Hans Rausing, one of Britain’s richest men, avoided a jail sentence today after he admitted preventing the lawful and decent burial of his wife Eva’s body.

Investigators were conducting further tests in a bid to shed light on the death of Eva Rausing, one of Britain’s richest women, who may have lay dead in her west London home for up to a week.

Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich is the richest person in Britain with a fortune of £7.5bn (€11.23bn), according to a new report.

Britain’s super-rich appear to be weathering the economic storm after a report today showed the combined wealth of the wealthiest 300 people in Britain rose by 5% last year.

Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates is no longer the world's richest man, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.