The UK economy grew by 0.4% in October as the economic recovery continued to slow with the UK economy remaining around 8% below its pre-pandemic peak, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month rate rose to 0.7% in October from 0.5% in September, continuing a recent rising trend.

The end of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme - which ran in August - caused a spike in inflation in September as eating out costs rose.

UK unemployment continued to rise in the three months to July, with those aged between 16 and 24 seeing the biggest drop in employment, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).