UK economy slows as global weakness, Brexit uncertainty weigh

By Andy Bruce and Ana Nicolaci da Costa LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy slowed at the start of this year, buffeted by a slowing global economy and uncertainty ahead of this year's referendum on European membership, as it relied solely on the services sector to drive growth. First-quarter gross domestic product grew by 0.4 percent, down from 0.6 percent in the three months to December 2015 and in line with economists' forecasts of a 0.4 percent expansion, the Office for National Statistics s