Bird flu blow for UK

Farming in the UK was tonight dealt a fresh blow after vets confirmed bird flu in a flock of free-range turkeys.

Around 5,000 birds, including ducks and geese, were due to be culled after turkeys in Redgrave, Suffolk, tested positive for the contagious H5 strain of the virus, said the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).