<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080725/bs_afp/britaineconomygrowth"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080725/capt.cps.nca84.250708113238.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Ir7VRQe.W64Dhz3MSz dJdQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A construction crane in central London. Britain's economy has come closer to a recession after official data showed it had slowed further during the second quarter as the construction and manufacturing industries weakened.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Britain's economy came closer to a recession on Friday after official data showed it had slowed further during the second quarter as the construction and manufacturing industries weakened.</p><br clear="all"/>

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(AFP)