...entrepreneur Richard Branson said the near-collapse of Halifax Bank of Scotland threatened Virgin Atlantic. In an interview with the U.S. cable channel Fox News, Branson used his airline's close call as an argument for government guarantees of all bank deposits. "HBOS...
...this newspaper. Indeed, a host of famous figures â including Prince Philip, David Bellamy, Professor James Lovelock and Richard Branson â who might have expected to be high on the list, were judged not to make the grade at all.The judges set out to identify...
...including transfers, guided trek and breakfast, excluding flights. 0203 147 7777; intrepidtravel.com 9. Kasbah Tamadot Sir Richard Branson's retreat in the Atlas mountains, just an hour from Marrakesh, has added six new luxurious Berber tented suites with...
...Northern Rock and the Lloyds TSB takeover of HBOS â which were the subject of Peston scoops. Virginâs billionaire chairman Sir Richard Branson revealed in his book Business Stripped Bare that when he tried, and failed, to buy Northern Rock last year, Peston...
...news page or the other round the year and across the globe. And in recounting his adventures as a global billionaire, Richard Branson does a nifty job of taking on the self-myth, sometimes pumping it with yet more air, but occasionally puncturing it as well....
...as a landmark event where future conservation strategies are developed. In his daily diary, environment correspondent Richard Black reports on the topics beings discussed in the conference halls, and visits some of the fringe events. Indigenous leaders in...
...must be registered with the site. VIRGIN Atlantic might have "disappeared" if Halifax Bank of Scotland had gone under, Sir Richard Branson has revealed. The billionaire founder of the airline said HBoS refused to let his company withdraw £1 billion pounds...
... SUSIE GHARIB: Another day of panic selling on Wall Street today, the Dow traded in its biggest point spread ever: down more than 700 points, and up more than 300. The Dow ended with a 128-point loss, while the NASDAQ managed a gain of 4 points. Today's ac...
...famous, the ridiculous. Also realised that Ian Hislop was his successor (that can't have been obvious at the time). 11 Richard Branson. The first popular entrepreneur. Floated his company and bought it back because shareholders just weren't worth it. FAHF,...
...Virgin Galactic, plans to begin taking clients to the cusp of space in the next few years. The company, founded by Sir Richard Branson, will fly a spaceship designed by Burt Rutan and based on SpaceShipOne, which won the Ansari X Prize in 2004. More than...