Foot & Mouth Restrictions lifted in Heathfield

A temporary foot-and-mouth control zone near Haywards Heath, Sussex, has been lifted after laboratory results showed the disease was not present.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said the restrictions were lifted on Wednesday morning, having been in place since Monday.

There have been eight foot-and-mouth cases confirmed in Surrey since August.

The European Commission says it plans to ease restrictions on British exports of beef and sheep meat from 12 October.