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UK economy unexpectedly flatlined in January, official figures show

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 March 2026

Monthly GDP figure comes as higher energy prices look likely to drive up inflation, dashing hopes of interest rate cut

The UK economy unexpectedly flatlined in January, stoking concerns over growth amid the global energy price shock triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed 0% growth in gross domestic product (GDP), down from an increase of 0.1% in December, as the economy failed to recover from uncertainty surrounding the chancellor Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget.

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UK economy unexpectedly flatlined in January, official figures show

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 March 2026

Monthly GDP figure comes as higher energy prices look likely to drive up inflation, dashing hopes of interest rate cut

The UK economy unexpectedly flatlined in January, stoking concerns over growth amid the global energy price shock triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed 0% growth in gross domestic product (GDP), down from an increase of 0.1% in December, as the economy failed to recover from uncertainty surrounding the chancellor Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget.

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UK economy unexpectedly flatlined in January, official figures show

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 March 2026

Monthly GDP figure comes as higher energy prices look likely to drive up inflation, dashing hopes of interest rate cut

The UK economy unexpectedly flatlined in January, stoking concerns over growth amid the global energy price shock triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed 0% growth in gross domestic product (GDP), down from an increase of 0.1% in December, as the economy failed to recover from uncertainty surrounding the chancellor Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget.

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‘We must finish the job’: despite living on the frontline, northern Israelis try to maintain normality

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 March 2026

Residents near the border with Lebanon hope Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah and Iran will finally end years of conflict

On the main street of Metula on Thursday morning there was one thing everybody agreed on: the night had been “difficult”.

The sirens had fallen silent only a few hours earlier when military authorities were sure there would be no further waves of attacks with rockets and drones on targets across northern Israel launched by Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based militant Islamist movement, and its sponsor, Iran.

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‘We must finish the job’: despite living on the frontline, northern Israelis try to maintain normality

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 March 2026

Residents near the border with Lebanon hope Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah and Iran will finally end years of conflict

On the main street of Metula on Thursday morning there was one thing everybody agreed on: the night had been “difficult”.

The sirens had fallen silent only a few hours earlier when military authorities were sure there would be no further waves of attacks with rockets and drones on targets across northern Israel launched by Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based militant Islamist movement, and its sponsor, Iran.

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‘We must finish the job’: despite living on the frontline, northern Israelis try to maintain normality

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 March 2026

Residents near the border with Lebanon hope Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah and Iran will finally end years of conflict

On the main street of Metula on Thursday morning there was one thing everybody agreed on: the night had been “difficult”.

The sirens had fallen silent only a few hours earlier when military authorities were sure there would be no further waves of attacks with rockets and drones on targets across northern Israel launched by Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based militant Islamist movement, and its sponsor, Iran.

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Hooked by Asako Yuzuki review – follow-up to global hit Butter

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 March 2026 • 1 minute

A Tokyo high-flyer tries to befriend her favourite blogger in a novel that wears its aura of black comedy lightly, and its political statements more heavily

Asako Yuzuki’s international bestseller Butter was a taste sensation based on the true story of a Japanese female serial killer and gourmet chef who scammed and poisoned male victims with her culinary offerings. Attempting to get a scoop, a journalist bonds with the convicted prisoner by asking her for recipe tips, and gradually reassesses her own life and values as a result of this peculiar relationship. One review described the book as “the Martha Stewart Show meets The Silence of the Lambs”, but as well as the crime thriller/foodie mashup, a critique of capitalist society and deep-seated misogyny also emerged from the narrative. Yuzuki’s prose style, a mix of the banal and the profound, proved to be catnip for sales.

Hooked is the follow-up for English-language readers, though it was written earlier, in 2015, and like the previous novel is translated with crackling verve by Polly Barton. While a more introspective work, its high-wire plot and uneven trajectory make for a relentlessly dizzying experience. Fans of Butter might even view it as a trial run.

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‘No cars, unspoilt beaches and seabirds rule’: readers’ favourite European island escapes

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 March 2026

From the rugged north of Scotland to the glittering Aegean, our tipsters recommend islands for slowing down, lazing around and taking in nature
• Tell us about a spring activity or day out – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher

A short ferry ride from Vigo (daily and overnight visitor numbers are capped) took us to the tiny archipelago of the Cíes Islands , a protected cluster of islands where seabirds rule and tiny beaches remain unspoilt. There are no cars on the island and only a few small restaurants dotted about. There is one campsite, with little else but the waves of the Atlantic to lull you to sleep. I felt as if I had won the lottery when we visited and knew this would be an experience not easily matched.
Helen E

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Week in wildlife: a wet macaque, four little pigs and a stowaway fox

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 13 March 2026

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world