A Hezbollah member was today found guilty over the murder of Lebanon’s billionaire Prime Minister Rafic Hariri who died in a suicide attack with 21 other victims in 2005. Salim Ayyash, 56, was convicted in absentia by the UN-backed tribunal in the Netherlands which has been presiding over the case since 2009. Ayyash was at … Read more
Globe-trotting Russian billionaire friend of Putin is arrested in London over ‘multi-billion dollar tax fraud’ after US investigators began probing his love for private jets US authorities accuse Russian tycoon Oleg Tinkov of hiding £1bn in assets The 52-year-old renounced his US citizenship in 2013 – when his bank was sold Federal authorities claim Tinkov … Read more
Billionaire wanted: Britain’s second most expensive home hits market for £185m but seller wants single buyer for John Nash-designed 1822 Regent’s Park mansion The huge property overlooks Regent’s Park and it would become the second most expensive British home sale Person with ‘billions’ being sought by property firm Zenprop, with the company expecting interest from … Read more
Italian billionaire whose £30m superyacht sank after it fell off the back of a cargo freighter is suing the British transport firm for compensation The £30m yacht My Song was lost from a cargo vessel in October 2019 Owner Pier Luigi Laro Piana used Peters and May to transport his vessel Mr Piana is suing … Read more
BREAKING: Virgin Atlantic becomes billionaire Richard Branson’s second airline to file for bankruptcy as industry continues to be ravaged by the pandemic Virgin Atlantic filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in New York on Tuesday This comes after Virgin Australia filed for voluntary administration in April The airline industry has been rocked by the pandemic By … Read more
Billionaire Richard Branson could launch into space aboard his Virgin Galactic aircraft as its first passenger early 2021, potentially blazing a path for commercial flights. The firm has repeatedly pushed back the date it will take the first tourists outside Earth’s atmosphere, but said 600 ‘future astronauts’ have already paid $250,000 to reserve a seat. … Read more
STOCK WATCH: Is shadowy billionaire set to ring changes at Openreach? By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 1 August 2020 | Updated: 23:02 BST, 1 August 2020 Could a French telecoms billionaire be circling BT‘s Openreach arm? The mutter from the City gutter is that the secretive Patrick Drahi … Read more