thank you, olly foster. story now and those figures which show that the uk economy grew at its slowest rate for six years in 2018. the office for national statistics says that growth throughout the year was 1.4% — that's down from 1.8% the previous year. it follows forecasts of slower growth this year due to uncertainty around brexit and a weaker global economy. our economics correspondent, dharshini david, spoke to the chancellor phillip hammond. well, the quarterly figures are quite volatile. we've seen during 2018 a wide range of quarterly performance. the important thing is that the economy has come in ahead of the obr's forecast for 2018 and that's in the context of a weakening world economy and increasing concerns about trade tensions around the world. so a robust performance for the uk economy in 2018, which is all the more remarkable given the uncertainty around the brexit process. yes, you've talked before about the resilience of the uk economy at the moment. but when you look in detail at these fig

sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's olly foster. another big rugby day,at scotland at murrayfield for their first win of the campaign, but wales top the table with two wins out two, and they've equalling their record of 11 test wins in a row. they last did that over 100 years ago. a much—changed side beat italy in rome. josh adams scored one of their two tries, with dan biggar kicking 1a points. that was the difference as they won 26—15. they will need to improve for their next match against england in a fortnight, but they are in the winning habit. it's a win, and that's it. pat yourselves on the back, you have just equalled a welsh record. you have got to enjoy that moment. an international moment, everything is not about being perfect, and they made it tough for us today. attention turns to twickenham this afternoon. england will top the table if they beat france. england were really impressive last week to upset the irish in dublin. france lost to wales last week but looked really strong in the first half, so there'll be no complacency from eddie jone

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's olly foster. good morning.orrow, wales face italy this afternoon, but before that, the champions ireland, they face scotland at murrayfield. scotland are looking to make it two wins out of two but the irish will be looking for a response after their opening defeat to the english. austin halewood reports. they have waited two decades for a title. scotland's stronghold has been battered and often broken. but those days are past now, a force in the north is rising once again. a new hope at the helm, a team that plays without fear, but now the competition takes a step up as the irish come to town. still licking their wounds, battered and bruised after a dublin demolition. the champions a back and they have a point to prove. the pressure will come from within their own group, to improve from last week, they were disappointed with the loss and how they played, but we were expecting an excellent ireland performance going into this game, whether they had won or lost at the weekend. a grand slam and a famous victory ove

sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's olly foster.hip. win at twickenham and eddie jones' side will move to the top of the table. they made a brilliant start last week beating the irish in dublin. france lost to wales in their opener but looked really strong in the first half so there'll be no complacency from england. they have got a massive pack that can suck you in and make your defence tight, so they can take advantage and score tries in the corner. we know that they come alive with offloads and turnovers and a scrappy ball and things like that. all the teams seem to come to life and punish you. but the main thing for us is that we are at it for 80 minutes on the weekend, that we're focused, that we're engaged, and really ready for anything. in yesterday's matches, ireland beat scotland at murrayfield, and wales made it two wins out two, and they've also equalled their record of 11 test wins in a row. they last did that over 100 years ago. a much—changed side beat italy in rome. josh adams scored one of their two tries, with dan b

before the papers — sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's olly foster.e the liverpool for you injust a moment, but we are going to start with union. wales top the six nations table with two wins out two and they've equalling their record of 11 test wins in a row. they last did that over 100 years ago. a much—changed side beat italy in rome. josh adams scored one of their two tries, with dan biggar kicking 14 points. that was the difference as they won 26—15 — they will need to improve for their next match against england in a fortnight but they are in the winning habit. it's a win, and that's it. pat yourselves on the back, you have just equalled a welsh record. you have got to enjoy that moment. an international moment, everything is not about being perfect, and they made it tough for us today. at murrayfield, ireland's jacob stockdale was among the try scorers as scotland went down 22—13 following a second—half performance full of errors from them. a big win for the grand slam champions after their opening defeat. england will be looking to build on th

sport now on afternoon live with olly foster.at big win over ireland in dublin, but it's come at a cost on the injury front? it is sometimes like the survival of the fittest, across six or seven weeks, going all the way through to mid march. a fantastic win for england going across to dublin and beating the irish. they were hit particularly ha rd by beating the irish. they were hit particularly hard by injuries, the irish, cj stander was really influential but he is out for the next couple of matches. so also the england lock marrow itoj, he has been ruled out the games with a knee problem. a medial ligament injury during that win in dublin on saturday. expected to be out for two to four weeks. that will rule him out from matches against france and wales. could be back for the final couple of matches of the championship. a fellow saracen has been called into the squad as cover. but it is likely that courtney lawes is going to be the man who is most likely to benefit and take itoje's place. these matches are so physical. you usual

sport now on afternoon live with olly foster. there is only one story in town.beaten german players in 1966. that is from the german football federation. 1966 his finest hour but this save in the group stage against brazil at the 1970 tournament was perhaps the defining momnent of his career, keeping out that pele header and the brazilian great has paid his own very moving tribute, he described banks as a... "blue phantom in making that save in mexico, "i am glad he saved my header — because that act was the start "of a friendship between us that i will always treasure. "whenever we met, it was always like we had never been apart. "rest in peace, my friend. "yes, you were a goalkeeper with magic. "but you were also so much more. "you were a fine human being." there are so many more attributes that continue to come in for gordon banks, obviously his death was announced this morning during overnight at the age of 81. that really is what twitter does best, with those tributes coming through. great to see. let‘s move on. let‘s talk about cricket. england are on the