FTSE 100 Live 16 October: GDP edges higher after July fall, Whitbread posts results

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<p>The UK <a href="/topic/economy">economy</a> remains in the slow lane after figures today showed August <a href="/topic/gdp">GDP</a> <a href="/business/uk-economy-slow-lane-with-gdp-ons-in-august-rachel-reeves-b1253187.html" title="UK stuck in slow lane ahead of Budget with " meagre gdp growth in august>advanced by just 0.1%</a>.</p>