Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Serviced apartment group The Spires has bought No. 10 Cardiff hotel off a guide price of £2.15 million.

Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: The Halston, an aparthotel in Carlisle, has chosen Carlisle Youth Zone as its charity of the year.

Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Cheyne Capital and Saco Property Group have closed their fourth partnership, taking the total provided by Cheyne to SACO over the past year to circa €250 million.

Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Uptown Suites has expanded its partnership with Shipt to offer same-day delivery of groceries and households essentials to extended stay guests.

Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Delos, a NYC-based start-up, is backed by Bill Gates and valued at $800 million.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Netherlands: Zoku has secured additional growth financing from Rabobank to fund at least five new properties in Europe as part of its international growth strategy.

Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Hospitality analytics provider Optimand has partnered with Gyana in a bid to enhance marketing capabilities for its hotel and serviced apartment clients.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Singapore: SilverDoor Apartments has hosted its second annual APAC property partner networking event.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: RMS Cloud has won a tender to become the sole property management system for The Ascott Limited.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Italy: KeyNest is expanding its key exchange service to Italy, in a move that will allow 80,000 operators and hosts to grant property access to guests remotely.