Afarnes News Today

Is goodbye for now. wed like to correct an error made earlier regarding donations to the conservative party by frank hester, who was accused of making racist comments about the veteran labour mp diane abbott. we said his donation of £5 million was made after the row erupted. the correct sum accepted after the comments became public was £150,000. the full effect of avian flu on the seabird colonies of the farne islands is coming to light, as national trust rangers carry out the first full count...

Change, they say, and lay only one egg year. theyre a huge attraction for visitors, but the restrictions mean birds can only be spotted from out at sea. these were our bookings for today. look, there was 20 passengers on the morning one... at the start of the holiday season, thats a concern for business owners like william. i mean, were hoping that the bird flu will not escalate too much. i mean, were still planning on the islands, were still doing more trips around and within a few metres of th...

Like the farnes and is continuing to keep the outbreak in wild birds under review. in the meantime, these islands will remain off—limits to give these species the best chance of survival. fiona trott, bbc news, northumberland. lets go back to the kings coronation now. a ceremony that will also see the crowning of queen camilla. even at the point of her marriage 18 years ago, that felt hard to imagine. our royal correspondent daniela relph has been looking at the journey of the queen consort �...

On the cliffs how the virus sweeps through the colony. in recent weeks, bird flu has hit colonies like the isle of may and bass rock, just a few miles offshore in scotland. now its spread to the birds off the coast of northumberland, with confirmed cases on coquet island, and a suspected outbreak on the farnes. wardens and bird watchers have recorded distressing videos of affected species. 0n coquet island, they wear protective suits to pick up the dead. we need to think about a better co—ordi...