The pound rose to $1.352 after UK GDP grew 0.4% in July, beating flat-line forecasts. AI and tech investments drove the surprise in Britain's

Welcome boost for chancellor with unexpected rise put down to rapid growth of AI in services sector outweighing Iran war fallout

Increased use of AI helped the UK economy grow by 0.4 per cent in July, official figures show, in an unexpected boost for Andy Burnham.

GDP increased by 0.4% in July, up from 0.3% in June, the Office for National Statistics said.

Britain's economy grew by a stronger than expected 0.4 percent in July. This performance extended the strong showing seen in the first half of the year. Services sector strength…