Ratner was formerly director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission and oversaw all judges and officials for boxing and MMA in the state.

London is always open for business, but expect skeleton service on national holidays. Shoppers pour in from across the world for the January and July sales. The Frieze Art Fair has turned October into an unofficial art month. The quietest time is post-January Sales to late March, the busiest July/August, when school groups arrive like noisy swallows to replace the holidaying business market. Generally, there is no summer exodus as in Paris or Buenos Aires; only the tiniest of businesses close.

Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, 61, a former Vatican finance official who is facing trial for attempting to smuggle 20m (17m) into Italy from Switzerland, said his superiors were spoiled by private banks they were doing business with.

But the best high-end interpretations are at Duck de Chine (9) (1949, The Hidden City, Courtyard 4, Chaoyang District; 00 86 10 6501 8881) and Da Dong (1-2/F, Nanxincang International Plaza, 22A Dongsishitiao, Dongcheng District; 00 86 10 5169 0329).

Despite remaining committed to Spurs, Redknapp has revealed he began drafting plans for his tenure with England such was his confidence over being offered the position, approaching then Swansea City manager Brendan Rodgers over being his number two.