Nine swans dead as bird flu concern grows

Dead wild swans were found infected with the H5N1 strain of bird flu near to Dorset.

 Defra has set up control and monitoring areas around the Abbotsbury site to try to contain the outbreak, with severe movement restrictions applying within the zones.

The control area extends about 15 miles (25km) to the south-east of Abbotsbury, including the towns of Weymouth, Chesil Beach and the Portland Bill headland, while a larger monitoring area of about 20 miles (32km) also includes the town of Dorchester.