Tag Archives: Richard Branson

The Best Of The Morning’s April Fool’s Day Gags

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on April 1st, 2013

This is the worst day of the year if your job is to basically find out what other people are talking about, and then report it back to other people, who might not have known about that stuff in the first place.

Celebs React to Royal Baby News

By Brigid Brown | Posted on December 3rd, 2012

The media circus surrounding their nuptials turned all eyes on London in a way not seen since the last major royal event, the 1981 wedding of Charles and Diana. We know how that one ended, but with William and Kate, we're still caught up in the fantasy. Will 2012 bring an addition to the royal family? We'll be watching, along with the rest of the world... (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, file)

It’s been made official, Kate Middleton is pregnant. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their first child who will be third in line to the throne.

The Brit List: Summer of London – Innovators

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on July 16th, 2012

“He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils,” wrote Sir Francis Bacon, “for time is the greatest innovator.” Some three centuries later, another Englishman, Prime Minister Harold Wilson, put it a little ...

Simon Cowell Is Sending The Winner Of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ Into Space

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on January 20th, 2012

I’m not sure if you can follow a remorseful quote about being too arrogant with a declaration that you’ll be sending the winner of a TV talent show into space to broadcast to the entire planet, but then Simon Cowell is not ...

News Roundup: Kate Winslet Battles ‘A Wall Of Fire’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on August 31st, 2011

Kate Winslet has revealed exactly what happened on the night of the fire at Richard Branson’s house, and who were the real heroes.

News Roundup: The Beckhams’ Golden Tribute to Harper, Pete Doherty and Carla Bruni Pal Up, and Helen ‘Body of the Year’ Mirren

By staff | Posted on August 1st, 2011

Y’know that family who’ve just had a new baby and they’re so smitten they can’t stop recording every aspect of their child’s growth? And changing their Facebook profile picture to a picture of the baby?