UK economic growth between April and June was less than previously estimated, according to official figures. Gross domestic product (GDP) - which measures all the economic activity of companies, governments and people in a country - rose by 0.5%, down from an initial reading of 0.6%.

British economic output grew by 0.5% in the second quarter, slightly slower than previously thought, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on Monday. A preliminary ONS estimate for the second quarter had shown domestic product growth at 0.

The Ratcliffe-on-Soar station in central England is to finish its final shift at midnight, after more than half a century of turning coal into power. Owner Uniper says many of the 170 remaining employees will stay on during a two-year decommissioning process.

The country has been burning coal to make electricity since 1882 but the last remaining plant, in Nottinghamshire, is being decommissioned as capacity from clean alternatives has allowed it.

British house prices rose by a higher-than-expected 0.7% in September from August, with the annual growth rate hitting 3.2%, the fastest pace since November 2022, figures from Nationwide Building Society showed on Monday.

UK house prices returned to growth in September, according to one of the country’s top mortgage lenders, indicating the Bank of England’s first interest-rate cut is bringing back buyers into the market.

UK house prices rose at their fastest annual pace for two years in September, in a sign of the impact of falling mortgage rates on the property market. The average property price rose by an annual rate of 3.