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• 'Drone' hits BA plane near Heathrow

  17-04-2016 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A British Airways plane approaching Heathrow Airport is believed to have been hit by a drone before it landed safely, police say.
  
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• Scientists discover methods used to get airborne by supersized seabirds millions of years ago 

  17-04-2016 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fossils of the monstrous birds have been found from Portugal to Chile, and reveal that they had wingspans of up to 24ft. Now scientists believe they've worked out how they managed to fly.
  
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• Wiltshire farmhouse owner finds 'largest Roman villa ever found in UK'

  17-04-2016 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rug designer Luke Irwin found the 'elaborate and extraordinarily well-preserved' remains after unearthing a Roman mosaic at his home near the village of Tisbury in Wiltshire.
  
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• Earthquakes in Ecuador and Japan could herald new MEGA quake, warns top scientist

  17-04-2016 16:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A series of powerful earthquakes which struck Asia and South America in the past week could be followed by a 'mega' quake in the near future, a scientist has claimed.
  
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• Panda breeding scheme 'should be scrapped' as scientists are failing to release animals

  17-04-2016 02:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Sarah Bexell, director of conservation education at the Chengdu Research Base, China, concedes that an international programme to save giant pandas has been a failure.
  
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• France 'committed' to Hinkley Point

  17-04-2016 01:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The French government is "completely committed" to building the UK's Hinkley Point nuclear power plant, France's economy minister tells the BBC.
  
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