theme parks for an "incredibly strong quarter".

Greece's leaders receive a guarded welcome to their proposals for a debt deal, ahead of crunch talks with EU creditors and leaders.

Tesco's former chief executive and finance director will together share a £2.2m payout after the supermarket chain said it was "contractually committed" to make the payments.

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The upside of the oil industry downturn

“Ebola threatens everything that makes us human,” says Bruce Aylward of the World Health Organization. With calm measure, he walks us through how the Ebola epidemic exploded — and how international alarm only fed the exponential growth of the problem. He shares four strategies critical to beating Ebola — and how they are succeeding, starting in Lofa County, Liberia, which was at the center of the outbreak but where no new case has been registered in weeks. The fight against Ebola is not won, he underscores, but if we do things right, we can look optimistically at our ability to fight back against epidemics. 

Greece's leather-clad finance minister in his own words

The International Monetary Fund agrees to lend $700m (£460m) to Kenya, which the government had asked for as a precautionary measure.

Boris Johnson says it is "disappointing" retailer Boots does not pay more tax in the UK - amid a row between the stores chain and Labour.

The European Commission has widened its corporate tax probe to include Belgium's rules on so-called "excess profit".

Gluing together components of the world's fastest car

Lower oil prices have led to falling investment by big oil firms which has hit smaller firms in the UAE.

Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) agrees to pay $1.38bn settlement to US regulators over allegations it knowingly inflated its ratings of risky mortgage investments.

BP and the falling price of oil - interactive video

Activity in the UK's construction sector picked up in January from a 17-month low in December, a closely-watched survey suggests.

A pioneer of medical technologies that have benefited millions of people is the latest winner of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.

US President Obama seeks to raise funding for Nasa in the Federal Year 2016 to $18.5bn (£12.3bn).

The big five energy comparison sites are making £169m in profits between them, MPs on the Energy Select Committee have been told.

Members of the public put their concerns over HS2 to MPs