Anti-bird flu restrictions to be lifted on poultry flock

Restrictions on poultry across the Midlands following the recent bird flu outbreak will be lifted, the government has announced.

Owners at sites in Lincolnshire, Hereford and Nottinghamshire will no longer have to keep their birds housed or enclosed in netting, after experts decided the level of risk had reduced.

Strict disease prevention measures and a ban on poultry gatherings will remain in place.

The move will come into effect on 13 April