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Virgin Voyages launches third cruise ship with spa, pyjama parties and themed brunch

Virgin Voyages has launched its third cruise ship Resilient Lady with a maiden voyage in Greece but it's not the only new ship coming for Sir Richard Branson's cruise line

Daily Mirror

Rich list shows retail kingpin is wealthiest ever Liverpudlian after sales boom

Home Bargains magnate Tom Morris, 69, opened his first store in the Old Swan area of the city in 1976, aged just 21, and the chain now has more than 575 stores

Daily Mirror

Who is Sam Branson? Richard Branson’s son makes music debut

Singer appeared on Lorraine to promote album under performance name Waves Rush In

Evening Standard

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Sir Richard Branson loses £1.8BILLION in a year after suffering huge Virgin losses

Sir Richard, founder of Virgin Group, and his family are now worth about £2.41billion, down from £4.2billion from the previous year, according to the Sunday Times Rich List

Daily Mirror

Manchester United bidder Jim Ratcliffe up to second on UK rich list

Hinduja family remain at top, while Richard Branson drops 33 places to 77th

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty lose £200m, shows Sunday Times Rich List

Sir Richard Branson has seen his fortune shrink by more than 40% in a year

Wales Online

Rich list: Sir Richard Branson’s wealth shrinks by £1.8bn in a year

The British entrepreneur slipped down the annual Sunday Times Rich List following his satellite launch company Virgin Orbit going bankrupt.

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10 questions for Martin Anderson of Lemon Contact Centre

The founder and CEO of the Stockton-based contact centre answers our questions

Birmingham Post

Men speak openly about their neurodivergence and achieve career success. Women? Not so much

Neurodivergent women are just as successful as their male peers, yet rarely receive the same acclamation for their achievements.

Fortune

5 Mostly Forgotten Fox TV Shows That Still Live Rent-Free In My Head

Other networks were great and all, but my eyes were always glued to Fox. Here are a few of my favorite shows that I still think about today.

Cinemablend

Virgin Galactic to start commercial flight in late June, shares rise

Virgin Galactic Holdings said that a four-member test flight will take place in May and that it aims to launch its first commercial flight in late June.

The Hindu

Virgin Galactic is just weeks away from next astronaut test flight, eyes space tourist flights soon

Virgin Galactic plans to launch its fifth spaceflight late this month, a test that aims to pave the way for the start of commercial service next month.

Space

Sir Richard Branson personally lost £1.5 billion in the pandemic

The British entrepreneur also admitted he suffered depression as his company faced backlash.

Fortune

Richard Branson says he came close to losing Virgin Group empire during pandemic

Billionaire tells of personally losing £1.5bn and ‘painful’ backlash after plea for state loan for Virgin Atlantic

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TV tonight: not one for anybody who has a fear of Friday the 13th

Dermot O’Leary makes an unlucky guest appearance on Inside No 9. Plus: the bumbling boys from The Curse head to Colombia to meet the cartel. Here’s what to watch this evening

Creative Bloq

Virgin's ingenious campaign shows the limitations of AI art

There's no replacement for real creative thinking.

Space

Virgin Galactic spacecraft makes first glide since historic spaceflight, aims for space

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity took once again to the skies on April 26 for a glide test. The next step will be a test flight in space ahead of launching commercial service, officials said.

The Independent UK

AI and dyslexia are a ‘powerful combination’, says Sir Richard Branson

Sir Richard has joined forces with charity Made By Dyslexia to promote the potential of dyslexic people in the workplace.

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Singapore executes man for coordinating the delivery of cannabis

Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists that he was convicted on weak evidence.

Bangkok Post

Singapore hangs prisoner over 1kg of cannabis

SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday hanged a prisoner convicted of conspiracy to smuggle one kilogram of cannabis, authorities said, ignoring international calls for the city-state to abolish capital punishment.

The Independent UK

Singapore executes man for abetting trafficking of cannabis

Singapore has executed a man for abetting the trafficking of cannabis, despite pleas for clemency and protests that he was convicted on weak evidence

Reuters

Singapore executes citizen for cannabis trafficking

Singapore on Wednesday executed a man convicted of drug trafficking, a representative for his family said, despite pleas from his relatives and activists for clemency.

Bangkok Post

UN urges Singapore to halt execution

The United Nations Human Rights Office pressed Singapore on Tuesday to “urgently reconsider” its scheduled execution of a man over one kilogramme of cannabis.

Reuters

Singapore chides billionaire Branson over call to spare cannabis trafficker

Singapore government on Tuesday accused British billionaire Richard Branson of peddling falsehoods and disrespecting its justice system, hitting back at the tycoon over his call to spare a man set to be executed this week for drug trafficking.

Evening Standard

Tangaraju Suppiah: Singapore to hang man over cannabis trafficking charge despite clemency appeals

Tangaraju Suppiah is due to be executed under Singapore’s draconian laws for drug trafficking

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