A cyclist is backdropped by the Shard skyscraper in central London on November 12, 2026. Britain's economy expanded in line with expectations in the third quarter, official data showed November 12, as spending on the AI boom helped offset the fallout from the US-Iran war. Gross domestic product grew 0.7 percent in the July-September period, up from a revised expansion of 0.5 percent in the second quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement. (Photo by Brook Mitchell / AFP via Getty Images)