GORDON Brown's government's nightmare week got worse today when Environment secretary Hilary Benn revealed there had been a “probable” new leak of foot-and-mouth disease.

GORDON Brown's government's nightmare week got worse today when Environment secretary Hilary Benn revealed there had been a “probable” new leak of foot-and-mouth disease.

The Merial Animal Health facility at Pirbright in Surrey was said to be at the centre of the latest scare.