U.S. data for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial is under review by independent advisors

Long-awaited results from AstraZeneca Plc’s U.S coronavirus vaccine trial are currently being reviewed by independent advisors to determine whether the shot is safe and effective. Dr Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), said the drug company and its partner, the University of Oxford, completed enrollment of 30,000 participants earlier this year.  … Read more

Telegraph owner Sir Frederick Barclay’s divorce court trial with his wife Hiroko opens in secret

Telegraph owner Sir Frederick Barclay’s high-stakes divorce court trial with his wife Lady Hiroko opens in secret Sir Frederick Barclay, 86, and Lady Hiroko Barclay are expected to give evidence The virtual trial is taking place in private in the Family Division of the High Court Sir Frederick is among the UK’s most well-known businessmen … Read more

Loser of ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel battle will face legal bill of more than £1.6m if it goes to trial

The loser of the ‘Wagatha Christie’ High Court libel case between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy faces being saddled with a legal bill of more than £1.6m if it goes to trial, MailOnline has learned. Damages on top could easily push the total cost for the losing wag to over £2m. The two sides have … Read more

Loser of ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel battle will face legal bill of more than £1.6m if it goes to trial

The loser of the ‘Wagatha Christie’ High Court libel case between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy faces being saddled with a legal bill of more than £1.6m if it goes to trial, MailOnline has learned. Damages on top could easily push the total cost for the losing wag to over £2m. The two sides have … Read more

Alec Baldwin’s defamation allegations will go forward to trial 

Alec Baldwin ‘pleased’ after judge refuses to throw out his defamation lawsuit against the man who accused him of punching him during parking space row… as the case heads to trial The SNL star got caught up in a row over a parking space with Wojciech Cieszkowski in New York in November 2018 He insisted … Read more

Tommy Robinson will represent himself at libel trial because he ‘can’t afford a lawyer’, court hears

Tommy Robinson will represent himself in a libel trial next month because he ‘cannot afford a lawyer’, the High Court has heard. The English Defence League founder, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is being sued by a Syrian refugee who was filmed being attacked in a school playground. A video showing Jamal Hijazi, then … Read more

British Army major general stands trial accused of illegally claiming £50k for children’s school fee

The most senior Army officer to face a court martial in more than 200 years today stood trial accused of defrauding the taxpayer out of almost £50,000 to pay for his children’s private school fees. Major General Nick Welch, 57, allegedly abused Army allowances when he took on the top job at the Ministry of … Read more

British Army major general stands trial accused of illegally claiming £50k for children’s school fee

The most senior Army officer to face a court martial in more than 200 years today stood trial accused of defrauding the taxpayer out of almost £50,000 to pay for his children’s private school fees. Major General Nick Welch, 57, allegedly abused Army allowances when he took on the top job at the Ministry of … Read more

E-scooters are banned at night during year-long trial in Newcastle

Night ban is slapped on e-scooters less than two weeks into year-long trial in Newcastle after complaints of ‘drunk’ young people driving them Newcastle council says new fleet of 250 electric vehicles faces a night curfew   They were installed two weeks ago in push to encourage green transport options Some riders were seen weaving through traffic … Read more

Volunteers will be invited to packed football matches and nightclubs for trial

Ministers are planning to invite thousands of volunteers to football matches, plays and concerts to see if they can be held safely.  Scientific trials will be held at packed venues including nightclubs and conference centres to work out what testing regimes and safety measures are needed.  A lucky couple will even be able to hold … Read more