UK's economy grows 0.1% in first quarter - the slowest pace for five years
Britain's economic growth was left unchanged at 0.1% in the first quarter, according to official figures.The Bank of England (BoE) and the Treasury had expected the Office for National Statistics to revise the number higher with its second reading of the economy.The Bank believes the unseasonal snowy weather in late February and early March did have an impact on the economy - but that's not the view of the ONS, which said "its overall impact was limited".
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