He lacks a pick-and-place machine of his own, and unsurprisingly the idea of doing the job by hand is a little daunting. We can certainly feel his pain, for in the past we’ve been there.

Staff in the Hand Picked Hotel Group have been told pay may be cut temporarily. In an email seen by the BBC, staff across the ...

Hand Picked Hotels has said its decision to cut staff payroll hours by up to 12.5% in total was “not taken lightly”.