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Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn Spotted Having Lunch With British Pop Star Boy George In Amsterdam

Raygun was spotted in Amsterdam taking a casual lunch alongside iconic British pop star, Boy George. So how did this come to be?

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A-levels are far from perfect, but in the exam hall every pupil – rich or poor – is equally afraid

Despite the high stakes of these gruelling tests, they are still the best engines of social mobility

The Guardian - UK

Don't worry if you've messed up your A-Levels: history shows there's more to life

A look at the past shows exam results aren’t everything, as Vivienne Westwood, Richard Burton and Mary Anning well knew

Evening Standard

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The close links between the worlds of business and sport

The love story business and sport is an old one. Indeed, in the 19th century, the rise of industrialisation went hand-in-hand with that of organised sports. These days, however, there’s no shortage of business magnates showing off their sporting prowess. Take Mark Zuckerberg’s penchant for Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial…

The Conversation

Richard Branson Urges Biden To Consider Stepping Back

Richard Branson advises President Biden to consider stepping back for forward-looking leadership and a lasting legacy.

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Ring's inventor was 'completely broke' before pitching his $1 billion idea to 'Shark Tank' and Amazon

Jamie Siminoff had a rough start to his video-doorbell company before getting some help from Shaq and Richard Branson.

Fortune

Virgin Atlantic's CEO says he received complaints about the airline's tattoo policy—and he doesn't care

Virgin Atlantic's CEO is reimagining the airline with new bars on planes and laxer uniform policies for flight attendants.

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OPINION - Dylan Jones: Attacks on David and Victoria Beckham fail for this simple reason

Last week was Beckham week, although I’m not sure it actually was. Not really. Tom Bower’s hatchet job on David and Victoria Beckham had been promised for ages, and I know that many journalists were looking forward to it. After his successfully skewering of the likes of Mohamed Al-Fayed, Conrad…

Evening Standard

‘Venture capitalist’ offered to buy Virgin Orbit for $200m. He had ‘less than a buck’ to his name, SEC says

Matthew Brown’s ‘bogus offer’ to buy Virgin Orbit caused the company’s stock to jump in 2023

The Independent UK

Richard Branson to open his first ever London hotel in Shoreditch

Hotel will launch on Curtain Road in August with 120 rooms

Evening Standard

‘I decided screw it, let’s give it a go’: Richard Branson says airlines were ‘abysmal’ when he started Virgin

Exclusive: In 1984, the Virgin Atlantic founder wondered: ‘will we last more than three or four years?’

The Independent UK

Richard Branson unveils succession plan to give Virgin Atlantic to his kids

Branson's daughter Holly is Virgin Atlantic's chief purpose and vision officer, while his son Sam is an informal advisor.

Fortune

Richard Branson says getting rid of bars on his planes was ‘dreadful mistake’ and will bring them back

Bar services were stopped in 2019 in favour of a ‘loft’ area

The Independent UK

Virgin Galactic Completes Final Spaceflight Before Two-year Pause

Virgin Galactic on Saturday successfully completed its last spaceflight before heading into a two-year pause on commercial operations to upgrade its fleet, as the space tourism company seeks to finally turn a profit.

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International Business Times

Virgin Galactic Set For Final Spaceflight Before Two-year Pause

Virgin Galactic is poised on Saturday for its last spaceflight before heading into a two-year pause on commercial operations to upgrade its fleet, as the company seeks to finally turn a profit.

Evening Standard

The 6 best hotels for a city break in Edinburgh

From grand dames to new boutique openings, these are the Edinburgh hotels that will make your trip to Auld Reekie exceptional

The Guardian - UK

Virgin Money shareholders vote for Nationwide takeover by big majority

The deal won approval of 89% of voting shareholders, lining up Richard Branson for a £724m windfall from sale

The Guardian - US

First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, reaches space in Blue Origin flight

Ex-air force captain Ed Dwight, passed over by Nasa in 1961, now oldest person to reach edge of space with Jeff Bezo’s space firm

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The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of Virgin Atlantic cabin crew sue for unfair dismissal

Tribunal in London will hear claims Richard Branson’s airline used Covid redundancies to target older staff

The Guardian - UK

Virgin plots rail return with proposal to run West Coast routes

Company says it can offer ‘much-needed choice’ in bid to create direct competition for Avanti West Coast

Fortune

Sir Richard Branson—who hates being called a billionaire—sees net worth fall back to 2000 levels

Branson took a $126 million hit to his fortune last year as he continued to fight several fires at his Virgin Group.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty rise up rich list as fortune increases by £120m

Sunday Times rich list shows couple’s fortune soared while millions of Britons struggled with cost of living

Louder

“The punk thing happened and all I saw was this skinny guy shouting. Suddenly it was all the rage and they were calling me rude names”: Bewildered and reclusive, Mike Oldfield just wanted to make double albums

He’d recorded Tubular Bells with substandard instruments but later Richard Branson personally delivered a world-class studio to his cottage. It still took Oldfield over 40 years to make sense of his original vision

Investors Business Daily

Be Resilient By Looking Ahead and Learning From Setbacks

Everyone falls short at some point. When you inevitably run into roadblocks, be resilient and maneuver around them.

Evening Standard

Nationwide's £2.9bn deal for Virgin Money must be stopped — members should sign up

City Voices: Give Nationwide Members a say on the purchase of Virgin Money

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