Airline review:It’s still the sassiest in the sky,shame about the food
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Airline review:It’s still the sassiest in the sky,shame about the food

Richard Branson’s airline has personable service,but that’s masking a stinginess on the seating and food.

  • byDavid Whitley

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Branson’s Virgin Voyages scraps next summer’s Australian cruises

Branson’s Virgin Voyages scraps next summer’s Australian cruises

Sir Richard’s Branson’s ship Resilient Lady isn’t so resilient after all,with the cruise line revealing it will not return to Australian waters for its planned second season.

  • byKatherine Scott
The verdict on Richard Branson’s first adults-only ship Down Under

The verdict on Richard Branson’s first adults-only ship Down Under

A shave over a whisky,and the first tattoo studio at sea? Things are different on Resilient Lady,the first ship from Virgin Voyages to sail in Australia.

  • byAndrew Bain
Sydney to London in two hours via space is possible:UK’s Civil Aviation Authority

Sydney to London in two hours via space is possible:UK’s Civil Aviation Authority

Passengers will be able to fly from the UK to Australia in less than two hours within a decade,according to new research,but they could lose consciousness during take-off.

  • byRob Harris
Lost in space:Sir Richard Branson humiliated as Virgin Orbit goes bankrupt
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Lost in space:Sir Richard Branson humiliated as Virgin Orbit goes bankrupt

On a bitterly cold January day,a Virgin Orbit satellite ended up in the Atlantic Ocean,setting off a chain of events that has now sunk the entire company.

  • byMatthew Field
Virgin,we have a problem:Branson quiet after company’s space blunder

Virgin,we have a problem:Branson quiet after company’s space blunder

Richard Branson was long a force to be reckoned with in the booming private space business. But following a serious setback in January,he’s missing in action.

  • byLoren Grush andSiddharth Philip
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Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit furloughs staff,halts operations

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit furloughs staff,halts operations

The Richard Branson-founded satellite launch firm and sibling company of space tourism venture Virgin Galactic,has paused operations and put almost all staff on furlough while it attempts to secure more funding.

  • byLoren Grush
Rugby league was the only sport played the day Diana died – because of Richard Branson

Rugby league was the only sport played the day Diana died – because of Richard Branson

On the 25th anniversary of Diana’s death,the story of how a London Broncos match was allowed to go ahead that day thanks to Virgin entrepreneur can finally be told.

  • byAndrew Webster
Paradise or purgatory? The Aussie billionaires buying islands

Paradise or purgatory? The Aussie billionaires buying islands

Island-buying has become a trend among Australia’s billionaires,but island dreams can quickly sour.

  • byJordan Baker
Richard Branson takes aim at crypto scams that use his name as lure

Richard Branson takes aim at crypto scams that use his name as lure

British billionaire Richard Branson hit out at cryptocurrency scammers and said he’s stepping up efforts to stop his name from being used to convince unsuspecting victims to sign up to fraudulent schemes.

  • byChristopher Jasper
‘Dark stain’ on Singapore:Branson fights to save low-IQ man from death
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‘Dark stain’ on Singapore:Branson fights to save low-IQ man from death

Richard Branson has appealed directly to Singapore’s president and prime minister to spare Nagen’s life and warned of potential financial ramifications if the execution goes ahead.

  • byChris Barrett