‘Ancient Light’ is Booker winner John Banville’s 19th novel, but he tells Sue Leonard he still hopes he will eventually write the perfect book

A Devon sheep-dealer officially blamed for the spread of foot-and-mouth has received £1.3m in Government compensation.

An eleventh case of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed at a farm in Herefordshire.

Farmers in south west England are to learn whether the outbreak of foot and mouth disease has spread across the region from a Devon farm where it has been confirmed.