Fire-damaged Richmond Harbour Hotel & Spa to reopen following refurbishment

The 90-bedroom Richmond Harbour Hotel & Spa will reopen on 1 June after a serious fire caused extensive damage to the building two years ago.

London hotels recorded an occupancy rate of 28.6% during April, the last full month that lockdown restrictions applied, according to preliminary figures published by data company STR.

The ever-young Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala have set up a new home for Café Spice Namasté on the Royal Docks in London, ready to roll out their brand of modern Indian cuisine along with a cookery school and deli.

Scotland has been given the go-ahead to ease Covid-19 restrictions and move down to level two, with two geographical exceptions.