Health chiefs say it is vital uptake is at least 95 per cent to prevent outbreaks of the highly infectious conditions, which spread easily between the unvaccinated.

The rule, first established in 2001 by the then-outgoing Clinton administration, allows the federal agency to designate “inventoried roadless areas” within the National Forest System.

If WW3 were to break out, we can paint a picture of what would happen to Birmingham if a nuke were to strike the city centre ...