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The UK suffered its
performance since a mini ice
300 years ago, when the River Thames froze. The UK's Office for National Statistics said the
was 25 per cent
in April than in February. The Bank of England acknowledged there was a 20.4 per cent
in GDP in April. It called this "a
and big number". It was positive about the
and that there were signs the
was coming back to
. Much of the UK economy shut down to curb coronavirus. It is experiencing the biggest
among the world's developed economies.