And just as we were recovering from the devastating pandemic of bird flu…

Mother gives rabbit flu warning

The mother of a man believed to be Britain's first victim of rabbit flu has issued a warning about the potentially fatal disease.

Farmer John Freeman, 29, of Aspall near Stowmarket in Suffolk, became infected with the bacteria pasteurella multocida after picking up a rabbit on his farm.

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Now that the two-week heatwave has passed and we’re back to grey skies and drizzle, our papers have also forgotton about global warming.