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Had stopped it from delivering aid to the area. And scientists warn king penguins are under threat as Global Warming impacts their habitats. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Snow and freezing temperatures have caused major disruption across many parts of the uk today with forecasters warning that there is much worse to come this week. Parts of south east and north east england, scotland and north wales are badly affected. Police say driving conditions are treacherous in places. There has been disruption on many major roads with 20 accidents in a space ofjust three hours on lincolnshires r...

Bird flu has been found in king penguins on an island near Antarctica, as the virus continues to spread around the world.

British scientists have been monitoring penguin populations and have observed cases of bird flu in king and gentoo penguins.

The southern Atlantic island has largely escaped the ravages of avian flu, but now H5N1 has infected the penguins of South Georgia island.

The first avian influenza cases in the penguins of South Georgia are reported by scientists.