Deadly olive tree disease spreads to France

Two trees infected with subspecies of Xylella fastidiosa that killed 1m trees in Italy

A deadly disease estimated to have killed a million olive trees in Italy has spread to France.

The French agriculture ministry announced the discovery of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, known as olive tree leprosy, on two trees in the south of the country and said the infected trees would be destroyed to stop it spreading.