Sparsholt College reopens after two-week closure caused by disease fears. First case is confirmed in the Irish Republic. Total cases now stand at 455. Two cases confirmed in Holland. The number of UK cases now stands at 411.
Government announces rural rescue package to help struggling business.
Environment minister Michael Meacher also unveils a publicity campaign to get people back into the countryside. Reports that foot and mouth could cost the countryside as much as 50bn in lost trade. The government's chief vet, Jim Scudamore, travels to Cumbria to explain to farmers his decision to cull healthy animals. The number of confirmed cases continued to rise, now standing at 323. Agriculture Minister Nick Brown to order the cull of thousands of healthy animals as one of a number of pre-emptive strikes against the disease.