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Wo are you calling stupid? Gavin Newsom greets Donald Trump at Los Angeles International Airport last year.

Too ‘dumb’ to be president? No, Mr Trump, he’s dyslexic – like Einstein and me

So Donald Trump thinks a dyslexic person can’t become US president, but America has already had such a leader.

  • Geoff Lee

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Donald Trump and his now-wife, Melania, with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, in 2000.

Powerful men who turn up in the new batch of Epstein files

Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Bill Gates are among the dozens of high-profile figures mentioned in the vast trove of documents.

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The image from the file appears to show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, but there is no detail on where or when it was taken.

Andrew pictured looming over woman in latest Epstein files

Jeffrey Epstein also offered to introduce the former Prince Andrew to a “beautiful” 26-year-old Russian woman, emails released by the US Justice Department reveal.

  • Janet Eastham and Alexander Butler
Branson kisses his wife Joan goodbye, as he sets off in his bid to circumnavigate the globe by balloon, from Marrakech, Morroco, Friday Dec.18 1998

‘My guiding light’: Joan Branson, wife of billionaire Richard Branson, dies at 80

Announcing her death, a heartbroken Branson said she was his best friend, his rock and his world. No other details were disclosed.

The Elder’s, a small group of political giants meet in secret to discuss the world’s conflicts.

‘No armies, no budgets’: The quiet power of the planet’s most private peacemakers

Since 2007, a group of retired political giants and humanitarian leaders founded by Nelson Mandela has met to tackle global existential threats.

  • Mick Brown

This airline is facing the ultimate makeover test

Since its launch as the cheeky disruptor funded by Richard Branson, Virgin Blue has had many corporate faces – not all of them attractive.

  • Elizabeth Knight
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Sir Richard Branson has become one of the few business leaders to publicly criticise Trump.

The billionaire speaking out against Trump

Richard Branson didn’t hold back in his comments, saying Trump has “put America on the wrong side of history”.

  • Stephen Castle
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Airline review: It’s still the sassiest in the sky, shame about the food

Richard Branson’s airline has personable service, but that’s masking a stinginess on the seating and food.

  • David Whitley
Resilient Lady in Sydney.

Branson’s Virgin Voyages scraps next summer’s Australian cruises

Sir Richard’s Branson’s ship Resilient Lady isn’t so resilient after all, with the cruise line revealing it will not return to Australian waters for its planned second season.

  • Katherine Scott
Resilient Lady is the first Virgin Voyages ship to cruise from Australia.

The verdict on Richard Branson’s first adults-only ship Down Under

A shave over a whisky, and the first tattoo studio at sea? Things are different on Resilient Lady, the first ship from Virgin Voyages to sail in Australia.

  • Andrew Bain