Richard Branson

Richard Branson to sponsor the Queen's speech? Is the commercialisation of sport soon to be followed by the commodification of politics? While we're waiting for the Queen's speech (or do I mean the H J Heinz Queen's speech?), did I hear...

In this article: Royal Bank of Scotland, Marks & Spencer, Barclays, ExxonMobil, AIG, Wal-Mart, and Gordon Brown

...complaint letter to Virgin Airways, which was posted online, resulted in the author receiving a phone call from Sir Richard Branson. Branson, the owner of Virgin, called the complainant to thank him for his "constructive, although...

In this article: Giles Coren, YouTube, Christian Bale, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, Virgin Airways, John Sweeney, and Orson Welles

Richard Branson's co-pilot dies after jet ejector seat fails during air show Last updated at 8:03 AM on 16th November 2009 A daredevil pilot died during an air show when his British-built jet's ejector seat failed to work. Dave Stock,...

In this article: Virgin, South Africa, Bredasdorp, Cape Town, and UK

...in just about every sexy industry the business world offers? In other words why be bitter when you can be Branson? Yes, Sir Richard Branson, the dashing founding chairman of the saucily-monikered Virgin Group, purveyor of cell phones, smooth...

In this article: Virgin Group, Capitalism, Dyslexia, Scrooge McDuck, Michelin, Forbes Magazine, Stephen Colbert, and Brooklyn

...to other main sections from here Branson goes Dutch in latest attempt to control the National Lottery Dominic Walsh Sir Richard Branson has teamed up with the People's Postcode Lottery (PPL), a Dutch-owned group that runs charity...

In this article: Camelot, City AM, Royal Mail, Thales, Virgin Group, De La Rue, and Feyenoord

...add theNational Lottery to his empire Bruised by his two unsuccessful bids in the past to run the National Lottery, Sir Richard Branson will make an attempt to acquire a stake in the current lottery operator, Camelot, this week, as the...

In this article: Camelot, Revenue, Royal Mail, Virgin Group, De La Rue, Kraft, Fujitsu, and US

Branson's outfit, the People's Lottery, bid for the initial contract in 1994 and again in 2000 Richard Branson and a number of private equity firms are among potential bidders jostling to buy the 80% of national lottery operator Camelot...

In this article: Camelot, Revenue, Royal Mail, Virgin Group, De La Rue, and Greenhill

...gets his fill of fine Caribbean dining. Necker is among several islands where the annual BVI Winemakers Dinners are held Sir Richard Branson bought this 75-acre hideaway for �125,000 in 1978 Photo: GETTY 'In this unlikely setting I am...

In this article: Caribbean, Virgin Gorda, Guana Island, Tortola, Treasure Island, and Peter Island

Virgin tycoon SIR RICHARD BRANSON has abandoned his efforts to hire the heroic pilot of the miraculous Hudson River plane crash for his intergalactic spaceship mission. The billionaire business mogul was left in awe of U.S. Airways'...

In this article: Hudson River, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin, Virgin Galactic, LaGuardia Airport, and New York

...thing people have overlooked is the fact that Honda wrote out a cheque for GBP120m so the team didn't go bust Sir Richard Branson Branson also felt that Honda should take some of the credit for Brawn's success, despite their decision to...

In this article: Virgin, Honda, Ross Brawn, Formula 1, Australian Grand Prix, BBC Radio 5, Melbourne, and Rubens Barrichello