Businesses urged to join £6.5bn global drive to defeat coronavirus

Businesses urged to join £6.5bn global drive to develop tests, treatments and vaccines for coronavirus By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:59 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 23:19 BST, 7 April 2020 Businesses have been urged to find at least £6.5billion for the development of tests, treatments and vaccines for the coronavirus. … Read more

Motorists in ‘dieselgate’ legal battle with Volkswagen over ‘defeat devices’ win first court stage

Motorists locked in a legal battle with Volkswagen over the ‘dieselgate’ scandal have moved closer to a settlement worth as much as £270million, after a High Court judge ruled software installed in thousands of its diesel vehicles was a ‘defeat device’.  In what could be the largest consumer action in English legal history, lawyers representing … Read more

Doctor who helped defeat smallpox says coronavirus is the ‘most dangerous pandemic in our lifetime’

A U.S. doctor who has fought against outbreaks of smallpox, the flu, polio and blindness has branded the coronavirus outbreak as ‘the most dangerous pandemic of our time’, adding that if ‘you’re not worried, you’re not paying attention’ as cases in the United States soar past 18,000.  Larry Brilliant, 75, is a top epidemiologist who helped … Read more