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Planes sent to tackle wildfires of 'exceptional scale' near Paris

It was the first time firefighting planes had been sent up from the normally drier and hotter south of the country to tackle fires in the Paris region. from BBC News https://ift.tt/nVpy1JP

Thousands may have died in UK's exceptional May and June heatwaves

An early estimate suggests more than 2,700 people will have died from heat-related causes during the UK's exceptionally hot weather in recent months. from BBC News https://ift.tt/asuLgbX

Amur tiger Ginger Biscuit settles into new home

The two-year-old female has moved from Longleat to Woburn and is settling in well, her keepers say. from BBC News https://ift.tt/GZ1up84

BBC Inside Science

Researchers say they have created a synthetic cell-like system that can grow and divide. from BBC News https://ift.tt/j5dCNTJ

T. rex could become most expensive fossil ever - but it's a problem for scientists

A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex will go on sale in New York with a pre-sale value of $30m. from BBC News https://ift.tt/QsABgif

British Hewing Championships

Hewing is the ancient art of cutting logs into beams or planks for timber frames. from BBC News https://ift.tt/X3PB2Q7