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RBS profit trebles as costs fall

The majority state-owned bank reports a quarterly profit of £792m as it continues its recovery.{MBD} {IMAGE}

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Real-life Transformer: The Japanese robot that becomes a car

Designers say it's first time a machine of this kind has been able to carry people in a functioning vehicle.{MBD} {IMAGE}

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Australia's Crown casino fined for 'blanking' slot machines

Crown casino's penalty for slot machine tampering may be the largest of its kind, advocates say.{MBD} {IMAGE}

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Coal to solar

One Chinese firm has transformed a mining disaster area into the world's biggest floating solar farm.{MBD} {IMAGE}

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Gene secrets

Low-cost genetic testing coupled with health data analysis is promising to transform medicine.{MBD} {IMAGE}

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Sugar tax revolt: Meet the Ribena stockpilers

Some people hate the new Ribena so much, they've started to stockpile the last "classic" bottles.{MBD} {IMAGE}

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