US VW Boss Admits he Knew of Emissions Rigging

Volkswagen's US boss has admitted he was aware early last year of the emissions cheating affecting millions of the company's vehicles. Michael Horn said he was told about a possible emissions non-compliance in the spring of 2014. The revelation was made in a testimony due to be presented to a House committee investigating the scandal on Thursday. We hear from experts from across the globe about what this will mean for the car company's future in the US.

A High Court in Australia says human genes cannot be patented - will the ruling remove any commercial incentive for research? We examine whether biotech firms should have the right to patent genes. And, 20 years ago, few would have predicted the incredible renaissance of vinyl. But survive it did - and demand is so high, the few dozen companies still making vinyl can barely keep up. So guess where the global centre of vinyl manufacturing is - a small town just outside the Czech capital, Prague.

We are joined throughout the programme by our guests Alison Van Diggelen from Fresh Dialogues and Durreen Shahnaz, founder of Impact Investment Exchange Asia.