Ash dieback: Number of cases identified doubles in a month

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20626053


The future looks, at best, uncertain for the UK's population of 80 million ash trees

The government has given new details of the spread of the deadly fungus that is killing ash trees across the UK.

There are now almost 300 confirmed cases, with the majority found in mature woodland sites, says the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

The disease caught the UK unaware, scientific adviser, Prof Ian Boyd, told a briefing.

Nature groups criticised the latest control plan as "too little too late".