Year wait for Ecclestone trial

Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone must wait a year before he stands trial for allegedly hiding more than £400m from the British tax authorities, a court heard. The tycoon, 91, falsely claimed he had only set up a single trust for his daughters in an alleged failure to declare overseas assets to the taxman, it is said. Flanked by members of his security team, Ecclestone arrived at Southwark Crown Court this morning wearing a grey three-piece suit and a…