21+ hour, 57+ min ago (832+ words) Miranda Mugford and her husband Mike planned to go sailing in retirement before Mike suffered a stroke A retired professor who looks after her 77-year-old husband is calling for more support for carers in Wednesday's Budget. Miranda Mugford, 75, a professor of mental health and social care at the University of East Anglia whose husband had a stroke, would like to see attendance allowance increased and more VAT relief on medical equipment. She said politicians often talked about more money for social care, but it never materialised. The government said its top priority was helping pensioners. Ms Mugford talked to BBC Politics East's Your Shout. Miranda Mugford's husband Mike had a stroke in 2013 Miranda, from Barford in Norfolk, said: "My husband Mike had a catastrophic stroke in 2013. "He needs someone around all the time. He needs food prepared, drinks prepared, toileting,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (462+ words) Strict measures have been imposed in an "avian influenza prevention zone" across Great Britain Two more cases of bird flu have been confirmed at large commercial poultry premises in Norfolk. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the H5N1 virus was confirmed, external near Attleborough and at another site near Feltwell on Friday. A 3km (1.9-mile) protection zone and 10km (6-mile) surveillance zone has been declared around both sites and all poultry would be humanely culled, Defra said. Bird flu is caused by a virus that infects birds and sometimes other animals, including foxes, seals and otters. Earlier in the week, a case was confirmed at a farm housing thousands of turkeys near Wells-next-the-Sea. On 31 October, the virus was also confirmed at a large commercial poultry unit near Ormesby St Margaret. From Thursday, Defra introduced strict measures in an "avian…...