Economic growth at 0.8% thanks to household spending and construction

The fastest growth in business investment for two years helped support Britain's overall economic growth in the first quarter, boosting hopes the recovery is become more sustainable.

GDP grew by 0.8% in the first three months of the year, the Office for National Statistics said in its final revision, unchanged from its previous growth estimate. Annual GDP growth was revised down slightly to 3.0% from 3.1% but was still the strongest since 2007.