ECONOMY

Dubbed the Victorian pleasure palace, one of London's most offbeat and decadent venues is explored by Lianna Brinded.

Barclays new CEO will not take a bonus for last year, following a spate of Libor and mis-selling scandals

Ratings agency Fitch says that Britain's biggest banks' will be hit by the redress costs but not as much as PPI payouts

Iconic cab maker bought out of administration by China's Geely Automobile for a debt-free £11m.

Markit's UK manufacturing PMI shows slowdown but continuing growth in the country's manufacturing sector.

France's third largest bank tries to calm investors on its €2.68bn writedown, saying it will not impact on its core capital

World's biggest banknote producer expects 2012/13 results to echo strong growth of previous year.

Samsung's chairman faces accusations of hiding the family fortune from his siblings and other relatives.

Japan's unemployment level increases as the country seeks to escape recession.

Group adds 122,000 broadband customers as it plans deeper push into sports broadcasting.

South Korean exports gain in January but weak PMI and low inflation rates raise concerns of economic recovery.

Economists widely in support of China's ongoing economic recovery despite decline in official January manufacturing PMI.

Politicians, lawyers and business experts warn SMEs of further hurdles in bank review process.

More policies like The Funding for Lending Scheme could provide a genuine boost to Britain, says Shane Croucher.

Focus shifts to Central Bank as President Vladimir Putin says high interest rates a concern.

The Philippines posts better-than-expected annual growth helped by strong domestic demand and government spending.

Europe's biggest bank sets aside €10bn to cover legal and restructuring costs as Libor investigation looms.

January house prices improve 0.5 percent after flat reading in December

Mecca Bingo and Gala casino owner Rank says bad weather at start of year will has hit revenue.

Spain's biggest lender sees profits fall by 59 percent as the country's housing market collapse hits hard.

BSkyB adds 88,000 net new customers in the three months through December.

Banks face potentially huge compensation costs following FSA's highly anticipated Pilot Scheme results

The funding is part of £107m aid for cycling announced by the government over the past 12 months.

The Bank of Japan official says the lender can step up easing measures in required to help economic recovery.

Semiconductor industry and transport component manufacturers are major growth drivers on back of weakening yen.

Surprise GDP decline triggered by limited restocking and government cuts to defence spending.

Europe’s largest bank tries to bolster its risk management and financial crime supervision with its hard hitting new hire

Market regulators find no evidence of competition law breach or industry failures as reason fuel prices have been so high in recent years.

In the UK, the fault affects only left-hand drive, non-European vehicles.