What Richard Branson ‘mortgaging’ Necker Island really means

Gang Of Youths made their latest appearance on US television yesterday (April 18), performing ‘In The Wake Of Your Leave’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.First released as a single back in January – with a “larger than life” video dropping later that month – the track marks a pivotal moment in the narrative of Gang Of Youths’ recent third album, ‘Angel In Realtime’. Upon its release, frontman Dave Le’aupepe explained that ‘In The Wake Of Your Leave’ was written so he could “reflect on how I became dependent on grief for solace and inspiration”.“The cycle from numbness to acceptance to yearning plays a role in my approach to grieving my dad’s death,” Le’aupepe continued in his statement.

2NE1 member and K-pop idol Minzy has revealed that the group’s reunion has been in the works for months.In a new interview with Star News, Minzy spoke about the girl group’s surprise Coachella reunion this past weekend on April 16. Minzy, along with bandmates Dara and Bom, had joined leader CL on stage during her set at 88rising’s ‘Head In The Clouds Forever’ showcase during the music festival.“I was so happy and excited to stand on such a huge stage with the [2NE1] members in front of so many spectators after such a long time,” said the 28-year-old singer, who has been releasing solo music the past few years.

2NE1 leader and K-pop idol CL has taken to Instagram to share her thoughts on the girl group’s recent surprise reunion at Coachella 2022.On April 16 this past weekend, the K-pop star took to the stage of Coachella as part of Asian-American label 88rising’s ‘Head In The Clouds Forever’ showcase. During her performance, CL surprised the audience by welcoming her 2NE1 bandmates Dara, Park Bom and Minzy onstage to perform the quartet’s hit 2009 track ‘I Am The Best’.Following the group’s reunion, their first performance together in  over six years, CL took to social media to share more about the reunion.

David Beckham has taken to Instagram to share a sneaky shot of his wife Victoria Beckham's peachy behind as she did her daily workout routine.The father-of-four, 46, posted the picture of Victoria's rear in honour of her turning 48 two days ago and later penned a more heartfelt tribute to his wife-of-22-years on his Instagram feed.In view of his 72.4 million followers, the sportsman posted the sneaky shot of Victoria's peachy bum.In the pic, the fashion designer could be seen stretching in an all-black ensemble which revealed her trim, athletic figure.Taking from the back, David wrote: "I mean [peach emoji]."Birthday girl @victoriabeckham," he added.David's story dedicated to admiring his wife's behind comes after he sent her a personalised, tongue-in-cheek birthday card.The ex-footballer gifted his wife a hilarious card that featured a snap of Victoria passed out on the bathroom floor as the front cover.Despite the star's face not being visible on the card, Victoria confirmed it was her as she shared a snap to her stories.She captioned the picture: "Sleepover with the toilet! Yes this is me! I love my birthday card @davidbeckham."A post shared by David Beckham (@davidbeckham)In a later post, David posted another tribute to Victoria as he shared a romantic snap of them kissing.David penned: "Happy Birthday to the most amazing wife , mummy & Business woman."Have the most amazing day because you deserve to x We all love you so much," he wrote alongside a red heart."@victoriabeckham @brooklynpeltzbeckham @romeobeckham @cruzbeckham #HarperSeven," he added.The star shared a love-up snap of himself and Victoria standing on a beach next to a blazing fire as they shared an affectionate smooch.Donning a white mini dress, the

Piers Morgan had vowed to "uncancel" those who had been cancelled, after losing his job on Good Morning Britain, Laurence Fox promptly hit back, accusing of profiting off the phenomenon.The actor, who formed the Reclaim political party in 2020 against wokeness, claimed that Piers' success was based on cancel culture.Reposting an article about the aims of Piers' new TalkTV show Uncensored, Laurence sneered disapprovingly: "From the chubby slug who made his millions promoting cancel culture."Piers quickly hit back last night: "Actually, I defended you from the cancel culture mob… but sadly, you then went bonkers.

Prosecco brunch got wedged upside down behind the sofa of a plush restaurant when she reached down to get a pal's jacket. Two employees of Twelve Twenty Five in North Shields, had to grab Lindsay Clark, 40, by the legs and yank her out of the sticky situation.

YouTuber entertained his fans by staying in one of the worst-rated hotels in Liverpool – but still enjoyed the experience.Tim Lindon, 42, runs the travel channel Walk With Me Tim and chose to sleep at the Adelphi Hotel in the city centre.The travel obsessive often chooses places that are low ranked online for his Worst Rated series, Liverpool Echo reports.The owners of the hotel, Britannia, have been named the worst hotel chain in the country for nine years running.Meaning, the Adelphi no longer attracts the high-status visitors it used to.After waiting at the check in, Tim was given a key to his room only to find it was occupied.The bed was unmade and clothes were strewn around, but nobody was in there.He returned to reception and was given a key to the correct room.He said: "They gave me the wrong room I could've walked in on someone naked."In his new room, Tim shows there are bars on the windows, the bathroom floor is filthy and there are stains on the bedsheets.But, having explored the hotel the YouTuber was enchanted by the building.Tim who lives in Great Yarmouth said: "Is it amazing to walk around and see the past? Absolutely".Tim walked around the grand lobby and was taken in by the architecture.He said: "This is absolutely beautiful. Look at this check out those chandeliers."And, he even found an out-of-tune grand piano in the hall which he played a ditty on.Tim decided to explore every corner of the hotel and found a mysterious room with three large oak chairs.Speaking on his experiences Tim said: "I paid £39 to stay in an amazing hotel with such history.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard‘s trial continued on Monday (April 18) and a pre-recorded deposition from his doctor was played in court during the latest session.

With Britain’s Got Talent back on our screens, all eyes are once again on the infamous judging panel – made up of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and funnyman David Walliams. So we couldn’t resist having a catch-up with David, 50, to find out more about how this series is going to go down.The hilarious comedian might be best known for his sarcastic jokes and banter on the show but during our chat, David shows a much more serious side – especially when he opens up about being a dad to eight-year-old son Alfred. “It is the most wonderful thing, being a dad,” says David, who shares his only child with ex-wife Lara Stone, 38.

Nathan Ake might not have been the first name on Pep Guardiola's teamsheet this season, but recent performances in huge games have seen him prove his worth at Manchester City.

A mum was left bewildered when a mystery holidaymaker randomly parked their car on her driveway for nearly a week - but she has finally figured out why.

Hollyoaks youngster Daniel Lomax is faced with a health battle next week leaving his family concerned.Ste Hay (Kieran Richardons) and Sienna Blake (Anna Passey) struggle to keep their dodgy earnings under the radar in upcoming scenes and they turn to Ethan Williams' (Matthew James-Bailey) accountant Asher for help.Later, Ste wants to take a risk when mould in the flat threatens Daniel’s health and leaves Leela Lomax desperate for cash.Using his expertise, Ste decides to tackle the mould on his own but manages to cause more damage in the process.As a result, he makes a plea to Sienna.

Good Morning Britain's Kate Garraway has blasted her co-host, Adil Ray, saying he has a "nasty streak".The two hosts presented the ITV show on Tuesday (April 19) and welcomed showbiz reporter Richard Arnold onto the show to talk about the day's hot takes.However, as they introduced Richard's segment, Adil called Richard a "grandad".This was when Kate jumped in to Richard's defence and said that Adil had a "nasty streak" in him that morning.Unfazed by Adil's comments, Richard laughed it off and continued to present his showbiz section which included a potential Girls Aloud reunion and Liam Payne discussing his bizarre accent.As Richard was first shown on the programme, Adil said: "Alright Grandad?" Kate then said: "He's got a nasty streak in him this morning, I tell you, Adil. Calling you grandad..." Richard then quipped: "I can snatch a compliment every time he unlocks his jaw don't worry, that little twinkle of his." This comes a day after Kate and Adil were forced to apologise for a guest's language live on-air.Ukrainian businessman Andrey Stavnitser starred on the show to talk about bombing his own house after learning Russians had taken it over.Talking about his decision, after being branded a hero by the Ukrainian people, he said: "If you would ask me two months ago what feeling I would have if hostile military people in my house, I would say fury and anger.

Coronation Street teen Max Turner (Paddy Bever) finds his life in danger next week.Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) apologises to an unforgiving Daisy Midgely (Charlotte Jordan) in upcoming scenes and reveals that it was Max who maliciously shared Nicky Wheatley’s (Kimberley Hart-Simpson) images with the rest of the school.With no job and nowhere to live the future is looking bleak for Nicky, feeling guilty Daniel says she can stay at his.Meanwhile Jenny Connor (Sally Ann Matthews) advises Daisy not to be stubborn and bury her pride before Nicky gets her claws in.When a reporter comes knocking at the flat Nicky decides to give her a quote but she is horrified when the story goes online.In the street, Daniel rails at Max for ruining Nicky’s life.

Necker Cup trophy. Held every November on Sir Richard Branson’s private island, the pro-am tournament pits super-wealthy venture capitalists, tech entrepreneurs and business leaders against some of the biggest names in tennis. This April the businessman famously offered to mortgage the island to raise money to help his Virgin Group empire.

Billionaire Richard Branson is desperate to offload Virgin Atlantic and is seeking a buyer for the airline by May.

The likes of Simon Cowell and Dragon’s Den’s Duncan Bannatyne have called for stars to use their own money to prop up struggling businesses, as Victoria Beckham and Richard Branson ask for government help during the Covid-19 crisis.

Richard Branson and Demi Lovato are among the backers of a new fund aimed at easing the strain of the coronavirus pandemic by providing mental health services to those in need. Branson and Lovato, who has long been open about her mental health and substance abuse challenges, have partnered with Royal Bank of Canada, Virgin Unite, Canadian Family Foundations and Draper Richards Kaplan on the initiative, known as The Mental Health Fund.

Richard Branson has been the proud owner of Necker Island in the Caribbean since 1978 when he bought it for around £150,000.

Sir Richard Branson has offered to remortgage his Caribbean Island to help save Virgin Atlantic, after warning it will collapse without Government aid.

Richard Branson has announced he will be pushing back the launch of Virgin's new cruise ship Scarlet Lady amidst the coronavirus pandemic.