At a glance

•Gopichand Hinduja, Britain’s richest man and chairman of the Hinduja Group, has died in London aged 85, leaving his family describing “a deep hole at the heart of our family.”

•The Hinduja Group, founded by his father and expanded globally by Gopichand and his brothers, spans sectors including energy, finance, media, and manufacturing, employing around 200,000 people worldwide and boasting a family net worth of £35.3 billion.

•Hinduja topped the latest Sunday Times Rich List for the fourth time earlier this year

The family of Britain’s richest man have described how they have been left with a “deep hole at the heart of our family” after the billionaire died aged 85.

Gopichand Hinduja died in London on Tuesday, according to a spokesman for the British- Indian busines

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