this is bbc news — i'm kasia madera with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world... going out them again! it's ran up going out them again! it's ran up by going out them again! it's ran up by maradona! diego maradona — world cup champion — and for many the greatest footballer in history — dies at the age of 60. this is the scene live in buenos aires — as the people of argentina pay tribute to one of their most beloved sons. president trump pardons michael flynn — his first national security adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. the remote us state that's become the covid capital of america — we have a special report from north dakota.

and — the duchess of sussex talks of the of sussex talks of the "unbearable grief" she felt when she suffered a miscarriage earlier this year. tributes have poured in for the footballer, diego maradona, who's died of a heart attack at the age of 60. of a heart attack the argentine president, alberto fernandez, declared three days of national mourning, saying maradona had taken his country "to the top of the world". maradona led argentina to victory in the world cup in 1986 — a campaign that included the so—called "hand of god" goal. here's our sports editor dan roan. uniquely talented, deeply troubled and at times, simply untouchable. diego maradona played football that defied belief.

he won't need any of them. 0h! you have to say that's magnificent! argentina against england in the 1986 world cup quarter—final, in what was later voted "the goal of the century". and yetjust four minutes earlier, maradona had become one of sport's most notorious cheats. commentator: maradona! the two extremes of a football and force of nature. ——the two extremes of a football force of nature. replays showed he had scored with his arm, or the hand of god, as he infamously described it. but maradona had no regrets. translation: i couldn't reach it and shilton was already there, so i couldn't head it so i did like that. i believe it's a craftiness. it's not cheating. tonight, one of the men who failed to stop maradona that day recalled an iconic performance. as much as he cheated then, the second goal was pure genius from one of the greatest footballers who ever walked the planet. maradona's spellbinding skills propelled argentina

to the trophy — the pinnacle of a remarkable journey that began in the slums outside buenos aires. at his first world cup in 1982 came signs of his flawed genius, making an impact for the right and wrong reasons. after a world record transfer to barcelona came more magic, but chaos and controversy were neverfar away, the skill often overshadowed by scandal. at unfashionable napoli maradona guided the underdogs to their first league title. but gradually the dream started to sour, a tearful runner—up at the 1990 world cup and the next tournament, this celebration hinted at the demons within. he failed a doping test and was sent home in disgrace. without football his addictions grew, battling both drugs and alcohol, his weight ballooned. he was rushed to hospital after an overdose while recovering in cuba he befriended then president fidel castro. maradona went on to coach the national side, but it is as a player he will always be remembered. this evening, as thousands of fans gathered outside one of his former clubs,

boca juniors, and argentina declared three days of mourning, tributes from the world of football poured in. pele, the other icon with who he will ever be compared, said, "i've lost a friend and the world "has lost a legend. "one day i hope we can play together in the sky." argentina's superstar lionel messi meanwhile wrote, "he has left us but he has not gone, because diego is eternal." tonight across europe, a minute's silence was held at every champions league match for a man that was small in stature but became a sporting giant. all too human off the field, his place among the pantheon of footballing legends is secure. commentator: brilliant run by maradona! fantastic goal! unbelievable! arguably the greatest ever, his brilliance beyond dispute. we can now speak to the journalistjoel richards who has written extensively on maradona for many years. hejoins us now

from buenos aires. the fact that people are out on the streets given that there is a pandemic, people expressing their condolences from the president of argentina to the pope to football stars themselves, this is a man that has just touched so many in so many different ways. absolutely. perhaps the manner in which it happened, him passing so suddenly and unexpectedly has really compounded that. it's just a real sense of shock and argentina commit was no secret that he struggled with his health over recent years and in particular just health over recent years and in particularjust a health over recent years and in particular just a couple health over recent years and in particularjust a couple of weeks ago he had quite serious surgery, weeks ago he had quite serious surgery, but the information that was made public from there was not that there had been any serious complications, so news as it broke today really took many people my great surprise and shock. use our many collea g u es and shock. use our many colleagues broadcasting in tea rs colleagues broadcasting in tears as they reported the news. as you mentioned in the context, of course, of the pandemic, nonetheless,

certainly here in buenos aires, we are seeing people pouring out into the streets at different points across the city, so some have gone to the stadium which is named after him maradona, and where he made his debut, they are also going to the stadium where he really had made his name, and also meeting out the very heart of bonus areas because, as he mentioned, this is really an unprecedented occurrence in argentina, maradona, somebody who as many argentinians have said, they have been with them all their lives, whether as a player or since he retired. of course, the trials and tribulations, but nonetheless, he remained such an important figure in argentine life and so making this news all the more shocking for people here. he's grown up shocking for people here. he's grown up in the eyes of the world. you have written about him extensively, joel, is there anything in particular from him extensively, joel, is there anything in particularfrom the genius on the pitch to his private life, you talked about

herformer private life, you talked about her former driver private life, you talked about herformer driver in private life, you talked about her former driver in italy. private life, you talked about herformer driver in italy. is there anything in particular that really stands out for you as something that you want to share with us tonight? what's particularly noticeable is the tattoos. argentines like their tattoos. argentines like their tattoos. i was at the stadium just a few hours ago, and notice many of the supporters with tattoos, but it's not only that, but when maradona was leading the national team coach for argentina he took them to the world cup in 2010, many of the world cup in 2010, many of the players that he was coaching also had tattoos of them, and perhaps thatjust gives you a sense ofjust how important and how revered maradona was, particularly for what he did on the pitch, guide and argentina to the world cup, but also as somebody who stood up but also as somebody who stood up to the powers and stood up to authority, and perhaps people didn't always agree with what he had to say, but they certainly respected the way that he didn't suffer. it's got to be said, he had a difficult

turbulent life, very humble upbringing, and then the skewed spotlight, and then kind of filing in and out of favour. he is still so loved, though, what it is about to admit thatjust kept him in the hearts of people? well, perhaps it's precisely some of the contradictions that he has, perhaps people don't necessarily relate to the excesses , necessarily relate to the excesses, but certainly the difficulties that many people have had in their lives in a country like argentina, but also his story going from the so—called visas, the slums here in argentina, a type of property we don't really have in england without running water, for example, two to go from there to a global superstar, to lift argentina to winning a world cup in the 19805 winning a world cup in the 1980s with the context of what had happened in argentina, and of course, before that in the yea rs of course, before that in the years just preceding that are perhaps what defined his position there as not only of sporting legends, but also a cultural icon for many argentines. joe richards who

has written extensively about maradona, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. donald trump has pardoned his former national security adviser, michael flynn. general flynn served just three weeks in office at the start of the trump administration before pleading guilty to lying to the fbi during the investigation into russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. the president wrote on social media, "it is my great honour to announce that general michael t flynn has 0ur correspondent in washington, nomia iqbal, told us about the reaction to michael flynn's pardon. we weren't expected —— were expecting this to happen, but there has been angerfrom expecting this to happen, but there has been anger from the democratic side as you can imagine to this. nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house released a statement saying, making a point of the fact that

michael flynn was twice pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi, and she calls this pardoned a brazen abuse of power and grave corruption. just a reminder, the story of michael flynn, his problems began in 2016 when donald trump won the election. he had a conversation with the then russian ambassador about then russian ambassador about the sanctions that president 0bama had posed on russia over accusation of election interference. he then lied about those conversations with the vice president, mike pence, who then repeated it to the media, and then he was being investigated, he lied to the fbi twice about it. and then there was the investigation by there was the investigation by the special counsel, robert muller, and his plea deal, he admitted to lying. but in the last two years, he's been trying to take back that guilty plea. but what donald trump has essentially done is taken this matter out of the courts and out of president biden controlled justice department.

staying in the us, because president—elect, joe biden has called for an end to what he called the grim season of division — which he said would give way to light and unity. the president—elect urged americans to recommit to the fight against coronavirus. and on the eve of thanksgiving called on them to forgo high—risk holiday traditions —— as cases of the virus continue to surge. another country has grown weary of the fight. we need to remember, we are at war with the virus. not with one another, not with each other. this is the moment where we need to steel our spines, redouble our efforts and recommit ourselves to the fight. let's remember, we are all in this together. well there were more than 160,000 new recorded coronavirus cases in the united states on tuesday — and 2,00 people died. north dakota is one of the worst affected states,

with the highest number of cases and deaths per capita. the bbc‘s larry madowo has been to one small rural hospital, which is struggling to cope. here's his report. we all love you. love you too. they cry. diana has just been allowed in to see her dad for the first time in almost a month. 75—year—old duane severson is finally doing better and no longer infectious after a bad case of covid—19. i didn't care about anything, so i didn't think i was going to make it. i kind of said goodbye to my family. he's also been suffering from a broken heart. duane's wife died two years ago, so his coronavirus care has shaken the whole family. every day when i would call dad, he didn't sound like dad. he was so weak. and his voice sounded so... ..helpless. and i wanted. . .i just

wanted to run and hug him. i had covid as well. so i was quarantined at home. it is very hard for families... unity medical centre's capacity is just 1a beds, so in grafton, population 4,200. we've had to renovate some nontraditional rooms for patients, such as our chapel, our family waiting area and currently our radiology waiting room. but almost every patient here now has covid or is recovering from it. more people are getting infected than they can deal with. i've had to recently tell my staff i may not be able to honour vacation. that is really tough. my staff deserve their time off and to not allow that, it's heartbreaking. this small town hospital doesn't even have an icu, it was not built to take care of cortical patients, but because of a covid surge in north dakota, they are using every available space for patients, and sometimes when they get

critical, they have nowhere to send them because the whole state is running out of hospital beds. there are no ventilators here, but the mostly elderly patients need a lot of physical therapy. it is a long road to recovery. i maybe was a little careless, but i was golfing every wednesday, and when the weather turned ickier, instead of golfing, we started playing cards. that was not smart. a full—blown outbreak is now tearing through north dakota's small towns faster than it can handle. it's caught the sleepy state by surprise — a place where there are 2.5 times more cattle than people has become the covid capital of america. the state now requires everyone to wear a mask, but at this cafe and another small town, it is a hard sell for some.

ijust don't think it's necessary for that. i understand for everybody else's safety, but, that'sjust my take on it. but i'm 22, i'm young and dumb. doctors think they know why north dakota is so badly hit. i think there was a feeling amongst many that being in a rural location protected you to some extent. we clearly know that's not true at this point. so i think that was it, and then the cooler weather up here in the midwest has driven people inside, closer quarters, that's where respiratory type infections like covid do spread. at unity, the patients keep coming. every new arrival is assumed to be coronavirus. is this your day every day? everyday for the last few weeks, this is what it's been coming up. with only six major hospitals in the state, most north dakotans rely on small neighbourhood facilities like this one. have you been around anybody that you know is sick? i went up for communion, and then that afternoon, we find out he had...

health care workers in north dakota fear the thanksgiving holiday may bring another surge in corona cases, pushing the system to breaking point. larry madowo, bbc news, fargo. stay with us on bbc news — still to come... the worst recession in more than three centuries — as the uk counts the cost of fighting the pandemic. president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world — the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number ten to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor —

easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hot air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." cuba has declared nine days of mourning, following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc news — the latest headlines... one of the most famous footballers of the past 50 years — and one of the sport's all—time greats — diego maradona has died. president trump pardons michael flynn — his first national security adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russia.

iranian state television has announced that a british australian academic kylie moore—gilbert has been released after two years in detention. it said that ms moore—gilbert had been released in exchange for three unnamed iranians imprisoned abroad. she was detained in iran in 2018 and given a ten— year sentence for espionage — a charge that she has always denied. australia's foreign affairs minister, marise payne has released a statement saying... "i am extremely pleased and relieved to advise that adding... the uk chancellor rishi sunak set out his spending review today, detailing the extent of the economic and financial crisis facing the county.

the cost of fighting the pandemic has led to record government borrowing and the worst recession in more than three centuries, and next year, it's feared that more than two and half million people could be out of work, with some public sector workers facing a pay freeze. and this year alone — the government will be borrowing nearly 400 billion pounds — the highest ever in peacetime. in a moment we'll hearfrom our economics editor faisal islam, but first, here's mr sunak speaking in the house of commons earlier. economic output is not expected to return to pre—crisis levels until the fourth quarter of 2022. the economic damage is likely to be lasting. long—term scarring means in 2025, the economy will be around 3% smaller than expected in the march budget. grim economic numbers are of no surprise to anyone looking

out on a high street. here in wakefield in yorkshire, lockdown means no shoppers or staff, but as elsewhere, months of pandemic uncertainty have seen the spread of the tell—tale to—let sign. here in one of the so—called blue wall seats, locals have mixed feelings about the government's public pay squeeze. well, he's got to do what he thinks is best for the country at the moment because of the state we're in. the people that's done the hard work during covid, that should get the pay rises, it's the public sector workers. today's forecast show that the economy set to shrink by over 11% this year, a three—century record, before recovering more slowly from next year. that means an annual increase in borrowing only seen during world wars — nearly £400 billion, 19% of the size of the national economy, a staggering figure, yet the interest bill to pay for it is also tumbling. as historic and frankly unimaginable as some of these numbers are, both the hits to the economy

and the huge rise in borrowing, they are in the past. it's just that they're so big that they're going to have an impact for years to come. but there is this other record, a record low in just how cheap it will be to actually pay for this massive debt. that buys time for the chancellor and means relatively small down payments on shrinking the borrowing is all that was required. but where the economy goes doesjust depend. unemployment is expected to go up about a million to 7.5% as a result of the crisis, but the forecast assumes progress on a vaccine and functioning testing systems. without that, the economy and jobs picture gets much worse, peaking at 11%. 0n the other hand, with better than expected health progress, unemployment barely goes up at all. the government's official forecaster acknowledges the uncertainty — the economy at the mercy of medical developments and an imminent decision on a post—brexit trade deal. if no vaccine proves effective and also we end up leaving the eu without a deal

and trading on wto terms, that would combine a 6% hit to the economy from the fact that we're living with the disease with a 2% hit to the economy from the fact that we're trading out with our single largest trading partner on wto terms. the chancellor is earmarking huge amounts to health to deal with the pandemic and to get the economy back to normal, but other areas of spending, on pay — for example, for teachers earning above average wages, for police officers and prison officers — have been frozen, alongside cuts to aid. back in wakefield, this council worker union rep married to a teacher certainly feels the return of austerity. it's a bit of a kick in the teeth, really. i've worked like many of my colleagues throughout the pandemic as a key worker. it feels like the public sector workers are being punished again by the government for a crisis that was not of our making. the lowest—paid were protected, but the economic shadow of covid—19 will last notjust past this christmas, but many future festive seasons. faisal islam, bbc news.

the duchess of sussex has described the "almost "unbearable grief" she experienced when she suffered a miscarriage in july. writing in the new york times — said that talking about losing a baby was still something of a taboo — and led to what she called "unwarranted shame". 0ur correspondent sarah campbell reports on meghan's decision to speak out. wait, listen, did you hear that? i heard duck sounds. quack, quack, quack! archie's first birthday in may. two months later, his mother, the duchess of sussex, suffered a miscarriage, revealing today in a newspaper editorial the impact on her and her husband, prince harry. she described how, after changing archie's nappy, she felt a sharp cramp... "and yet," she added... her words have resonated

with those all too familiar with pregnancy loss. if i had seen this essay when i had my first pregnancy loss, i would've felt a lot less isolated and a lot less alone. because although i knew that the loss of pregnancy was common, no—one really talked to me about it, and no—one actually really knew what to say to understand what i was going through. meghan joins a number of high—profile women who have opened up about the loss of a child. chrissy teigen was widely praised for sharing intimate pictures in the aftermath of a stillbirth. michelle 0bama wrote of her miscarriage in her autobiography. and zara tindall, prince harry's cousin, revealed she'd suffered two miscarriages before the birth of her second child. it's estimated that up to one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage. all couples will cope in their own way. but experts agree it's important those that want to talk about it feel that they can. there is a lot of pressure that is put on women to be able to conceive, and conceive successfully,

and when we don't talk about it, unfortunately, we can hold a lot of that shame and stigma within us, within ourfamilies and sometimes within our communities and particular cultures. the sussexes stepped back from royal duties earlier this year. but as this article illustrates, meghan hasn't stepped back from public life. sarah campbell, bbc news. lots more, of course on our website. before i leave you, a reminder of our top story.... argentina has been plunged into mourning by the death of arguably its most famous son — the football legend diego maradona. people have poured out onto the streets to express their grief at the loss of the star whose sublime performances secured victory in the 1986world cup. lots more on the maradona and lots more on the maradona and lots more on the maradona and lots more attributes, of course on our website. as always, you

can get in touch with me on social media. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbckasiamadera. hello. we've plenty of fine weather in the forecast for the uk for the next few days, thanks to a building ridge of high pressure. but that ridge of high pressure will bring with it an increased chance of many of us seeing frosty nights. could be some chilly days, as well, as under the ridge of high pressure, there's an increasing chance of us seeing fog developing by night and lingering into the coming days. today perhaps not so bad, though. we will have a weather front still pushing a bit more cloud into southernmost counties of the uk first thing, a little bit of rain for kent. 0n the whole, though, the majority seeing sunshine from the get—go. but even with the sunshine, after a chilly start, our temperatures won't recover to the heights we've seen previously this week. we're looking typically at highs of 7—9, the odd spot getting up to 10—11.

you may all notice this weather front trying to come into the northwest. these two fronts tend to try and squeeze the high through thursday and friday, but through the centre of the high, we have the greatest risk of seeing some fog as we move into the small hours of friday. and here, too, our chilliest spots, dipping down below freezing. a little bit more cloud to the far southeast and the far northwest will perhaps mean our temperatures may stay above. and through friday daytime, those fronts, as you can see, just cap either end of the uk. through the core of the uk, you may think we're set up for a lot of sunshine. some areas will get some decent sunshine, but some of that fog will really struggle to clear. there's not much breeze set to work on it, and the sunshine isn't particularly strong at this time of year. and if the fog does stick, temperatures at 2—3 celsius are possible. as you can see, even in the best of early brightness on friday, we're looking at 6—7 celsius. as for the weekend, i suspect fairly similar temperatures and a fairly similar—looking

picture overall. some chilly nights to come. you'll notice that our high looks a little different for saturday and sunday, but it stands across us from the continent. just a chance as well on sunday that we'll see a weather front trying to push into the northwest. but the effect overall is still the same — a lot of fine weather, light winds, but the chance of some fog forming by night that lingers through the day or lifts up into low cloud — hence sunshine for many parts of the uk may well be at a premium as we head on into the weekend.

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argentina has been plunged into mourning by the death of arguably its most famous son, the football legend diego maradona. people have poured out onto the streets to express their grief at the loss of the star, whose sublime performances secured victory in the 1986 world cup. donald trump has granted a full pardon to his former national security adviser, michael flynn. general flynn served three weeks in office at the start of the trump administration before pleading guilty to lying to the fbi during the investigation into russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. president—electjoe biden has used a televised address on the eve of thanksgiving to urge americans to recommit to the fight against coronavirus. mr biden said a grim season of division would give way to light and unity.

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