Some slightly better news although not really an upland, more a small partially lit drumlin.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56729631
Trade between the UK and EU partially recovered in February, after a steep drop in January following Brexit.
Official figures show exports to the EU jumped 46.6%, although that followed January's 42% slump as firms struggled with new trade rules.
Imports from the EU, too, picked up, albeit by a weaker 7.3%, after a January fall of 29.7%.
Other figures from the Office for National Statistics showed the UK economy grew by 0.4% in February.
However, the ONS said the economy was still 7.8% smaller than a year earlier, before the impact of the pandemic.
Covid restrictions remained in place to varying degrees across all four nations of the UK during January and February.
"The economy showed some improvement in February after the large falls seen at the start of the year but remains around 8% below its pre-pandemic level," an ONS spokesperson said.
"Exports to the EU recovered significantly from their January fall, though still remain below 2020 levels. However, imports from the EU are yet to significantly rebound, with a number of issues hampering trade."
Sarah Hewin, from Standard Chartered Bank, told the BBC's Today programme the outlook for the UK economy was improving.
"Confidence does seem to be picking up as vaccinations spreading. We know households have built up their savings in many cases during lockdown. As lockdown restrictions are eased people are going to be able to go out and spend those savings and that will be a big boost to the economy.
"As we saw from the scenes yesterday people are keen to get out and spend when they can. There will be more opportunities for travelling and going on holiday and spending in restaurants and pubs will see people spending to go out and enjoy themselves."
