Bird flu: all poultry in Norfolk and Suffolk must be kept indoors from midday
The measure's to try and curb cases of bird flu
New measures coming into force at midday today mean all poultry in Norfolk and Suffolk will have to be kept indoors.
It comes after the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency confirmed that more cases of bird flu have been found in poultry across the east coast of England.
The main cases have been found in Norfolk and the East Riding of Yorkshire, with Defra describing the findings as "highly pathogenic".
As a result, there has been an increase in the risk of transmitting bird flu to more wild species and other species of poultry.
In order to contain the spread of the virus, a number of housing measures have been brought in the East Riding of Yorkshire, the city of Kingson-upon-Hull, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
Under the new rules, which come into force today (December 23rd), all birds must be kept in houses helped to protect their animals from bird flu.
Animals typically not included in the order, including pet birds and commercial flocks, will also fall under this order.
Defra says that the measures are "to mitigate the risk of further outbreaks of disease occurring".