Poultry cull over bird flu fear

Poultry on a sixth premises are being culled on suspicion of bird flu, the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said.

The premises, within the existing surveillance zone, and just outside the original 3km protection zone, have been designated a dangerous contact site.

The birds are being culled as a precautionary measure, Defra said.

The latest premises, in Suffolk, is the fifth to be declared a "dangerous contact" site, and the sixth in total to have poultry culled, including the original infected site.