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The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.1% in October, following a 0.1% decline in September.

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Economy contracted by 0.1% in October, according to the Office for National Statistics

4/5 This richly realised production packs a wealth of ballet history into deft parodies

Days of torrential rain in Washington state has caused historic floods, stranding families on rooftops and washing over bridges

Study is the first to find a statistically significant link between rising temperatures and altered DNA activity in a wild mammal

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Mexicans' devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe — an apparition of the Virgin Mary — extends beyond religion

New ferry sailings make the French region an easy off-season holiday, finds Anna Richards

LET’S UNPACK THAT: A growing number of young people are opting to ‘dark shower’, saying it helps them to de-stress and sleep better. Lydia Spencer-Elliott dims the lights and puts it to the test

INTERVIEW: He’s about to reprise the ‘Line of Duty’ role that made him a household name for the long-awaited seventh season, but first, the Scot is starring in a revenge thriller with a difference. He talks to Katie Rosseinsky about career near-misses, the ‘kernels of truth’ in the new ‘Line…