UK GDP growth was 0.8% in the third quarter of the year, according to the first estimate from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
UK CPI inflation fell from 2.8% to 2.7% in August, in line with economists' expectations, as falling transport costs pushed the headline figure down.
Analysts are upgrading their UK growth forecasts ahead of a potential upwards revision to Q2 figures this Friday.
The UK population above retirement age has grown faster than any other cohort over the last decade, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals.
The number of people aged 65 and over in work has topped one million for the first time, figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.
Commuting to work is an expensive business. Train fares are rising and running a car is far from cheap when you think about the cost of fuel, tax, insurance, loan payments and maintenance costs.
An increasing number of older people are starting to down-size their homes.
Fears that the UK is heading for a triple-dip recession appear to have been confirmed by worse-than-expected January manufacturing data, analysts have suggested.