Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is a British industrialist, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies. Branson's first successful business venture was at age 16, when he published a magazine called Student. He then set up an audio record mail-order business in 1970. In 1972, he opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records, later known as Virgin Megastores and rebranded after a management buyout as Zavvi in late 2007. Read More
A flying feud: BA boss and Branson go to war
Apr 18 - Independent
Virgin fights approval of BMI takeover
Apr 15 - Financial Times
Virgin relaunches flights to Mumbai
Mar 15 - Independent
Kenya: New Plan to Ease Traffic On Mombasa Road
Feb 01 - AllAfrica News
Business leaders in push to promote Liverpool
Jan 18 - Financial Times
Branson Seeks to Outflank BA With Rival Bid for Lufthansa’s BMI
Dec 12 - Business Week
Branson warns of a jobless 'lost generation'
Nov 19 - Independent
Oft-nude tycoon risks Northern exposure
Nov 17 - Financial Times
Branson's Virgin to buy Northern Rock
Nov 17 - CNN Money
Virgin to Buy U.K.’s Northern Rock for 747 Million Pounds
Nov 17 - Business Week
Northern Rock sold 'at a loss'
Nov 17 - Independent
Britain sells Northern Rock bank to Virgin Money
Nov 17 - France24
British Government sells Northern Rock to Branson at a loss
Nov 17 - Independent
Virgin Money to buy Northern Rock
Nov 17 - Independent
Virgin tycoon Branson invests in Square
Nov 08 - France24
Virgin in pole position to land troubled Northern Rock
Oct 24 - Independent
Virgin aims for first space launch within a year
Sep 15 - France24
Uganda: Corporate Governance, a Must for Any Company's Sustainability
Sep 08 - AllAfrica News
Branson may join B'wood star in racing league
Aug 30 - The Times of India
Virgin Atlantic to launch 'weep warning' gimmick on films
Aug 18 - Independent
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If the Sir Richard Branson ice cubes aren't enough, Virgin Atlantic is giving travelers another reason to choose their airline - cell phone use has been cleared for takeoff by the company. The downfall? It will cost you. (May 16)
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Swedish organization ADay.org asks people across the globe to pick up a camera on May 15, 2012 and "participate in the world's largest and most comprehensive photographic documentation of a single day in human history.". (May 14)
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Mobile access for passengers Virgin's new Airbus A330 flights from London to New York. (May 13)
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Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic Airways and Virgin Australia launch joint advertising pitch. (May 11)
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Claire Lomas, 32, completed the London Marathon on Tuesday despite being paralyzed from the waist down. (May 09)
MORE TOPICS: LONDON
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South African space tourism company, Orbital Horizon has charged Virgin Galactic of misleading the public by stating that it was the first agent in the country to offer outer space flights. (May 07)
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Zach Galifianakis' "Between Two Ferns" is coming to television for the first time in the form of a Comedy Central special to air on Sunday. (May 03)
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UK Border Force data shows continued delays as London braces for huge surge in air traffic for 2012 Olympics (May 03)
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Virgin Group CEO Sir Richard Branson is going to do the impossible - be on board every Virgin Atlantic flight from now on. Or at least his likeness will be after Virgin Atlantic announced "Little Richard ice cubes" so Branson can chill with passengers. (May 02)
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The ice cubes depict Richard Branson complete with his hair, goatee and grinning teeth. (May 02)
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