Foot and Mouth disease: Mass cull

Foot and Mouth disease: Mass cull; ITN ENGLAND: Cumbria: Great Orton EXT GV Lorry raising trailer to unload carcasses of sheep slaughtered in mass cull into grave AIR VIEW Lorries at edge of grave as piles of slaughtered animals lying in trench TGV Lorry at edge of trench as digger covering carcasses with earth AIR VIEW Long trench dug in disused airfield for mass burial of carcasses TRACK (seq = 21 secs) BV Soldiers standing around as man along to chat Brigadier Alex Birtwistle (42nd North West Brigade) interviewed SOT - Dropped first sheep in pit at 12.55 today, we'll bury about 7500 today, 10 000 on each of next 2 days, 20 000 thereafter, with existing resources, and I'm confident i can procure more resources and speed process up Lake District AIR VIEW Mountain peak with light snow TRACK FORWARD lake in valley AIR VIEW Flock of sheep gathered around hay in field MS & TMS Group of fell sheep standing on rocky ground MS Sheep along Carlisle Steve Heaton (National Farmers' Union) interviewed SOT - Has to be described as nightmare scenario, whole of central fell area is effectively one big field, sheep are free to roam, and though they stick to their own grazing areas they rub together as it were, whole of fells could be affected TMS Agriculture Minister Nick Brown MP getting out of car then along to enter building PAN INT Brown sitting with others in press conference CMS Brown speaking (not heard) Cumbria EXT i/c