Farmers around Britain were already struggling after months with no rain in places.
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Farmers around Britain were already struggling after months with no rain in places.
Now they’re battling an outbreak of the potentially deadly Bluetongue virus, which affects sheep, cattle and other animals.
Spread by infected midges, there’s been a massive increase in cases around the country in recent weeks, with over 630 so far, and South-West England is the worst-hit
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