Britain dodges triple-dip slump

The UK has avoided an unprecedented triple-dip recession after the economy grew by a better-than-expected 0.3% at the start of the year, official figures have revealed.

The first estimate from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) means the UK has been pulled back from the brink of its third recession since the financial crisis struck in 2008, reversing a 0.3% contraction in the final three months of 2012.
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