UK's industrial sector ends 2015 on a low note

Output declined in November, amid Chinese woes and a falling oil price, setting the tone for a difficult 2016

The pound has tumbled to its lowest against the dollar since June 2010 as investors reacted to an unexpected and broad-based downturn in Britain's industrial sector that hit factory output, mining and energy production.

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