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Rural Affairs Secretary Huw Irranca-Davies said he wanted the board to be represented 'largely' by farmers, with a farmer also set to be named its chair

Sally Kitchiner, 24, is a veterinary surgeon at Hampden Vets. She is from Shillington in Bedfordshire.

The incoming chief executive will adopt the role in a challenging climate, with increased scrutiny on the agency to effectively deal with multiple disease threats facing farming

Kate is a fifth-generation farmer running the 750-hectare (1,853-acre) Hundleshope Farm on the Haystoun Estate, Peebles, where the family have been tenants for 150 years. She runs the hill unit with her husband Ed and their four children. She is also a vet and chair of Quality Meat Scotland

The new BTV-3 Government framework sets out how disease control efforts will focus on movement control of susceptible animals and their germinal products as a precautionary tool to stem spread of the disease, until a safe and effective vaccine

The public have been reassured there is zero risk to public health

Counties along the south and east coasts of England, including Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, and Sussex, are considered 'most likely to be impacted'

The campaign group said members with pets, working dogs, equines, or other domestic animals have been reporting increasing concern about the veterinary market

Farmers rush to help as a double-decker vehicle carrying 40 cattle flipped over

Molly Mead, 24, is a veterinary technician and TB tester from Tring, Hertfordshire