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Wednesday, 11 January 2017

BBC News

• VW set to pay $4.3bn for emissions cheatVolkswagen is expected to plead guilty and be fined $4.3bn by US authorities to settle

Financial Times

• VW close to $4.3bn emissions settlement in USCarmaker set to plead guilty over scheme to install software to cheat emissions tests

The Guardian

• Volkswagen confirms $4.3bn payment over diesel emissionsThe group is also planning to plead guilty to criminal misconduct as part of a deal with the US Justice Department The Volkswagen group confirmed on Tuesday that it has negotiated a $4.3bn (£3.53bn) draft settlement with US regulators to resolve its diesel emissions troubles, alongside plans to plead guilty to criminal misconduct charges. The guilty plea is part of the deal to settle the scandal, as the carmaker looks to restore its tarnished global brand. Volkswagen (VW) said that, with the addition of the fine, its diesel scandal costs will exceed the nearly €18.2bn (£15.76bn) it set aside t...

The Herald

• Volkswagen close to agreeing US emissions scandal settlementCar giant Volkswagen has said it is in

The Mirror

• Transport boss reveals his radical vision for underground roads to tackle congestion on city streetsStagecoach East managing director Andy Campbell had outlined his radical vision for electric cars to use highways built beneath the surface

London Evening Standard

• A quarter of all traffic in London was at a complete halt during Tube strikeAround a quarter of rush hour traffic in London was at a standstill during the Tube strike yesterday, double the level of a normal working day, according to new data.

The York Press

• Roads bosses vow no second fiasco, as Coppergate ban resumes COUNCIL lawyers have followed rules “to the letter” to make sure the Coppergate car ban does not fall foul of the law.