The families of victims of the brain disease vCJD have lost a High Court challenge over what they claimed was a "flawed" compensation scheme.

Annie McVey, from Devon, led the action after her teenage daughter Claire died from the human form of BSE – variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease – in 2000.

She claimed the government compensation scheme was highly complicated and a decision not to change it was unlawful.

The ruling was made after judgement was reserved after a hearing in January.

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