The Borrowed Hills by Scott Preston review – a blistering tale of land and violence
The tragedy that decimated UK farming in 2001 spills into a nightmare in a viscerally vivid debut with knife-sharp black humour
November 2022
UK vulnerable to major animal disease outbreaks, report finds
Inadequate management and under investment in main Animal and Plant Health Agency facility has left country at risk, MPs warn
June 2022
Officials rule out suspected foot and mouth case in Norfolk
Suspected foot and mouth outbreak being investigated in Norfolk
November 2021
Bobby & Amy review – gripping drama about foot-and-mouth disease
Will Howard and Kimberley Jarvis portray more than 20 characters with ease in this superb tale set against the 2001 disaster
February 2021
Foot and mouth 20 years on: what an animal virus epidemic taught UK science
Britain’s top vet was newly qualified when the outbreak hit. Here, she talks about the devastating slaughter and tracking virus variants
July 2014
Tuberculosis threat requires mass cull of cattle, not badgers, study reveals
National-scale research heavily contradicts government’s badger policy and says emphasis on cattle is only way to curb epidemic
February 2014
Diamond: Britain's answer to the Large Hadron Collider
At the Diamond particle accelerator in Oxfordshire, experiments using light 10,000 times brighter than the sun have implications for the fight against cancer, says Brian Clegg
November 2013
Let pigs eat swill and stop wasting precious resources
Thomasina Miers
Thomasina Miers: Regulated waste-processing plants would help reduce costs and save the planet's resources
May 2013
Foot-and-mouth disease: why control is key to economic growth
Many developing countries depend on trade in livestock. Controlling animal diseases is crucial to their food security and economic growth
August 2011
Environment blog
Badger culls don't stop tuberculosis in cattle – the evidence is clear
Julia Kaminski: The government is ignoring scientists' advice on bovine TB – killing badgers is not the solution
July 2011
Alastair Campbell diaries: Secret war between Tony Blair and Prince Charles
Exclusive extracts: In his new volumes of diaries, Campbell reveals their tensions over GM food, hunting and foot and mouth
May 2011
Foot and mouth disease detectable before it turns infectious, scientists say
Research suggests pre-emptive mass culling of cattle may not be necessary
January 2011
Hundreds offer prayers in South Korea for foot-and-mouth victims
Monks and believers gather at temple in Seoul to commemorate 2 million cows, pigs and other livestock
September 2009
History without bunk
Alastair Reid
Country diary
Country diary
February 2009
U-turn over 'foot and mouth' lab
Redevelopment of the laboratory at the centre of the last outbreak vetoed - raising fears over risks to animals
October 2008
Farmers sue for damages in Pirbright foot-and-mouth outbreak
Government and two laboratories face claim for £1.5m over alleged negligence in last year's outbreak
June 2008
Porton Down's deadly anthrax labs too old for safety, say MPs
Biosecurity 'undermined by poor maintenance', says report that highlights risk of more Pirbright-type leaks
March 2008
New animal disease institute proposed
Scientific institute should be set up to tackle threat from exotic animal diseases, review suggests
