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Page last updated at 15:40 GMT, Thursday, 16 July 2009 16:40 UK

GPs 'in firing line' over swine flu

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Twenty nine people have now died in the UK after contracting swine flu, the government has announced.

There have been 26 deaths in England and three in Scotland, said a Department of Health spokeswoman.

Microbiologist Professor Hugh Pennington says he thinks the pandemic has been handled well.

READ MORE: UK swine flu deaths jump to 29

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