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Settlement ends Bernie trial

Bernie Ecclestone has agreed an £60m settlement to end his bribery case in Germany, a Munich court has confirmed.After being accused of paying a bribe to a former banker, F1 chief Ecclestone has been on trial in Germany since April.However, state prosecutors in Munich have agreed to end the trial after the 83-year-old Ecclestone offered to pay a settlement worth 100 million dollars.The deal is believed to be the biggest of its kind in German legal history.The state prosecutor told the court on Tuesday that Ecclestone's age supported the acceptance of a settlement.Presiding judge Peter Noll said "the court must review this offer in its entirety" with a ruling on...
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