Britain's economy returned to growth in February with its fastest expansion in 11 months, beating economists' expectations and placing it on a slightly firmer footing as it braces for the impact of U.

Britain’s economy posted the strongest growth in almost a year in February — before Donald Trump’s wave of tariffs brought turmoil to global markets and stoked recession fears.

LONDON (AP) — Official figures Friday showed that the British economy, the world's sixth-largest, enjoyed a growth spurt in February, the month before U.S. President Donald Trump started to roll out tariffs on imported goods.