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Richard Branson's rocket-launch firm Virgin Orbit pauses operations, furloughs staff

British billionaire Richard Branson's rocket-launch firm Virgin Orbit has paused operations as the company searches for more funding.

Los Angeles Times

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit pauses operations while it seeks extra funds

The satellite launch company has reportedly furloughed staff and is working to secure new funding.

The Independent UK

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit pauses space operations with 'staff set to be furloughed'

A spokesperson for Virgin Orbit confirmed the "operational pause" in a statement, but did not comment on the furloughs

Daily Mirror

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Arthur Brown executed 30 years after massacre of 4 people including pregnant teen

Arthur Brown Jr, mow 52, was condemned for the June 1992 deaths in a Houston home during a drug robbery - including shooting dead a pregnant 19-year-old woman

Daily Mirror

You can now book a Jennifer Lopez inspired cruise complete with 90s dance classes

Jennifer Lopez fans can now board a cruise inspired by the hitmaker on Virgin Voyages cruise ship Scarlet Lady - and it includes heaps of fun activities like 90s dance classes

Daily Mirror

The Polaris Program: One big step for civilian spaceflight

Everything you need to know about the Polaris Program, a series of upcoming commercial space missions carried out by civilian astronauts.

Space

You can now go on a cruise curated by Jennifer Lopez

Female entrepreneurship sessions and ‘JLo-inspired entertainment’ will feature

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Cayman Islands weatherman leaves TV job for new role with Tyne and Wear Metro

In his previous job he interviewed Sir Richard Branson and now he's helping passengers on the Metro

Chronicle Live

Oh Deià – how the artists’ colony in Mallorca fell victim to Bransonification

Letters: Bruce Ross-Smith on Deià’s descent into an overpriced playground for plutocrats

The Guardian - UK

The space industry is attracting new business

The space economy has grown a lot in the last 10 years.

Axios

What price paradise? How a Mallorcan artists’ haven became ‘a ghost town’

Residents say Deià was once a thriving village community – before the millionaires and billionaires moved in

The Guardian - UK

‘Wings like cracked eggshells’: Richard Branson faces turbulence over safety of space flights

Investors are pursuing legal action against Virgin Galactic, claiming its carrier aircraft and space vehicle were not designed for regular space travel

The Guardian - UK

Virgin Orbit satellite launch: The historic mission fizzles out

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit wants to launch the first satellite from European soil – but he has competition.

Inverse

Richard Branson hates the word 'billionaire' and never started Virgin Group to make lots of money

The Virgin tycoon’s net worth is $3.6 billion...

Fortune

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Evening Standard

Richard Branson’s wealth drops $100 million after failed Virgin Orbit launch

Shares in the New York-listed firm tumbled 22% after Wall Street markets opened

The Independent UK

Elon Musk and infant son made surprise visit to Richard Branson in middle of the night before SpaceX flight

‘We made a pot of tea and sat outside under the stars and caught up’

Evening Standard

The hottest new hotel openings of 2023

Add these brand new, extra-special stays to your ‘must visit’ list for next year, says Alicia Miller

Daily Mirror

Richard Branson to operate UK’s first space launch from tiny coastal airport

The tycoon’s firm Virgin Orbit has been awarded licences to operate the project - called Start Me Up in tribute to The Rolling Stones - from Cornwall Airport Newquay by the Civil Aviation Authority

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Serial killer 'The Serpent' who murdered up to 24 victims to be freed from prison

Nepal’s Supreme Court has ruled that notorious serial killer Charles Sobhraj will be freed from prison, due to his health, despite being linked to as many as two dozen murders across Asia

Daily Mirror

Virgin wins permit to carry out UK's first ever space launch - from brand new facility

Virgin Orbit has secured licences to carry out the UK's first ever space launch in a mission named 'Start Me Up' - and the company plans to launch the aircraft from Cornwall

Evening Standard

I’ve lost touch with reality after lunch on Necker with Sir Richard Branson

There is an illustration that does the rounds on Twitter from time to time which tickles me in a profound sort of way. It’s from Arthur Lobel’s Frog and Toad series, the children’s books, and shows the pyjamaed Toad sitting up in bed frowning over the day’s to-do list. The…

The Guardian - UK

Branson review – makes you wonder if Sir Richard’s risk-taking is really worth celebrating

This four-part documentary series profiles an existence in which the Virgin boss has repeatedly gambled his financial security – and even his life. But is it worth celebrating?

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: a terrified Richard Branson made this film in case he died in space

The billionaire gets emotional as he records a farewell message to his family. Plus: SAS Rogue Heroes reaches its rollicking finale. Here’s everything to watch this evening

Manchester Evening News

The new films and shows out on Now this weekend – December 2

Sky’s subscription service has some great new content dropping in December

The New Daily

December streaming guide: Will Smith’s back, Harry and Meghan, Irreverent and much more

Will Smith's film, Emancipation, is among some great shows and documentaries out this month reviewed in our December streaming guide.

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