More Pain for Volkswagen

The car maker admits European cars are also affected by the emissions-rigging scandal. Volkswagen says it is running tests on 11 million vehicles and will announce the results on Friday. They will also reveal the names of executives implicated in the affair and appoint a new CEO. So who is most likely to step into this challenging role? We hear from Stefan Vosswinkle of the German car magazine Auto Bild and ask Ben Lane, director of nextgreencar.com about the environmental implications of the story.

EU leaders have pledged 1bn Euros to help Syrian refugees. The money will be donated to the UN refugee agency and the World Food programme in the Middle East, with more support given to Syria's neighbours - Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. So why the shift away from Europe? Sebastien Dullien from the European Council on Foreign Relations gives us his analysis. Plus we hear about how Germany's economy may be affected by the influx of migrants with Hans Werner Sinn, President of the German Institute for Economic Research.

As the President of the US hosts the Chinese Premier at the White House, we explore relations between the two world superpowers. Economist Irwin Stelzer of the Hudson Institute explains how significant the visit is.

And could Bracken – a fern common to many parts of Britain – be a new source of biofuel? The BBC’s Fergus Nicoll reports from North Wales.

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