The UK is forecast to record the weakest economic growth across the G7 group of advanced economies next year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).It came as bosses at the finance body said the global economy is "limping along" amid pressure from persistent inflation and higher borrowing costs in its latest economic outlook.The IMF, in a new assessment of the UK economy, marginally upgraded its growth prediction for UK gross domestic product (GDP) this year to 0.5%, from 0.4%.

The UK is forecast to record the weakest economic growth across the G7 group of advanced economies next year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).It came as bosses at the finance body said the global economy is "limping along" amid pressure from persistent inflation and higher borrowing costs in its latest economic outlook.The IMF, in a new assessment of the UK economy, marginally upgraded its growth prediction for UK gross domestic product (GDP) this year to 0.5%, from 0.4%.