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'Never Felt Like A Woman Until 26': Lorde Says 'Virgin' Mixes Femininity And Sometimes Being A Man

Lorde, 28, opens up about discovering womanhood at 26, influenced by her androgynous mother and music icons like David Bowie. Her album 'Virgin' explores gender fluidity, femininity and personal identity, offering a bold, introspective look at self-expression.

International Business Times UK

Qantas proposes beard ban for pilots over safety concerns

The clean-shaven policy is ‘based on obsolete science’, said the Australian Federation of Air Pilots

The Independent UK

What Is Lorde's Real Name? Stage Name Meaning Explained as 'Virgin' Tour Nears

Lorde's new album 'Virgin' sparks fresh curiosity as fans search for her real name and the meaning behind her stage name ahead of her 2025–26 tour.

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Sometimes bands shouldn’t be trusted to revisit their own material, as the latest Smashing Pumpkins reissue set proves

Billy Corgan has made the band's 2000 Machina project even bigger and more bombastic when it needed toning down, not blowing up

Louder

Richard Branson says ‘dyslexia is a superpower’ as new campaign launches

The campaign has been launched by Virgin StartUp, Made By Dyslexia and Virgin Unite.

Evening Standard

Virgin Hotels London-Shoreditch, review

HOTELS: At Virgin Hotels London-Shoreditch, Amelia Neath finds her groove with a hotel that makes you feel like a 1970s record label exec – set in the heart of Shoreditch

The Independent UK

London-Berlin: competition hots up for cross-Channel rail links

Firms vie with Eurostar to provide direct services from Britain to mainland Europe as they spy growth in market

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With Bottas, Cadillac favours experience: How did other new F1 teams approach their line-ups?

Cadillac's preference for 2026 appears to lie with experience, as Bottas closes in on an F1 return and Perez sits at the top of its list. We look at how F1's most recent all-new entrants approached their driving line-ups

Autosport

Virgin’s 1 Point Rewards Store Is Coming To Melbourne & The Prizes Are Wild

From Dyson Airwraps to Bose headphones, the deals are (almost) too good to be true.

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Virgin signs ‘exclusive’ train deal in bid to rival Eurostar

The operator is aiming to challenge Eurostar dominance

The Independent UK

Qantas cancels flights at double the rate of Virgin, competition watchdog finds

Airlines have also been raising fares despite downward pressure on costs from falling jet fuel prices, ACCC says

The Guardian - AU

New ‘fundamentally different’ airline to launch Australia flights in 2026

The CEO said they are keeping a ‘deliberately low profile’

The Independent UK

I tried Lorde’s transparent CD in 7 different disc players – but did it play on any of them?

Not your average compact disc...

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Aviation Accident And Incidents 2025 Continue As Virgin Plane In Melbourne Airport Collides With Tug Vehicle

A Virgin Australia plane with a tug vehicle at Melbourne Airport during towing, causing visible damage but no injuries.

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The Guardian - UK

Nationwide building society’s members deserve real votes

Governance needs overhaul after there was no vote on Virgin Money takeover and vote on CEO’s £7m pay was only advisory

The Independent UK

Fire breaks out on Virgin Australia plane mid-flight likely due to power bank

Airline says passenger and crew de-boarded safely after incident

The Guardian - AU

Fire in overhead locker on Virgin Australia flight believed to be caused by lithium battery in power bank

Sydney to Hobart flight landed safely on Monday after a small fire ignited in a passenger’s carry-on luggage

The Independent UK

Tradition and faith meet at the coast in Spain every July to celebrate the patron of sailors

Coastal communities in Spain every year honor Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the patron of sailors

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The Independent UK

Virgin Atlantic scraps popular feature because ‘the world has moved on’

New ‘Retreat Suites’ will replace the bars, which are well-known for creating a social party atmosphere on the planes

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Lorde Is Coming To Australia — Here’s How To Nab Tickets For Her 2026 Tour

Angsty divas rise up!!

The Independent UK

Virgin Atlantic: 5-year plan includes Starlink wifi and more posh seats, but not a return to Gatwick

Plane Talk: When Richard Branson founded his airline, only 5% of seats were better than economy – on some planes soon it will be 45%

The Independent UK

Virgin’s bid for west coast mainline rail route rejected by regulator

The Office of Rail and Road cited the risk of delays and cancellations in their decision

The Guardian - UK

UK rail regulator rejects Virgin’s bid for west coast mainline route

ORR rebuffs bids from three companies and says additional services would increase risk of delays and cancellations

The Conversation

Virgin by Lorde is a layered work of performance art – her smartest references explained

With her latest album, Virgin, Lorde is stretching the concept of the virgin beyond the common definition. Some may consider the album’s title and its cover art – an X-ray of Lorde’s pelvis showing an IUD – to be contradictory.

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