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Forest fire warnings raised across southern France following heat and strong winds
Several Mediterranean departments on red-level alert at start of July
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French doctors warn over tap water pollution risk
Alert follows ongoing concerns about cadmium contamination
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Yellow-flowered aquatic plant common in French gardens is illegal to plant
Once established, it spreads rapidly in water systems, with even small fragments capable of forming new plants
Mushroom bonanza for warm wet spring
Rain and warm weather have meant a bonus for mushroom hunters with normal edible autumn fungi such as cèpes or Amanite des Césars being found in June.
In Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette, Loire, a football-sized vesse-de-loup puffball was found that weighed 2kg!
