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Page last updated at 06:52 GMT, Friday, 23 January 2009

UK in recession as economy slides

The UK is now in recession for the first time since 1991, official government figures have confirmed.

Gross domestic product fell by 1.5% in the last three months of 2008 after a 0.6% drop in the previous quarter.

Economics editor Stephanie Flanders reports.

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