As it clambered to First World glory, Singapore found it necessary to forbid eating dog meat. As Britain sinks into Third World slovenliness, an English council thinks it necessary to ban public spitting. Similarly imposing compulsion when instinct fails

First there was the Digital Economy Act, then there was SOPA and its counterpart PIPA, and now there's the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA. Or rather, little did we know that before the Digital Economy Act was a twinkle in Peter Mandelson's

Oleg Deripaska, the Russian oligarch close to financier Nat Rothschild and Lord Mandelson, has accused his rival Michael Cherney of bribing politicians and "masterminding" a protection racket. The allegations emerged in London's high court on Monday wher

Banker Nathaniel Rothschild has lost his bid to win libel damages over a Daily Mail story which he said portrayed him as a "puppet-master" who brought together Lord Mandelson and Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. The 40-year-old Swiss-based financier imme

Siberia in January is a very cold place indeed. What relief, then, for four weary travellers to be able to warm themselves in front of the furnace of an enormous smelter — all wearing hard hats bearing the corporate logo of Rusal, the world’s largest alu

He'd find Jeff Tracy most convivial: a billionaire astronaut with his own Pacific island, and now, it seems, he even has his own camera-shy friend to pull the strings. According to the High Court, Nathaniel Rothschild, scion of the banking dynasty and fr

Two years ago, this newspaper unearthed worrying details of how Nat Rothschild had, in 2005, arranged for then EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson to spend a lavish weekend in the company of the Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. At the time, Mr Deripask

It was a week-long libel case which offered an intimate, if brief, glimpse into the lives of the politically powerful and super-rich: impulse trips to Russia in a pair of private jets, birch-leaf beatings in a communal sauna, and an impromptu game of ice

LONDON (Reuters) - Financier Nathaniel Rothschild lost a libel case on Friday against a newspaper that depicted him as a "puppet master" who used his friendship with a European trade chief to impress a Russian oligarch and help close a business deal. Rot

Mr Justice Tugendhat noted that Mr Rothschild was "clearly not comfortable" when cross examined about whether or not Lord Mandelson had been aware that he would be staying with Mr Deripaska, visiting an aluminum plant and flying in Mr Deripaska's jet. He

Nathaniel 'Nat' Rothschild has lost his libel suit against the Daily Mail, The Telegraph reports. The judge in the case found the paper's allegations to be "substantially true." Rothschild sought damages from the British paper after it accused him of act

Banker Nathaniel Rothschild lost his libel action today over being portrayed as a "puppet-master" who brought together Lord Mandelson and Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. The 40-year-old Swiss-based financier had asked for very substantial damages from A

Banker Nathaniel Rothschild lost his libel action today over being portrayed as a “puppet-master” who brought together Lord Mandelson and Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. The 40-year-old Swiss-based financier had asked for very substantial damages from A

Banker Nathaniel Rothschild today lost a libel action over claims he had been the "puppet master" between Lord Mandelson and Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. The Swiss-based financier had gone to court expecting "very substantial damages" from the Daily

Banker Nathaniel Rothschild lost his libel action today over being portrayed as a 'puppet-master' who brought together Lord Mandelson and Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. The 40-year-old heir to the Rothschild banking dynasty demanded 'very substantial'

The 40-year-old Swiss-based financier had asked for very substantial damages from Associated Newspapers over what he called "sustained and unjustified" attacks in a May 2010 story in the Daily Mail. The newspaper denied libel and pleaded justification. A

Daily Mail over being portrayed as a "puppet-master" who brought together Lord Mandelson and Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Rothschild, the Swiss-based financier, had asked for very substantial damages from Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers ov

10 February 2012 Last updated at 05:07 ET Financier Nathaniel Rothschild has lost his libel case against the Daily Mail following a 2010 story which he said portrayed him as a "puppet-master". In May that year, the paper said Mr Rothschild had co-ordinat

Banker Nathaniel Rothschild lost a libel action today over being portrayed as a "puppet-master" who brought together Lord Mandelson and Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. The 40-year-old Swiss-based financier had asked for very substantial damages from Ass