Filing opens door to potential sale of half of Virgin Group’s holding in space venture

Chunk of assets already pledged as collateral could complicate efforts to secure fresh debt

Priority status as grid suppliers helps Orsted and Iberdrola weather drop in demand

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Consumer goods group missed its moment but there is much to keep investors onside

Settlement house delays payout and project to let small shareholders cash out

Companies with strong balance sheets are best placed for post-crisis rebuild

The UK is being belligerent, the EU inflexible. But a deal can be done this year

James Max, the FT columnist, takes questions from readers about the misery of household chores

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It will be hard to help worthy US companies without also aiding private equity

Copper is well poised to make new all-time highs

Oxwash, a UK-based laundry startup that’s aiming to disrupt traditional but environmentally costly washing and dry-cleaning processes by using ozone to sterilize fabrics at lower temperatures, along with electric cargo bikes for hyper local pick ups and deliveries, has bagged a £1.4 million (~$1.7M) seed. Backers in the funding round include TrueSight Ventures, Biz Stone […]

After blundering, the government must admit that the lockdown will not be over in three weeks

Hostility to multilateralism means the forces that contained proliferation are dissipating

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Across the U.S., sustainable microgrids are emerging as a vital tool in the fight against climate change and increasingly common natural disasters.

The Los Angeles Cleantch Incubator is rebooting its incubator program and moving from rolling applications to a cohort model beginning with 16 new startups.  Los Angeles’ not-for-profit incubator exchanges sweat equity in the form of services and office space, and the promise of $20,000 in funding for local pilot projects, for a 1.5% to 3% […]

Some of the best real-time insights into Tesla and its global fleet of electric vehicles — outside the confines of its Silicon Valley headquarters — might be through the lens of TezLab, a tiny upstart in Brooklyn. Now, a little more than two years after its founding, TezLab is on the verge of hitting what […]

Oxwash, a UK-based laundry startup that’s aiming to disrupt traditional but environmentally costly washing and dry-cleaning processes by using ozone to sterilize fabrics at lower temperatures, along with electric cargo bikes for hyper local pick ups and deliveries, has bagged a £1.4 million (~$1.7M) seed. Backers in the funding round include TrueSight Ventures, Biz Stone […]

The time to start a cleaning company is now.

Hosts Holly, 38, and Phillip, 57, presented This Morning from Downton Abbey's Highclere Castle on Thursday, where the TV series and film are shot.

Get ready for Christmas with these recipes from a new book by Lady Carnarvon, chatelaine of Highclere Castle, the real Downton Abbey. Pictured, mince pies.

Get ready for Christmas with these recipes from a new book by Lady Carnarvon, chatelaine of Highclere Castle, the real Downton Abbey. Pictured, Christmas cake.

Get ready for Christmas with these recipes from a new book by Lady Carnarvon, chatelaine of Highclere Castle, the real Downton Abbey. Pictured, Christmas pudding.

Get ready for Christmas with these recipes from a new book by Lady Carnarvon, chatelaine of Highclere Castle, the real Downton Abbey. Pictured, gingerbread.

The annual 20ft Norwegian Spruce has been hoisted at Downton Abbey's Highclere Castle. It is the same traditional tree as Trafalgar Square and the job requires a structured plan.

Successful applicants will be paid a 'competitive' hourly rate and offered shared accommodation on the 5,000-acre Berkshire estate owned by The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon.

Lady Carnarvon told on This Morning Downton Abbey's Highclere Castle, in Hampshire, has 'zero income' amid the coronavirus crisis.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: The Carnarvons have gone out of their way to try to find a solution - but the road to Downton has hit a few bumps.

Lord Fellowes, creator of the ITV period drama, and two of its stars, Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern, will take fans on an 'ultimate insider tour' of the castle, delivered online.

One of the legacies of lockdown could be that we all end up with spotless homes. With time on our hands, we are turning into a nation of housekeepers, fearlessly delving into dusty corners.

Quotation - dated 31.10.2011 - Hiring of vehicles on monthly basis for the official use of Office of the Registrar of Companies –cum- Official Liquidator, Orissa, Cuttack

Ian Hickton, from Stoke, was staying as a guest at an Airbnb last weekend when he found a list of very specific bathroom rules and shared them on Twitter. One stated men should 'sit down' for a wee.

Paris Saint Germain's serial goal-getters Kylian Mbappe and Mauro Icardi were at it again as the Ligue 1 leaders extended their advantage to seven points with a resounding victory on Sunday.

Kylie Jenner has one of the most enviable wardrobes in the world with tons of designer goods. So it was a shock when she told fans that she was cleaning out her closet.

Taking to Instagram, the American actress shared a photo of the pair enjoying lunch while reacting their famous cheek to cheek pose from the film's promotional poster.

The comedy legend took to Twitter to blast the low payments he banks for his work on the 2011 Disney film - which had a budget of £26 million and made just £43 million worldwide at the box office.

He's been through a tough year, after splitting with wife Miley Cyrus following just 10 months of marriage.

Miley Cyrus and her boyfriend Cody Simpson made sure their home was disinfected in light of the coronavirus outbreak.

Nick Kyrgios 's $300k muscle car smashed into a power pole yesterday, leaving one side completely destroyed in Canberra.

Serena Williams posted an ingenious social media clip on Wednesday in which she simulated a tennis game on grass against herself.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Organisers of the 2022 Commonwealth Games are set to face a grilling after it was confirmed that the archery and shooting will be held in India.

The star is obviously very proud of his newly ripped torso as he posted a picture of himself posing in a bathroom topless.

The Australian rapper, 29, dared to bare in a plunging black frock at an awards ceremony in Berlin, Germany on Friday.

EastEnders viewers were left heartbroken on Thursday as Daniel Cook dies just hours after girlfriend Jean Slater was given the all-clear from cancer.

The Loose Women star, 30, proved all is well in her household as she admired her boyfriend Joe Swash cleaning the windows amid the UK's coronavirus lockdown on Thursday afternoon.

He already scored big at the Olympics and now Ryan Lochte is winning over the ladies with his perfectly chiseled physique.

A soldier cleared of rape has been ordered to pay his alleged victim £100,000 in damages following a landmark civil case. Sean Diamond failed to defend the claim in June at Edinburgh High Court.