In the third quarter, UK economy grew faster than thought

According to the official figures, the British economy grew at a faster rate than initially thought in the three months to the end of September.

The growth estimate was revised upwards by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for its gross domestic product from 0.3% to 0.4%.

After the first quarterly fall since 2012 in the preceding three months, the snapshot suggests that growth in GDP recovered more strongly than ....