Day: December 24, 2015

    Official figures show UK growth was weaker than thought in the second and third quarters. Britain's recovery is losing steam, according to official data that showed growth this year was weaker than previously thought. The economy expanded by just 0.4pc in the third quarter, from a previous estimate of 0.5pc, according to revised figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Growth in the second quarter was also revised down to 0.5pc. Statisticians had previously thought the economy grew by 0.7pc over the period. The ONS said weaker services growth drove the third-quarter revision as financial services firms expanded at a much slower pace than initially thought. Inventories led to the second-quarter change. On an annual basis the UK economy expanded by 2.1p...

    Several people have been injured after a bus crashed into a city centre building. The single-decker bus was also involved in a collision with a car in Peterborough shortly before midday. Police, fire crews, paramedics, and an air ambulance attended the scene and the road between Church Walk and Broadway was cordoned off. A spokeswoman for Cambridgeshire Police said: "Crews from Dogsthorpe and Stanground and a rescue vehicle were called to a road traffic collision in Broadway, Peterborough city centre." A structural engineer was called to assess damage to the building and a gas engineer isolated the mains. Firefighters used specialist cutting equipment to rescue two casualties from the car by 1pm. A further 12 walking wounded are being treated by the ambulance service at a ...