内容摘要：Of these, 44 were killings of people within the farming community and of those, eight were of farmers.

Of these, 44 were killings of people within the farming community and of those, eight were of farmers.

Heather Ferguson, professor of infectious disease ecology at Glasgow University, said several mosquito species native the UK were "known to be capable for transmitting the virus", but do not do so at present because the conditions, such as temperature, "are not favourable".But she said this could change in the future, which is why lots of monitoring, testing and surveillance is always needed.

The affected mosquito, one of many thousands of species of mosquito,is often found in wet areas. Experts recommend getting rid of standing water sources where they breed, and taking personal measures such as using mosquito repellent and bed nets.Last year,

after the death of five people infected with the disease.Families of Israeli hostages taken to Gaza in the 7 October attacks have expressed their increasing concern about the fates of loved ones, as doubts grow about how many are still alive.

One family said the hostages were at risk "every day" they continued to be held captive by Hamas.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this weekRepublicans narrowly control both the House of Representatives and Senate, and it is discord among members of Trump's own party that has put his "big beautiful bill" in limbo.

Trump met with dissenting Republicans on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, and members of the hard-line House Freedom Caucus were reportedly set to visit the White House on Wednesday.Reports suggest, though, Trump has been unable to convince all the holdouts.

He has said that if a Republican lawmaker opposed the bill, they "wouldn't be a Republican much longer".The bill was narrowly approved by the House budget committee on Sunday night, giving House Speaker Mike Johnson a rare win. But it had failed on the committee's first vote, with Republican hold-outs concerned about spending and national debt.