Graham King, 57, whose firm Clearsprings made nearly £120million in profit last year, recorded a staggering 35 per cent jump in his fortune, making him Britain's first asylum hotel billionaire.
Official statistics have painted a bleak picture of progress in making the public sector more efficient, with surging funding not matched by improvements.
The weather outside may be frightful. But anyone looking to jet off to warmer climes for Christmas or New Year may be in for a shock - with flights over the festive period costing up to 700 per cent …
When the Duchess of Sussex announced this summer that she was investing in a luxury handbag brand popular with Hollywood A-listers, she spoke enthusiastically.