GDP

Britain's economy slowed between April and June after new data today showed the UK grew by 0.2% in the quarter.

The UK economy returned to modest growth in the first three months of 2011, official figures reveal today, following a shock decline at the end of last year.

There was a glimmer of light for the UK recovery today after revised figures showed the economy contracted by less than previously thought at the end of 2010.

Hopes of a sustained recovery were fuelled today after official figures revealed Britain's economy grew by a better-than-expected 0.8% during the third quarter.

Britain's economy expanded at a faster pace than first thought with growth of 1.2% in the second quarter of the year, a rate not seen for nine years, official figures reveal today.