The following joint statement has been issued by the Food Standards Agency, Food Standards Scotland and representatives of the UK meat industry.

New measures will be available for the FSA to implement in slaughterhouses to ensure consumer safety and animal welfare protections are maintained.

The Food Standards Agency has appointed Professor Robin May as its Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA).

Birmingham Halal Abattoir Limited pleaded guilty to allowing potential cross-contamination of carcases

Eddie Jones will hold talks with England ace Joe Marler over his future in rugby.

Bill Beaumont has vowed to make massive changes to the look of rugby if he is re-elected as chairman of World Rugby.

Joe Marler has performed a U-turn on his England future after considering retirement.

English rugby faces a bleak future should the coronavirus crisis continue into next year.

JEREMY CLARKSON is most well-known for his stint on BBC's Top Gear but has recently become solidified in a new role as presenter of hit ITV quiz show - Who Wants to be a Millionaire? With the show due to return tomorrow, Jeremy has opened up on some of the less successful contestants during his time in the hot seat so far.

GAME OF THRONES may be looking for distraction during lockdown with pubs and clubs across the UK lockdown. Many people are missing their usual pub quiz, so here are 15 questions about the HBO series if for your very own virtual pub quiz.

EMMERDALE fans could be saying goodbye to Al Chapman later this year if Jai Sharma has anything to do with it.

COUNTDOWN star Rachel Riley was revealed to have made an enormous mistake during the first ever episode on the show after replacing Carol Vorderman.

TIPPING POINT saw Alan Davies win £20,000 for his chosen charity this afternoon but not before he silenced host Ben Shephard.

LINE OF DUTY has been keeping BBC viewers hooked for nearly a decade and with the show set to return for its sixth season in the coming months, could one of its key cast members be revealed as a corrupt officer in a huge twist?

POWER has finished but some fans are returning to the show and watching previous seasons. Were there clues in the lead up to the devastating finale which hinted at Tasha St Patrick's fate and how she was always going to get cut out of her husband James "Ghost" St Patrick's will?

CORONATION STREET fans will have to wait until the end of the year to find out whether Yasmeen will get justice for being coercively controlled, but it seems she will head down a darker path before then.

AMANDA HOLDEN was live in the BBC studio on Thursday at The One Show with hosts Alex Jones and Gethin Jones talking about what's to come on Britain's Got Talent but also describing just why she is clapping for the NHS during the coronavirus lockdown. However, viewers were left distracted by Amanda's appearance and took to Twitter to comment.

CORONATION STREET has confirmed Oliver Battersby's seizure diagnosis and has revealed there is currently no cure. So what does this mean for his future and childhood?

Arsenal have been told it is unlikely they will be able to swap Alexandre Lacazette for Thomas Partey.

Arsenal remain keen on signing Thomas Partey this summer, and have been reassured he will fit in well at the club.

German football fans could hold the future of the 2019/20 Premier League season as the 20 clubs get set for yet another round of talks on Monday.

Arsenal transfer target Thomas Partey wants to join the Gunners in the summer transfer window.

The Premier League will wait to hear from its players before putting a vote on the controversial neutral grounds protocol to clubs.

Premier League clubs will disinfect the grass when the season resumes.

Premier League players want three major questions answering before they return to action.

Premier League clubs are fearful that a significant number of first-team stars may refuse to return to action if the league's Project Restart plan gets the green light.

BORIS Johnson's deputy chief medical officer has warned the next coronavirus lockdown steps could prove to be extremely painstaking.

Premier League teams often look to strengthen in the January transfer window, but which players should each side be targeting this month?

RANGERS legend Ally McCoist has hailed sub Kyle Lafferty after the stunning win over St Johnstone.

CELTIC and Rangers have been quiet so far on deadline day, with Hamilton sealing the first deal.

SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP prize money is at stake on the final day of a season in which Celtic have finished as champions ahead of Rangers. Here’s how much each club stands to earn.

St Johnstone players were left aggrieved moments before Jermain Defoe bagged Rangers’ third goal of the game.

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has admitted that he's pleased with the "definite progress" the team is making at Ibrox, ahead of the Gers Scottish Premiership tie against St Johnstone, with the manager explaining one key Celtic comparison in the title race.

BRITISH AIRWAYS is suspending all flights to and from Gatwick Airport due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

THE VINEYARDS of Italy and the waterways of Holland may appear to be temporarily out of reach but don't despair, we've got their equivalent, and more, in our backyard waiting for us when the coronavirus lockdown is lifted...

WALKING along the coast in Dungeness, the desolate landscape could be a setting for a bleak, post-apocalyptic film. In the shadow of a nuclear power station, this strangely beautiful spit of land jutting out into the English Channel has inspired artists and musicians for decades.

AT 660FT WIDE, the waterway was so big I assumed it was a river. It wasn't. This was just the 3.4-mile long moat around the Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia. Our genial tuk-tuk driver Mr Chantol laughed when I explained my mistaken assumption and said "bigger things'' awaited.

THANKFULLY, the Government is still encouraging us to get out and exercise - as long as we keep the two-metre distance rule.

INFINITY pools can offer a dreamy escape from the current situation with seamless views over dazzling skylines, land and sea.

LAKE CONSTANCE is all about the water, our guide Tamara proudly announces.

Manchester United have made Jude Bellingham one of their top transfer targets, although the Red Devils face competition from Liverpool and Manchester City to sign the Birmingham City star.

Jude Bellingham is set to make a big decision at the end of the season when he will most likely leave Birmingham on a permanent transfer.

TWO of Germany's local authorities will bring back certain lockdown measures in some areas following an increase in infections after the government's easing of restrictions.

KATE MIDDLETON AND Prince William have carried out a brilliant and selfless gesture behind the scenes to help Britain stop the spread of coronavirus - by sending their own staff to Whitehall in the battle against the pandemic.

GRANT SHAPPS announced the Government is introducing a £2 billion travel scheme to encourage Britons to use alternative transport as the UK slowly relaxes lockdown measures.

TEMPERATURES are to plummet as freezing Polar air descends upon the UK this week bringing an end to the glorious sunshine much of the country experienced on Friday and Saturday.

BORIS Johnson's deputy chief medical officer has warned the next coronavirus lockdown steps could prove to be extremely painstaking.

PRINCE CHARLES tested positive for coronavirus in March and it is believed he may have caught it from the Prince Albert II of Monaco - but there is another potential explanation.

FUNSO Ojo revealed that Derek McInnes was so determined to get him to Aberdeen that he offered to drive to Edinburgh to hijack Hibernian’s bid.

Rangers beat Aberdeen 5-0 in the Scottish Premiership to go within a point of Celtic at the top of the table, and former Rangers star Alan Hutton has hailed striker Jermain Defoe as “unbelievable” after Steven Gerrard’s sixth win of the season.