Businesses in Birmingham and Manchester to remain closed as areas to enter Tier 3

Hospitality businesses in areas including Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Bristol, Nottingham, Leicester and Lancashire will have to remain closed apart from delivery and takeaway next week as England moves from lockdown restrictions into a tougher tier system.

A 203-bedroom Park Hyatt is set to be developed in London’s Battersea and is expected to open in 2022.

Shiva Hotels has defied the current climate to open two hotels: the locally inspired Guardsman near Buckingham Palace and the cutting-edge Middle Eight in the heart of Theatreland.

Accor, Europe’s largest hotel group, is planning to join forces with Gleneagles owner Ennismore to form what it says will be the world's largest operator of lifestyle hotels.