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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
David Clark

Bird flu outbreak could ruin Christmas as millions of turkeys have to be culled

There could be a shortage of turkeys this Christmas if the worst bird flu outbreak in UK history continues to spread, farmers have warned.

So far more than three million turkeys have been culled in a bid to keep the disease under control.

In an attempt to protect livestock, special protection zones have been created in Norfolk, Suffolk, parts of Essex and the whole of the south-west of England.

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