:00:13. > :00:15.Poultry farmers in the east are on the alert following the first
:00:16. > :00:17.confirmed outbreak of bird flu in Lincolnshire.
:00:18. > :00:20.New regulations designed to keep the disease at bay have already been
:00:21. > :00:23.after the H5N8 virus was found in mainland Europe.
:00:24. > :00:35.says it's now a major concern in this region.
:00:36. > :00:37.This is Austen Fen near Louth, where 5000 turkeys have been
:00:38. > :00:41.Many have already died, the rest will be culled.
:00:42. > :00:43.One of our leading turkey producers says outbreaks can be
:00:44. > :00:57.Bird flu is a big concern for all of us all the time.
:00:58. > :00:59.There has been an outbreak in Lincolnshire and we've been
:01:00. > :01:02.discussing this as an industry for many months now.
:01:03. > :01:04.There has been an outbreak in mainland Europe.
:01:05. > :01:07.And it's just a matter of, not if it comes to the UK,
:01:08. > :01:09.the reality is when it comes to the UK.
:01:10. > :01:13.This is a massive industry in the east.
:01:14. > :01:15.We produce 107 million eggs a year and a quarter
:01:16. > :01:18.A sector worth ?640 million per year.
:01:19. > :01:20.The region's last big bird flu outbreak was in 2007,
:01:21. > :01:32.Thousands of birds had to be slaughtered but the firm has said it
:01:33. > :01:34.has intense bio-security already in place and is complying
:01:35. > :01:37.Two weeks ago, Defra ruled all poultry and captive birds had
:01:38. > :01:40.to be kept indoors to stop them getting infected by wild ones,
:01:41. > :01:52.It is killing both wild birds and domestic poultry,
:01:53. > :01:55.so it is a very serious threat to birds but not to people
:01:56. > :02:04.and Public Health England have said the threat to public health is low.
:02:05. > :02:05.Back in Lincolnshire, officials are investigating
:02:06. > :02:09.Paul Kelly says he hopes it won't spread to other
:02:10. > :02:13.Nothing has been been found during the latest search for missing
:02:14. > :02:17.He went missing during a night out in Bury St Edmunds 12 weeks ago.
:02:18. > :02:20.Experts from Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue spent yesterday combing
:02:21. > :02:22.five square miles of land around RAF Honington, where he was based.
:02:23. > :02:25.It was the first search organised by the Mckeague family
:02:26. > :02:28.The search specialists and 30 members of the public
:02:29. > :02:39.From a search point of view, it worked very well.
:02:40. > :02:42.I think they found it challenging in the forests
:02:43. > :02:45.There's many hazards from nettles and brambles to branches
:02:46. > :02:48.across the face and deer running at you because you startled them,
:02:49. > :03:00.In rugby, Northampton may face an investigation for fielding
:03:01. > :03:04.a weakened team in yesterday's heavy defeat at the hands of Leinster
:03:05. > :03:06.Saints were thrashed 60 points to 13.
:03:07. > :03:08.They rested Courtney Lawes, Tom Wood, Luther Burrell
:03:09. > :03:10.and Louis Picamoles for the trip to Dublin.
:03:11. > :03:12.European officials will make a decision on whether to
:03:13. > :03:21.Football now, and with a look a some of the highlights
:03:22. > :03:25.from yesterday's games, here's Shaun Peel.
:03:26. > :03:27.Ipswich came from behind to sink Wigan 3-2.
:03:28. > :03:30.Two Brett Pitman goals, the first from the spot had given
:03:31. > :03:32.town the lead and the leveller respectively after
:03:33. > :03:36.But at 2-2, McGoldrick scored the winner with two minutes to go.
:03:37. > :03:38.In League 1, Peterborough continued to impress and remain
:03:39. > :03:44.in the play-off pack after winning 2- nil at Charlton
:03:45. > :03:46.with a superb effort from Edwards to seal the deal.
:03:47. > :03:48.Southend also won 2-nil on their travels.
:03:49. > :03:51.Victory at Oldham with goals from Ranger and McGlashan .
:03:52. > :03:59.They are just a point south of the play-off places.
:04:00. > :04:02.Northampton are finding it hard going in League 1.
:04:03. > :04:05.Goals from Matt Taylor and Sam Hoskins but Rochdale
:04:06. > :04:11.In League 2, Luton put Blackpool's lights out with a 2-nil
:04:12. > :04:19.The win leaves the Hatters nicely nestled in fifth place.
:04:20. > :04:21.There's little chance of a Christmas but Cambridge
:04:22. > :04:29.They spent most of September rock bottom.
:04:30. > :04:32.Now they are rock solid after winning 2-1 against Crewe.
:04:33. > :04:34.They are on a roll and into the play-off places.
:04:35. > :04:37.Stevenage are knocking on the door of the play-offs
:04:38. > :04:40.Goals from Dale Gorman, his first in a senior shirt,
:04:41. > :04:42.and this, the winner from Luke Wilkinson,
:04:43. > :04:51.Colchester came from behind to beat Notts County 2-1,
:04:52. > :04:53.thanks to a diving header from Curtis Guthrie.
:04:54. > :04:56.And they won it when the Magpies messed up with an own goal
:04:57. > :04:59.They are four games unbeaten now and just four
:05:00. > :05:05.To the weather now with Ashling Creevey.
:05:06. > :05:10.Well, fog has certainly been a theme of the weekend and as we start
:05:11. > :05:12.the new working week, the Met Office have issued yet
:05:13. > :05:16.Some dense patches of fog as we head through this evening.
:05:17. > :05:19.So that mist and fog already forming, do take care if you are out
:05:20. > :05:22.Do allow plenty of extra time to travel.
:05:23. > :05:26.And as we head through the night, the cloud may be thick enough just
:05:27. > :05:30.Lows of around six Celsius, so not a particularly chilly night.
:05:31. > :05:33.Now, to start off tomorrow morning we have some mist and fog around.
:05:34. > :05:36.The cloud giving the odd spot of rain but for most of us it
:05:37. > :05:40.will be a dry day, a little bit of sunshine in the afternoon
:05:41. > :05:42.and we'll see highs of seven or maybe eight Celsius,
:05:43. > :05:44.so it is a little bit on the chilly side.
:05:45. > :05:47.Now, over the next couple of days, it stays fairly cloudy,
:05:48. > :05:48.temperatures staying in single digits.
:05:49. > :05:52.And as we head towards the end of the week, it turns wet and windy.
:05:53. > :05:56.I'll be back with an update for you at the later time of 11.20
:05:57. > :05:58.after Sports Personality of the Year and the final of the Apprentice.
:05:59. > :06:15.Hello. Exactly a week to Christmas but it did not feel that way in
:06:16. > :06:20.north-east Scotland today with temperatures as high as 13 Celsius
:06:21. > :06:21.in Aberdeenshire. This is one Weather Watcher's