A very warm welcome. This is tuesdays briefing. We will make sure you are across all you need to know in global news, in business, and in sport. Also, the Consumer Group which found booking a hotel room was cheaper when you call directly, rather than using travel websites. So we are wondering, are we being ripped off when we book holidays online . Tell us your experience. Just use the hashtag, bbcthebriefing. President donald trump has met the heads of us based pharmaceuticals giants at the white house to urge them to quickly develop a vaccine to confront the covid 19 virus. But help officials have warned it could take 18 months to create and test an effective vaccine for the disease, which is on the rise around the world. Health officials. Freya cole has the latest. The world is in a race to create a vaccine, and us President Donald Trump wants america to be first. Get it done, we needed, we wanted fast. But a vaccine which is tested and safe to use is at least 18 months away, accordi