Britain narrowly escaped from recession in the fourth quarter of 2009, official data has shown, joining other countries including the United States and Japan in breaking free from the downturn. The country followed its European peers France and Germany as it emerged from the worst global recession since the 1930s -- but lower-than-expected data on Tuesday showed only a modest crawl ...

Britain was on Tuesday expected to discover that its record recession officially ended in the fourth quarter of 2009 but the nation's huge debt looks set to stunt recovery, economists said. The Office for National Statistics will publish data widely-expected to show that the economy grew by 0.4 percent during the final three months of last year following ...

Britain will likely discover on Tuesday that its record recession officially ended in the fourth quarter of 2009 but the country's huge debt pile is set to stunt recovery, economists said. The Office for National Statistics will publish data widely-expected to show that the economy grew by 0.4 percent during the final three months of last year following ...

Britain will likely discover on Tuesday that its record recession officially ended in the fourth quarter of 2009 but the country's huge debt pile is set to stunt recovery, economists said. The Office for National Statistics will publish data widely-expected to show that the economy grew by 0.4 percent during the final three months of last year following ...