A warning has been issues to beach-goers after bird flu was confirmed at a popular beach in South Tyneside.
Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is fatal and highly contagious for birds. The deadly disease mainly affects birds but it can also affect humans and other mammals.
Mandatory measures, introduced by the Government to help stop the spread of bird flu across the UK, were lifted from midday on Tuesday. On Wednesday, bird flu was confirmed in dead kittiwakes on Marsden Bay in South Shields.
