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Feb32023 by adminNo Comments

Bird flu ‘spills over’ to otters and foxes in UK

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BBC/Tim NicholsonBy Claire Marshall & Malcolm PriorBBC News Rural Affairs teamThe largest ever outbreak of bird flu is spilling over into mammals, including otters and foxes in the UK.Figures released to the BBC show the virus has led to the death of about 208 million birds around the world and at least 200 recorded cases in mammals.Public health bosses warn the mutation in mammals could see a jump to humans but the risk to the public is very low.There will now be more targeted surveillance and testing of animals and humans exposed to the virus in the UK.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) still advises that avian flu is primarily a disease of birds, but experts across the globe are looking at the risks of it spilling over into other species.Worldwide, the virus has been found in a r...

Nov22020 by adminNo Comments

Leeds United 1-4 Leicester City: Foxes move within a point of top

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Youri Tielemans struck twice as Leicester recorded an emphatic win at Leeds to move to within a point of Premier League leaders Liverpool.Jamie Vardy was involved in the Foxes' first three goals - teeing up Harvey Barnes within two minutes for the opener after a costly mistake by Robin Koch.Tielemans netted Leicester's second - pouncing on a rebound from Vardy's diving header - before Stuart Dallas' cross flew all the way into the net for Leeds after half-time.But Leeds' response in the second half was stumped as Vardy netted a third for Leicester before Tielemans scored from the spot in stoppage time.Marcelo Bielsa's side - without record-signing Rodrigo, forced to self-isolate after coming into contact with somebody who tested positive for coronavirus - were made to pay for a sloppy firs...

Aug232020 by adminNo Comments

Incredible mobility of flying foxes complicates conservation efforts

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Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Flying foxes, or fruit bats, are the largest bats in the world, but new research in Australia suggests they aren't slowed by their size. According to a study published Friday in the journal BMC Biology, the extraordinary mobility of flying foxes makes management and conservation efforts especially difficult. Advertisement Fruit bats move constantly among a constellation of roosts. Ecologists claim this movement helps flying foxes disperse seeds and pollen throughout Australia's fragmented forest ecosystems. But their varied movements also enable the spread of disease and increase the odds of conflict with humans. To better understand the challenges presented by the mobility of flying foxes, researchers used satellite tracking technology to monitor the movements of severa...

Jun72018 by adminNo Comments

Leicester City FC transfer news: Jonny Evans passes medical and agrees terms ahead of Foxes move

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Evans was relegated from the Premier League with West Brom last term Thursday, June 7, 2018 Jonny Evans has passed his medical at Leicester City and has agreed terms on a three-year deal with the club, according to reports. The 2015/16 Premier League winners triggered the defender’s £3.5million release clause after West Brom were relegated from the top flight last month. The Foxes have captured Evans, 30, for £17.5million less than what West Brom turned down for their captain. The Northern Ireland international nearly left the Baggies during the past two transfer windows but the club rejected a £21million bid from Leicester as well as an £18million offer from Manchester City. Leicester will pay Albion in two inst...

Sep192017 by adminNo Comments

Wasteful Liverpool knocked out of Carabao Cup by Foxes

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Islam Slimani's superb strike helped Leicester see off a wasteful Liverpool at the King Power Stadium to reach the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.The Algeria striker fired left-footed into the top corner after substitute Shinji Okazaki had put the Foxes ahead.That came after Liverpool had dominated a first half in which Philippe Coutinho shone before being replaced.Okazaki's arrival sparked the Foxes into life and he latched on to Vicente Iborra's knock down for the opener.Summer signings Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Dominic Solanke both missed good opportunities for the visitors, who named a much-changed side.Elsewhere, Roy Hodgson got his first win as Crystal Palace boss at home to Huddersfield and Bristol City shocked Premier League Stoke.It took Tottenham 65 minutes to break down a res...