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business

Virgin Atlantic books another loss as consumer uncertainty rises

Virgin AtlanticVirgin Atlantic has posted its second consecutive year in the red as the airline was hit by the Brexit-hit pound, economic uncertainty and engine woes.

world

Virgin spacecraft broke up in flight

world

Virgin Galactic deal with first commercial spaceflight death

world

Branson sets date for space flight

celebrity

Winslet's hubby wins bid to ban paper publishing pictures

general

Winslet tells of island fire ordeal

First commercial biofuel plane takes off

The world's first commercial aircraft powered partly by biofuel took to the skies today.

Sun, 24 Feb, 2008

Virgin media confirms takeover bid

Cable company Virgin Media today confirmed it had received a takeover offer for the business.

Mon, 02 Jul, 2007

NTL scraps ITV takeover bid

Cable operator NTL said today that it had abandoned its £4.7bn (€6.9bn) bid for ITV.

Wed, 06 Dec, 2006

Branson calls on British government to stand up to Murdoch

Virgin boss Richard Branson today urged the British government to “stand up” to Rupert Murdoch in the ITV merger row.

Tue, 21 Nov, 2006

Bond film cameo for Branson

Richard Branson is to appear in the next Bond movie, he announced today.

Tue, 04 Jul, 2006

Float values Virgin Mobile at €751m

Virgin Mobile was today valued at £500m (€751m) as it launched on the London stock market at a price significantly lower than its previous hopes.

Wed, 21 Jul, 2004

Branson plans no-frills US airline

Richard Branson is considering starting up a low-cost airline based in the United States, it was reported today.

Sat, 29 Nov, 2003