LUXURY GOODS

Sharp drop in August sales as consumers postpone purchase decisions.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars expects record sales for a second year owing to high demand from Asian billionaires.

Group dangerously overload speeding bike as it cuts across traffic on public roads in Linxiang.

Reports claim an Arab guest has already ordered a bottle.

The portrait dates from the winter of 1786-7 during Burns's first visit to Edinburgh.

Only 79 of the 100 EuroMillions Millionaires Raffle winners have claimed their million pounds.

Campaign to see Monaco royal in a series of images shot by four famed photographers over two years.

C Evolution is being introduced in London as part of a Europe-wide promotional tour targeting the sales turnaround for BMW in the electric scooter market in two years.

JLR sold more than 29,000 vehicles globally in the first half of the year, an increase of 19 percent from the same period last year.

Housed in a warehouse in central Shanghai, the Ultraviolet restaurant serves only 10 guests a night. Brainchild of French-born Paul Pairet, the restaurant serves each course with a tailored set of visuals, sound and smell.

The £160,508-wedding was part of a charity event that will benefit the Humane Society of New York, which provides free veterinary care for sick animals.

Funny cat videos on the internet have become so popular that a cat video festival is to be conducted at Minneapolis in the US.

Comic-Con 2012 witnesses amazing zombie walk but what drew more attention was Zombie Survival Machine unveiled by series creator Robert Kirkman.

A rare important still life by famous Scottish Colourist, Samuel Peploe, leads Bonhams Annual Scottish Pictures Sale in Edinburgh.

Two unique groups of photographs of Lucian Freud by Cecil Beaton and David Dawson have been put up for Sotheby's Summer Season of Contemporary Art Sales.

Luxury fashion brand, Valentino has been sold to a sovereign wealth fund by London-based private equity firm Permira for £476 million.

Luxe champagne brand, Moët & Chandon partners again as the official sponsor of the 34th America's Cup in Newport.

The deal is expected to reduce cost and boost earnings for Volkswagen.

Exclusive artwork is part of Constable's set of six-foot canvases that include The White Horse (1819) and The Hay Wain (1822).

The R8 e-tron by German automobile brand, Audi, has set a world record for a production vehicle with an electric drive system on the Nürburgring Nordschleife track.

Winner takes home $18 million (£11.5 million) compared to the previous best of £7.6 million in 2006.

Supercharged "Blower" Bentley single-seater sets new world record as the most expensive Bentley ever sold at public auction.

To help families of the victims of the earthquakes that struck Emilia-Romagna in Italy earlier in May, luxury automaker Ferrari has raised over £1.45 million through an online auction.

Do you like the idea of watching Formula One cars zooming around the streets of London at top speeds of 190 miles an hour?

Originally passed down to the sitter's great-great grandson and through six generations to the present owner, the painting has been in the family since it was executed around 1766.

To celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, some of the most well-known fashion designers have collaborated with leading visual artists on specially commissioned one-off works of art.

The 15th edition of the famous Quail Lodge Sale organised by Bonhams includes famed Ford GT40 Endurance Racer and Ferrari 365 GTB/4 NART Spyder.

The car was born out of the desire of a pair of enthusiastic Lords to spend a newly-acquired fortune to go racing at the Le Mans 24-Hours Endurance Race.

Electric car makers Tesla Motors put the world’s first premium electric sedan Model S on the road in California on Friday. Ten Model S sedans were delivered to the first customers at the Tesla Factory in Fremont.