The temporary control zone imposed around a farm near Solihull in England's West Midlands has been lifted after tests on animals for foot and mouth disease proved negative, the government said tonight.
A three-kilometre zone was set up around Woodhouse Farm yesterday while officials investigated a suspected case of the disease, but results came back all-clear.
There have so far been five confirmed cases of foot and mouth in Surrey since the initial outbreak at the start of August.