Germany blocked the introduction of tougher EU emissions rules for cars shortly after Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party received a large donation from three major BMW shareholders.

THREE men have been arrested in Germany over a failed attempt to blackmail the country’s richest woman, BMW heiress Susanne Klatten, prosecutors said.

An international conman today admitted blackmailing Germany’s richest woman and defrauding her of millions.

Germany's richest woman Susanne Klatten says she has been blackmailed by a "male acquaintance".