A VET who became ill after working on the bird flu outbreak in Holton has tested negative for the disease, the Health Protection Agency has said.The man, who has not been named, was suffering from a "mild respiratory illness" and was taken to Nottingham's City hospital.

A VET who became ill after working on the bird flu outbreak in Holton has tested negative for the disease, the Health Protection Agency has said.

The man, who has not been named, was suffering from a "mild respiratory illness" and was taken to Nottingham's City hospital.

But tests this morning have shown he is not suffering from bird flu.