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BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

How 'fire-generated thunderstorms' make wildfires more deadly

Certain types of severe wildfire can create pyrocumulonimbus - something that Nasa calls the "fire-breathing dragon of clouds".

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Climate

BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

France and Spain wildfire witnesses describe 'wall of flames', fear and stress

Local and visitors tell the BBC of disbelief and anxiety as wildfires force more than 300,000 people to evacuate.

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Climate

BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

Wildfires 'stark reminder' of extreme climate challenge, says William

The prince's warning comes as wildfires rage in parts of Europe and the UK during a spell of extreme heat.

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Climate

BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

UK's iconic Jodrell Bank telescope faces axe in science cuts

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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Climate

BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

Badenoch calls for emergency legislation to stop early release scheme

Last week Andy Burnham announced he was pausing early release plans for September after backlash from survivors and victims.

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Climate

BBC News • Jul 28, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of women get morning-after pill via free pharmacy service

Since October, the morning-after pill has been made available free-of-charge at high street pharmacies under a new scheme in England.

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