Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Belfast-based developer Big Top Productions has submitted plans for the conversion of a former police station into a 74-bedroom aparthotel.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: Swiss operator SV Group has opened the dual-branded Marriott property in Werksviertel, Munich’s former factory district.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The iconic Whitehall Old War Office, which was acquired by the Hinduja Group in 2014, will be operated as a hotel and sevriced apartments under the Raffles brand.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland: The €180 million Project Opera scheme has been granted planning consent by An Bord Pleanala.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: San Francisco-based hospitality start-up Lyric, which numbers Airbnb among its investors, is to lay off 25 of its 120 staff and close up to 200 units.

Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Paris-based coliving operator Colonies has concluded a €180 million funding round.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCzech Republic: A former supermarket site in the resort of Pec pod Sněžkou has been developed in to Aparthotel Svatý Vavřinec.

Reading Time: 2 minutesPhilippines: Discovery Suites Ortigas, the first hotel opened by the Discovery Leisure Company, hospitality group, has celebrated its 20th anniversary.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: With properties spread across London, Cheval is looking to strengthen its presence in India.

Reading Time: 2 minutesSpain: Nestor has partnered with service apartment provider Urban Vida Stays as part of its expansion plan across Spain.