by the effects of strikes by public sector workers. the office for national statistics said that a rise in construction activity had been offset by walkouts by teachers and civil servants. it follows a surprise 0.4% jump in economic growth injanuary which brings the uk economy, finally, to a point where it is bigger than it was pre pandemic. the value of sterling rose to its highest level since june of last year, with £1 getting you i dollar and twenty five cents. despite february s flatlining the chancellor described the outlook as brighter than expected . let s get more now with victoria scholar, head of investment at interactive investor. investor. investor. the investor. the last investor. the last few investor. the last few minutes investor. the last few minutes we investor. the last few minutes we had investor. the last few minutes we had at the in the last few minutes we had at the elite has production data from the elite has production data from the euro is aime
to avoid the worst climate impacts, scientists say fossil fuel use must peak now and drop rapidly over the next seven years. today s news is a critical first step on that path. matt mcgrath, bbc news. in other news.. e cigarette manufacturer juul labs has agreed to pay $462 million dollars to settle claims by six us states after being accused of targeting teenagers. china s exports unexpectedly surged for the month of march, driven by strong shipments of solar products, new energy vehicles and lithium batteries. the increase of 14.8% from a year ago was also helped by supply chain conditions continuing to improve following the easing of covid restrictions. european equities rose with us equity futures on thursday, as investors digested inflation data and digested comments from policymakers