A woman passes a new coffee shop to be opened in London October 25, 2013. Britain's Office for National Statistics said the country's GDP had risen over the last 3 months. Britain's economy picked up more speed between July and September, growing at its fastest pace in more than three years and building on an unexpected turnaround that has buoyed the government. Gross domestic product rose by 0.8 percent, faster than the 0.7 percent achieved in the April-June period, Britain's Office for National Statistics said on Friday. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS)