Dr Catherine Houlihan, from Aberdeen, returned home to the UK from the African nation in June after spending a month at the heart of the epidemic in the North Kivu province.

The so-called Merck vaccine was approved his afternoon and is likely to get a full marketing licence from the European Commission within a few weeks.

On Thursday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Ervebo, the first vaccine against Ebola to get green lit by American officials. It comes as a Congo outbreak rages on and has killed 4 in Uganda.

Kate Broderick, 42, from Scotland, has been fighting infectious diseases for more than 20 years. She is working with colleagues at company Inovio, San Diego, to develop a vaccine.

Jeri Seratti-Goldman, of Santa Clarita, California, says her husband, Carl Goldman, was diagnosed with coronavirus after they were evacuated from the quarantined cruise ship in Japan.

Researchers at the US National Institutes of Health tested an experimental antiviral drug, first created for Ebola, on 18 rhesus macaques.

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney accused the media of working against President Trump on the coronavirus and predicted some U.S. schools would probably close amid the outbreak.

The 30-year-old law graduate had embarked on a promising career as a model when she was shot dead on Valentine's Day.

The judge in Oscar Pistorius' trial said he can't be found guilty of murder but that he was negligent in the killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, raising the possibility of a culpable homicide charge.

Oscar Pistorius stood unmoved and expressionless in the dock as he was found guilty of the manslaughter 19 months after shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp to death.

Oscar Pistorius will be allowed to compete again despite being found guilty for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp, according to International Paralympics Committee chiefs.

The parents of Reeva Steenkamp have accused Oscar Pistorius of lying in court after repeatedly telling the judge he believed the model was an intruder.

Pistorius' manager Peet van Zyl has confirmed that Oscar Pistorius plans to write the book, which the pair discussed before the double-amputee was convicted on Friday.

Pistorius, 27, spoke to ex Jenna Edkins, 25, who was stored in his phone as 'Babyshoes', for nine minutes on the evening of killing Reeva Steenkamp.

Oscar Pistorius is a 'broken man' after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a psychologist told the athlete's sentencing hearing. He could get up to 15 years in jail.

Reeva Steenkamp's parents rejected £21,000 of 'blood money' from Oscar Pistorius after he shot dead their daughter, a court heard on Tuesday.

Oscar Pistorius was being portrayed as a 'poor victim' ahead of his sentencing for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the chief prosecutor said on Tuesday during day two of the hearing in Pretoria.

The Paralympian has returned to court in Pretoria for his sentencing hearing that will determine whether he serves up to 15 years in jail for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp or walk free.

Reeva Steenkamp's cousin sobbed while testifying on Wednesday how she first heard on a car radio that Oscar Pistorius had killed his girlfriend.

The parents of Reeva Steenkamp will not pursue a civil claim against Oscar Pistorius for killing their daughter and will pay back around £6,300 that the athlete gave them in monthly instalments.

In heart-wrenching testimony that reduced many in the Pretoria courtroom to tears, Kim Martins said the death of Miss Steenkamp (inset) had 'ruined our whole family'.

Reeva Steenkamp's cousin says Oscar Pistorius must 'pay for what he's done' and testified that she didn't believe the sincerity of the athlete's courtroom apology to her family.

Lawyers have been presenting their final arguments on Friday to Judge Thokozile Masipa at the end of the double-amputee athlete's sentencing hearing.

Oscar Pistorius faces being jailed in the same high security prison as a notorious Czech prisoner on trial for torture. The athlete is due to discover his fate on Tuesday when he is sentenced.

The sister of Reeva Steenkamp has called for Oscar Pistorius to be handed a harsh jail sentence for her murder, saying it would set a 'precedent all around the world'.

Reeva Steenkamp's sister Simone Cowburn has made a desperate plea to the Pretoria judge who will sentence Oscar tomorrow to hand down a heavy prison sentence to show that disability is no excuse.

MARTHA KELNER: Oscar Pistorius was once the most famous and inspirational Paralympic athlete in the world. But now he is in prison for five years and his world has fallen apart.

Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp - but his legal team have claimed that he is expected to serve around 10 months in jail.

Star athlete Oscar Pistorius began serving a five year sentence behind the towering walls of a grim South African prison on Tuesday after a sensational trial for killing his girlfriend.

Pistorius, 27, known as the Blade Runner, was yesterday jailed for five years for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, 29, but could be out of prison in one-sixth of the time.

Oscar Pistorius cried himself to sleep on the first night of his five-year jail term for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Reeva Steenkamp's mother believes Oscar Pistorius 'would have killed someone sooner or later' and that her daughter's 'bad luck' conspired against her.

June and Barry Steenkamp said justice for their daughter Reeva, 29, has not been served as Oscar Pistorius, known as the 'Blade Runner', could be out in 10 months.

Pistorius told the court they were planning a life together, but June Steenkamp thinks Reeva had 'nagging doubts about their compatibility' and said that the couple hadn't slept together.

Reeva Steenkamp's mother June is steeling herself for the inevitable day she and her husband Barry finally meet Pistorius and have the opportunity to ask him in person why he killed their daughter.

June and Barry Steenkamp were given £340 a month by the athlete in a series of payments that began several weeks after he killed their daughter at his Pretoria home on Valentine's Day last year.

Grandmother Gerti Pistorious has spoken in defence of her beloved grandson, who is serving a five year sentence in one of South Africa's most notorious jails for shooting his girlfriend dead.

June Steenkamp, mother of deceased South African model Reeva, does not want revenge on the man who killed her but says she knew nothing about Oscar Pistorius' 'guns and way of life'.

EXCLUSIVE: Gregg Peers, who is standing for the Tories in a Cumbria County Council by-election two weeks before the general election, posted the fancy dress picture on his Facebook page.

Shamed athlete Oscar Pistorius, 28, could be released from prison in South Africa in August – just 10 months after his conviction for Reeva Steenkamp's manslaughter.

The Olympic and Paralympic track star is currently serving a five year prison sentence after being convicted in October following a seven-month trial.

The 'blade runner', 28, was jailed in October for five years for shooting the model four times as she cowered in the bathroom of the house in Pretoria, South Africa, which now lies empty.

Two heartbroken parents, still mourning the death of their beloved daughter Reeva Steenkamp, say the beautiful model packed her bags and was ready to leave Oscar Pistorius the day he shot and killed her.

Oscar Pistorius' case will be heard by South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal on November 3, when prosecutors will ask a panel of five judges to reject his trial verdict and convict him of murder.

The Paralympian star's lawyers have argued that he should have been released after serving one-sixth of his five-year jail sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.

The Paralympian star's lawyers successfully argued that he should be released on house arrest after serving a year of his five-year jail sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.

Pistorius was released last week after just a year in prison for shooting dead Reeva Steenkamp through a locked toilet door in their bedroom in the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013.

The convicted killer appears in a ‘selfie’ with rugby player Brett Sharman apparently during a recent evening reunion at the family mansion in Pretoria where he is under house arrest.

Pistorius allegedly called himself Liam in the thousands of messages he is said to have exchanged with leggy blonde, Nina F, 30, before she learned his true identity while waiting trial in South Africa.

The National Prosecuting Authority said it will appeal the sentence given to the 29-year-old Paralympian which would see him eligible for parole in just three years after the 2013 Valentine's Day murder.