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UK GDP growth revised upwards

Plan to ban rip off pension fees
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The UK economy grew more strongly than previously thought this year, according to revisions to official figures.

Gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.5% in the first quarter of 2013, up from a previous estimate of 0.4%, and by 0.8% in the second quarter, up from 0.7%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.