Founder Barry Sternlicht is reviving Starwood, following its 2016 acquisition by Marriott, in a move that will reposition his SH Hotels & Resorts for global growth.

The 50 “train and tram” Activity Centres are proposed to deliver 300,000 dwellings by 2051, with new planning controls to come into effect by 2026.

Mette Frederiksen, the prime minister of Denmark, had returned from Ukraine hours earlier and was munching on a baby carrot when I walked into her office on a recent Wednesday afternoon.