Richard Branson

Frankie Boyle has been appearing at this year's Fringe. Picture: Robert Perry.

Frankie Boyle defends decision to keep joking about death of Holly Willoughby

The merger is creating what is billed as the largest autistic-majority company in the world (file image). Picture: Kent Smith/Hand Cranked Films Inc.

Edinburgh base of Auticon, whose IT consultants are autistic, cheers key merger

Sir Richard Branson has been forced to sell Virgin Orbit

Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit closes

Take a look through our photo gallery to see the 5 wealthiest people in Scotland, according to this year's Sunday Times Rich List.

Scotland's 5 richest people revealed

Eve, Virgin Hotels Edinburgh’s all day dining venue, will hold the launch of its courtyard this weekend.

City centre hotel to open new courtyard for cocktails

Virgin Orbit, a rocket business owned by British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, has filed for bankruptcy in the US after failing to attract new investment.

Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy

Virgin Orbit is to lay off staff and cease operations after failing to secure new investment. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit to lay off staff and cease operations

Sir Richard Branson chatting to Curiosity Shop business founders. Picture: Professional Images UK.

Sir Richard Branson shares advice with founders of sustainable Scots firms

Sir Richard Branson and piper Louise Marshall mark the opening of the new Virgin Hotels Edinburgh development in the Old Town. Picture: Euan Cherry/PA Wire

Richard Branson urges Edinburgh to build more hotels to keep city centre ‘alive’

All the firms showcased in The Curiosity Shop have been supported by Virgin StartUp and are focused on sustainability. Picture: Ian Georgeson.

Half-dozen Scottish start-ups being checked in at Virgin Hotels Edinburgh

Richard Branson waves as he arrives at a base in Las Cruces, New Mexico

Richard Branson hails ‘experience of a lifetime’ after flying to edge of space

Loral and Eishel Quinn are the mother-daughter team behind the start up

Edinburgh mum and daughter aim to raise £300k through app start-up

The Virgin Orbit - a modified Boeing 747 - carries a Launcher One rocket under it's wing containing small satellites to be sent into space. (Pic: Getty)

Who owns Virgin Orbit? The company is sending satellites into space - here's why

Richard has paid tribute to his 'fearless' mother, Eve Branson (Picture: Virgin)

Richard Branson’s mum dies of Covid - the Virgin founder’s tribute to her

Award: Laura Taylor

Scots businesswomen wins prestigious global accolade from LinkedIn

The rocket was released over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California (Photo: Shutterstock)

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit rocket failed on its first flight - here’s why

Founder and President of Virgin Group Sir Richard Branson holds burlesque artist Dita Von Teese as they appear on the wing of a Virgin Atlantic Airways 747-400 aircraft in 2010 (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Did Richard Branson sue the NHS?

Flights from Gatwick will not resume once lockdown is lifted (Photo: Shutterstock)

Virgin Atlantic is permanently cancelling all flights out of Gatwick - and cutti...

Scotland already has an abundance of islands so may not be impressed by Richard Branson's offer of Necker Island as collateral for a loan to help Virgin Atlantic (Picture: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Why Scotland doesn't want Branson's Caribbean island – Susan Morrison

Virgin Australia has entered into voluntary administration, making it the first major Australian corporation that has folded because of the coronavirus pandemic (Photo: Shutterstock)

Virgin Australia enters into voluntary administration putting 16,000 jobs at ris...

Virgin Atlantic has cancelled more April flights - here's what to do if you're a...

April Fool’s Day is the perfect excuse for trickery, jokes and invention, and this year as the UK’s lockdown continues, there will be plenty of time to plan an excellent prank

11 of the best April Fools' Day pranks

Lewis Capaldi with his Song of the Year award on stage at the Brit Awards 2020 at the O2 Arena, London.

Lewis Capaldi taught etiquette for parody video by celebrity expert paid thousan...

Virgin has made its mark with trains and planes, but the company is now taking to the waters, with the launch of its first ever first cruise ship, Scarlet Lady (Photo: Virgin Voyages)

Virgin’s new cruise ship has its own tattoo parlour, cocktail mixology sessions ...