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A jury orders hard disk chipmaker Marvell Technology to pay a university $1.17bn (£723m) in damages for infringing two of its patents.

The number of people killed at work in Scotland rose last year, according to Health and Safety Executive figures.

UK retailers recorded their busiest Boxing Day online, with analysts suggesting shoppers are also using the internet to identify bargains before heading to the High Street.

Japan's new government says it will review the plan agreed after the Fukushima disaster to abandon nuclear power.

Mixed weather conditions in the UK in 2012 meant there were winners and losers amongst the country's wildlife - slugs and seals did well but bees struggled.

A UK project to drill through 3km of ice to reach a lake sequestered for thousands of years has been called off following problems with borehole drilling.

Nicaraguan authorities order the evacuation of several hundred people as the San Cristobal volcano starts spewing out hot gases and ash.

The government says the UK is on track to deliver its energy target of 15% of all energy from renewable sources by 2020.

Will the extreme weather of 2012 become the norm for the UK?

The new chief executive of the Post Office Paula Vennells has been spending time in branches to find out how things work at the busiest time of the year, the run up to Christmas.

Hundreds of Indian tea workers surround their boss's bungalow and burn him to death after a two-week dispute, officials say.

South Korea cuts its growth forecast for this year and for 2013, underlining the effect of a slowdown in its key export markets on its growth.

The Japanese yen dips to a 27-month low against the US dollar amid speculation that policymakers will take steps to weaken the currency.

The UK's ongoing financial problems are putting an increasing strain on family relationships, a survey by the Relate charity suggests.

Universities are encouraged to develop commercial uses for the so-called miracle material graphene, with an government investment fund of £21.5m.

Scientists say they have found a way to distinguish different types of dementia without the need for invasive tests.

A consumer charity is calling for a change in the law to ensure speedy refunds for people who are sold faulty goods.

Samsung Electronics seeks a ban on the import and sales of some Ericsson products in the US which it claims infringe its patents.

A huge colony of an elusive and brightly coloured shellfish species is discovered in coastal waters in the west of Scotland.

Natural ways of increasing Indian yields

London Underground station cleaners are to strike from New Year's Eve in a dispute over pay, after drivers strike severely disrupted Boxing Day travel.

How will US small businesses cope with the fiscal cliff?

Japanese carmaker Toyota agrees to pay more than $1bn in a settlement of US lawsuits dating back to the recall of millions of cars in 2009 and 2010.

The US Treasury is to take extraordinary measures to delay reaching a 31 December borrowing limit, as the so-called "fiscal cliff" looms.

One of the world's largest offshore wind farms off the east Kent coast is on target to become fully operational in the spring.