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The economy shrinks by 0.1%
The economy unexpectedly shrinks, when economists had been expecting it to grow.
The economy shrank 0.1% in the three months to October. Phones4U founder John Caudwell tells us what is stopping businesses from growing. Also: as the armed forces minister warns that ‘the shadow of war is knocking on Europe’s door’, we ask how prepared Great Britain is for war. And the opera by legendary film score composer Ennio Morricone receives its first performance.
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