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The UK economy has performed worse than previously thought and below the expectations of economists, new official figures show, meaning the country has taken the first step towards recession.There’s been a downward revision to GDP, a key measure of economic growth, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday morning. Rather than remaining stagnant, as first thought, the economy contracted 0.1% in the three months from July to September.Economists had been expecting growth of 0.2%.A country is technically in recession after two three-month periods of a shrinking economy. If the final data for the fourth quarter of 2023, from…

A man who had heartburn that was so severe he would sometimes regurgitate his food has finally been cured with a “revolutionary” new surgical procedure.Jeff Cohen had trouble swallowing more than a mouthful or two because acid had been rising up from his stomach for so long that it impaired the normal muscle contractions in his oesophagus, or gullet. He told Sky News that it made eating, particularly in public, unpleasant.”It would sit there, heavy in my chest, like a blockage,” he said.”But now I can eat without having to worry. The food goes straight down, like normal.” Read more:Turmeric…