UK unemployment rises for first time since mid-2015 as EU vote nears

By Ana Nicolaci da Costa and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - The number of people out of work in Britain rose for the first time since mid-2015 in the three months to February, the latest sign the economy is slowing as Britain gears up for a divisive referendum on its membership of the European Union. Economists link a recent slowing in Britain's economy to uncertainty surrounding the June referendum as well as a slowdown in global growth. Britain created more than 200,000 jobs as recently