18/12/2016 Look East

Poultry farmers in the east are on the alert following the first

confirmed outbreak of bird flu in Lincolnshire.

New regulations designed to keep the disease at bay have already been

after the H5N8 virus was found in mainland Europe.

says it's now a major concern in this region.

This is Austen Fen near Louth, where 5000 turkeys have been

Many have already died, the rest will be culled.

One of our leading turkey producers says outbreaks can be

Bird flu is a big concern for all of us all the time.

There has been an outbreak in Lincolnshire and we've been

discussing this as an industry for many months now.

There has been an outbreak in mainland Europe.

And it's just a matter of, not if it comes to the UK,

the reality is when it comes to the UK.

This is a massive industry in the east.

We produce 107 million eggs a year and a quarter

A sector worth ?640 million per year.

The region's last big bird flu outbreak was in 2007,

Thousands of birds had to be slaughtered but the firm has said it

has intense bio-security already in place and is complying

Two weeks ago, Defra ruled all poultry and captive birds had

to be kept indoors to stop them getting infected by wild ones,

It is killing both wild birds and domestic poultry,

so it is a very serious threat to birds but not to people

and Public Health England have said the threat to public health is low.

Back in Lincolnshire, officials are investigating

Paul Kelly says he hopes it won't spread to other

Nothing has been been found during the latest search for missing

He went missing during a night out in Bury St Edmunds 12 weeks ago.

Experts from Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue spent yesterday combing

five square miles of land around RAF Honington, where he was based.

It was the first search organised by the Mckeague family

The search specialists and 30 members of the public

From a search point of view, it worked very well.

I think they found it challenging in the forests

There's many hazards from nettles and brambles to branches

across the face and deer running at you because you startled them,

In rugby, Northampton may face an investigation for fielding

a weakened team in yesterday's heavy defeat at the hands of Leinster

Saints were thrashed 60 points to 13.

They rested Courtney Lawes, Tom Wood, Luther Burrell

and Louis Picamoles for the trip to Dublin.

European officials will make a decision on whether to

Football now, and with a look a some of the highlights

from yesterday's games, here's Shaun Peel.

Ipswich came from behind to sink Wigan 3-2.

Two Brett Pitman goals, the first from the spot had given

town the lead and the leveller respectively after

But at 2-2, McGoldrick scored the winner with two minutes to go.

In League 1, Peterborough continued to impress and remain

in the play-off pack after winning 2- nil at Charlton

with a superb effort from Edwards to seal the deal.

Southend also won 2-nil on their travels.

Victory at Oldham with goals from Ranger and McGlashan .

They are just a point south of the play-off places.

Northampton are finding it hard going in League 1.

Goals from Matt Taylor and Sam Hoskins but Rochdale

In League 2, Luton put Blackpool's lights out with a 2-nil

The win leaves the Hatters nicely nestled in fifth place.

There's little chance of a Christmas but Cambridge

They spent most of September rock bottom.

Now they are rock solid after winning 2-1 against Crewe.

They are on a roll and into the play-off places.

Stevenage are knocking on the door of the play-offs

Goals from Dale Gorman, his first in a senior shirt,

and this, the winner from Luke Wilkinson,

Colchester came from behind to beat Notts County 2-1,

thanks to a diving header from Curtis Guthrie.

And they won it when the Magpies messed up with an own goal

They are four games unbeaten now and just four

To the weather now with Ashling Creevey.

Well, fog has certainly been a theme of the weekend and as we start

the new working week, the Met Office have issued yet

Some dense patches of fog as we head through this evening.

So that mist and fog already forming, do take care if you are out

Do allow plenty of extra time to travel.

And as we head through the night, the cloud may be thick enough just

Lows of around six Celsius, so not a particularly chilly night.

Now, to start off tomorrow morning we have some mist and fog around.

The cloud giving the odd spot of rain but for most of us it

will be a dry day, a little bit of sunshine in the afternoon

and we'll see highs of seven or maybe eight Celsius,

so it is a little bit on the chilly side.

Now, over the next couple of days, it stays fairly cloudy,

temperatures staying in single digits.

And as we head towards the end of the week, it turns wet and windy.

I'll be back with an update for you at the later time of 11.20

after Sports Personality of the Year and the final of the Apprentice.

Hello. Exactly a week to Christmas but it did not feel that way in

north-east Scotland today with temperatures as high as 13 Celsius

in Aberdeenshire. This is one Weather Watcher's