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Leading article: Suffolk is only one battle in a long global war

The outbreak of bird flu in Suffolk is deeply disturbing. In terms of scale, Britain is now the centre of the worst outbreak in Europe. The relatively low-key public reaction to the eruption, however, would suggest that at last we have apparently learned not to panic.

Leading article: Why doesn't Europe make green cars?

European officials have a knack for handing rods to Europhobes to beat them with. Just as the world wakes up to the peril of global warming, a European commissioner who shows he is alert to this concern by announcing he will replace his gas-guzzling car with a more environmentally-friendly variety is criticised by colleagues for not choosing a vehicle made in Europe.

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