It just didn’t add up. The Volkswagens were spewing harmful exhaust when testers drove them on the road. In the lab, they were fine. Discrepancies in the European tests on the diesel models of the VW Passat, the VW Jetta and the BMW X5 last year gave Peter Mock an idea.

Actress Meera Syal has become the latest star to voice concern over the BBC ban on all-male comedy panel shows.

Marek Krajewski