Britain's economy grew far more than expected in February, official data showed Friday, in a rare piece of good news for the Labour government as it grapples with unpredictable US tariffs.

Gross domestic product rose 0.5 percent in the month, rebounding from an upwardly revised figure of zero percent growth in January, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

The government has struggled to kickstart growth since it came to power in July, with the recent pick up in the economy coming just before US President Donald Trump's tariffs threatened to hamper global growth.

Fresh economic headwinds and stubborn inflation led the UK to recently halve........

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