Gopichand Hinduja, the head of UK's richest family, dies aged 85

Gopichand Hinduja helped transform his father's modest textile and trading businesses into a global conglomerate.

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Known as GP, Mr Hinduja and his family made their fortune from the Indian conglomerate Hinduja Group, which operates in 11 sectors including finance, media and entertainment, and oil.

It has about 200,000 staff around the world.

The family said in a statement: "He will leave a deep hole at the heart of our family."

They added that he would be "remembered for his formidable work".