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“Flying model planes and covering the phone with a pillow was all I was capable of at the time”: The unexpected triumph of Mike Oldfield’s Hergest Ridge, an album he didn’t want to make

Overwhelmed by the success of Tubular Bells, he found peace in a solitary house on a hill and in playing ancient music in an old mansion. Even when his peace was shattered, he managed to create an uplifting and chart-topping record

Louder

Richard Branson and Kanya King among first recipients of Ivors Academy Honours

The accolades aim to recognise those who champion musicians and help to build a ‘stronger, fairer and more inclusive’ music industry.

Evening Standard

Sir Richard Branson ‘deeply saddened’ after rising star chef dies in crash on billionaire’s island retreat

Sources say Sir Richard Branson has been left “deeply saddened” after executive sous chef Sihle Somdaka died in a buggy crash on his Caribbean retreat Necker Island.

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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

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

The Guardian - UK

Steve Jobs didn’t actually become a billionaire thanks to leading Apple—but rather from his work with this film company

Steve Jobs’ $10 million bet on Pixar turned him into a billionaire, long before the introduction of the iPhone.

Fortune

Inside Chris Sharp's Journey to Transform Regenerative Medicine Through Biotechnology

Sharp has led Skye Biologics to treat over 600,000 patients and build one of the industry's most diverse portfolios of naturally derived allograft products.

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When running AI giant OpenAI becomes too overwhelming Sam Altman turns to pen and paper—it’s a habit shared by Bill Gates and Richard Branson

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he still doesn’t let ChatGPT do all his writing. Instead, he picks up a special pen and paper to navigate challenges.

Fortune

Amazon Ring's founder is back as CEO with a hard pivot to AI. How Jamie Siminoff went from 'Shark Tank' reject to $1 billion brand

Ring’s founder wants to get the company back to his original vision.

Fortune

Cherished champion and statesman: Usyk focuses on Ukraine before titles

The boxing great made two symbolic political gestures in London with his bout against Daniel Dubois only days away on Saturday

The Guardian - UK

Katy Perry and her fellow space tourists weren’t exceptions – humanity has long cared about interplanetary style

When pop star Katy Perry and five other women made a much-publicised trip to the edge of space earlier this year, they faced sharp criticism across both social and traditional media, with sceptics questioning multiple aspects of the mission.

The Conversation

Sir Richard Branson highlights Ukraine conflict at mosaic unveiling

Sir Richard was accompanied at the unveiling by Ukrainian boxer and world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

What do Premier League players do during their summer holidays?

In the intervening gap between the final whistle of the final game and the preparations for the next season, what do Premier League Stars get up to?

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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%

MusicRadar

“Ultimately, I believe it will be the end of mankind”: We catch up with synthpop legend Gary Numan to talk sampling, running a record label and the future of music

Following the reissue of his 1984 album Berserker, Gary Numan reminisces on the demise of Numa Records and the dangers of AI

Evening Standard

OPINION - Richard Branson: London is the world's most exciting city and this is why I'll always invest here

Every time I visit London, I’m captivated by the energy of this incredible city. It still gives me the same sense of excitement and opportunity I felt back in 1971 — standing on Oxford Street at the opening of the first Virgin record shop.

Evening Standard

Richard Branson: 'Why I won't leave my billions to my children'

The entrepreneur tells Michael Odell about inheritance, his new London hotel, dancing on the tables at 74 and why he has stopped afternoon drinking

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The Independent UK

Married at sea: Why cruise weddings are surging in popularity

Two couples speak to Marc Shoffman to explain why they went nautical for their nuptials

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Richard Branson saved Keith Richards from gun-toting man

Sir Richard Branson has revealed that he once saved the life of The Rolling Stones rocker Keith Richards, when a man with a gun showed up at his house looking for him.

The Independent UK

Richard Branson says opening of first Virgin hotel in London ‘really special’

The entrepreneur’s Virgin Group began life in the capital more than 50 years ago.

Fortune

Richard Branson says Trump’s tariffs messed up a promising economy: ‘Everything was going so bloody well up to about three months ago’

The billionaire entrepreneur sees Trump’s hard-line trade policies as reflecting the views of a “fairly small elite [group] of people around” him.

The Guardian - UK

Richard Branson accuses Trump of ‘doing so much damage’ to the world

Virgin Atlantic founder says ‘erratic’ decisions from US president have been ‘awful for everyone’

Space

Katy Perry just became the 1st pop star to sing in space — but Lance Bass, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Sarah Brightman and Justin Bieber had their chance

Katy Perry isn't the first performer with space ambitions; Lance Bass, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber all hoped to be first at one time or another.

The Guardian - UK

‘Yoda’ for scientists: the outsider ecologist whose ideas from the 80s just might fix our future

John Todd’s eco-machine stunned experts by using natural organisms to remove toxic waste from a Cape Cod lagoon. Forty years on, he wants to build a fleet of them to clean up the oceans

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