Man dies from 'rare anthrax bug'

Christopher Norris worked with untreated animal hides

A 50-year-old man is believed to have died from the first case of anthrax in Scotland for almost 20 years.
The man, named locally as Christopher "Pascal" Norris, died in July and later tests showed the acute infectious disease was the most likely cause.

NHS Borders said his home at Black Lodge in Stobs, near Hawick in the Scottish Borders, had been cordoned off and an incident control team set up.

The victim made drums with materials such as untreated animal hides.