Virgin Money in talks to buy Lloyds bank branches

05/26/11 TYCOON Sir Richard Branson wants to snap up 600 branches from Lloyds as he prepares to throw down the gauntlet to banking giants.

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Global Radio pulls out of Absolute Radio auction

06/02/11 Global Radio, Britain's biggest commercial radio group, has pulled out of the auction for Absolute Radio, taking Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group a step closer to buying back the former Virgin Radio.

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Global war on drugs has 'failed' say former leaders

06/02/11 The global war on drugs has "failed" according to a new report by group of politicians and former world leaders. The Global Commission on Drug Policy report calls for the legalisation of some drugs and an end to the criminalisation of drug users. The panel includes former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the former leaders of Mexico, Colombia and Brazil, and the entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson ...

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