Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The MRP Group and Saxbury will jointly conduct an operator search for a 93-unit aparthotel in London’s Whitechapel.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Queensgate Investments and Rockwell has received the backing of London mayor Sadiq Khan for its redevelopment of the Kensington Forum Hotel.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Birchover Residences has continued its expansion in the East Midlands with the opening of two properties in Nottingham within weeks of each other.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUganda: Ruparelia Group has opened the Speke Apartments Kitante in Kampala.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland: Staycity is set to recruit around 200 new staff over the next few months as it prepares for four property openings in the second half of 2019.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAustralia: Accor has partnered with local developer Zapari to open The Sebel Canberra Civic.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: My Place Hotels of America has opened in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, marking the first My Place Hotel in state and the brand’s 22nd state entry.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: A Superior Court judge has denied the City of West Hollywood’s request to dismiss several parts of a lawsuit brought against it by the owner of AKA West Hollywood.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Extended Stay America has topped out at its latest extended stay hotel, in Gibsonton-Riverview, Florida.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The Know Group, operator of the Richmond aparthotel in Liverpool, has been rebranded as Savvy Hotels.