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Monday, 27 March 2017

BBC News

• Uber suspends self-driving cars after Arizona crashImages show Uber vehicle on its side after apparent high-impact crash with ordinary driver.

Financial Times

• Uber faces delay with self-driving car projectCar-booking group suspends pilot service with autonomous vehicles after collision

The Herald

• Video: VW faces �5 million legal claim in biggest ever Scots class action over emissions scandalVOLKSWAGEN is facing a legal claim of an estimated �5 million from at least 1200 car owners in Scotland in what is expected to be the biggest civil class action the country's history over the emissions scandal that has hit the firm.

Mail Online

• Cameron aide's uber 'cover up' The ex-PM and George Osborne allegedly told aides to lobby Boris Johnson against curbs on the online taxi firm. It emerged that Downing Street had failed to divulge details of alleged lobbying.

This is Money

• Britons will overspend �2.4bn on car insurance in a year A new law introduced next month by the FCA will require all car insurance providers to inform policyholders what they paid for last year's premium when issuing them with a renewal quote.

Birmingham Mail

• New road tax rules are days away - how much will YOU have to pay? Motorists across Birmingham and throughout the West Midlands will be required to change what they pay in a bid to keep their vehicles on the road