this is bbc news the latest headlines. one of the greatest footballers of all time, pele, has died in brazil at the age of 82. he passed away in hospital after a battle with cancer, his family close by. this was one of his daughter's last photos with him. he won three world cups for brazil — a unique feat — and scored over a thousand goals during his career. tributes from the world's top players, politicians and pundits flood in. describing pele as the magician, the inspiration and the greatest player of all time! in other news. here in the uk, the british fashion designer vivienne westwood — a key figure in the rebellious punk movement of the 1970s — has died in london.

for all of you watching in the uk, on pbs in the us and around the globe, welcome to bbc news as we bring you continuing coverage of the death of the brazilian footballer, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, pele. he died at the aged of 82 and had been suffering from cancer. during his career, he won three fifa world cups, the only player to do so, and received countless awards and titles. in brazil, he is hailed as a national hero for his achievements in football, and for his repeated calls to improve the social conditions of the poor. joe wilson reports on the life of one of the true greats. the greatest, it's opinion, but pele led, others stand on his shoulders.

well over 1,000 goals, a career of over 20 years, three times a world cup winner. brazilian football, synonymous with flair and success, was built on pele. in 1958, pele took part in his first world cup tournament, aged just 17. he scored six goals in four matches, playing himself to the point of exhaustion. when brazil beat sweden in the final, one opponent said when he watched pele, he felt like applauding. injury limited his role in the 1962 world cup. in 1966, well, opposing teams knew they had to stop pele one way or another. four years later, in 1970 in mexico, pele was part of a brazilian team widely regarded as the best set of players ever. they won the world cup with a freedom of expression and fluency never seen before. it was pele�*s last world cup. without him, brazil waited another 2a years before winning the trophy again. pele remained in demand.

after all, he was one of the most famous names and faces in the world. he spent 18 years with one club, santos, averaging nearly a goal a game. by 1975, he was in the united states, the ultimate acquisition for a new league hungry for glamour. the league didn't last, but pele still thrilled new york. after football, he took on ambassadorial roles, commercial opportunities and naturally collected recognition. and pele expressed no regrets. if i have to to do every single game again since i was born until now, i would do everything again. and i thank god. the popularity of football, the very idea of what makes it entertaining, began more than any other man with pele. the legendary brazilian footballer pele, who's died at the age of 82. joining me now is the brazil—based writer and journalist andrew downie

who wrote "the greatest show on earth: the inside story of the legendary 1970 world cup. of course pele was such an important figure in that event. it of course pele was such an important figure in that event.— figure in that event. it was his third world — figure in that event. it was his third world cup _ figure in that event. it was his third world cup winners - figure in that event. it was his third world cup winners metal figure in that event. it was his i third world cup winners metal he figure in that event. it was his - third world cup winners metal he won in 1950s and then again in the 60s but that was the first to be broadcasted to live and in colour and it cemented his place as the greatest of all time. i have met him a couple of times. it is funny because for someone who was so well known, such a legendary figure he was the most humble guy. i met him on two occasions. and i remember the

first time he actually said my name. and i remember my heart stopping for a second and thinking, he knows my name. and it was really a remarkable moment for me. he would often do this, remember peoples names. he would put his arm around people when they were taking photos with him which is also a real amazing thing to have one of the greatest footballers of all time actually touching you and showing intimacy. but i was the kind of guy that he was come around down to earth. haw was come around down to earth. how do ou was come around down to earth. how do you think he _ was come around down to earth. how do you think he remains that when he had the world at his feet? that do you think he remains that when he had the world at his feet?— had the world at his feet? that is a ureat had the world at his feet? that is a great question- _ had the world at his feet? that is a great question. i'm _ had the world at his feet? that is a great question. i'm not hundred i great question. i'm not hundred percent sure. he was always, he came from a humble back on his mother and father were quite poor. he really grew up quite poor. there was drummed into him that he had to set an example. and he was criticised

for not taking more of a stance on racism and the military dictatorship but his defence was always, listen i was brought up to not to fight people but to set an example of what i've tried to do is that it is in the example of how to be a good person and how to reach the top without standing on too many people or doing the wrong thing. that was always his defence. it or doing the wrong thing. that was always his defence.— always his defence. it had been known for _ always his defence. it had been known for quite _ always his defence. it had been known for quite some - always his defence. it had been known for quite some time - always his defence. it had beenj known for quite some time that always his defence. it had been - known for quite some time that pele had been treated for cancer so this will not come as a surprise, but it still will be a shock for brazil. i think when someone is as well—known as pele as legendary as he is when he died there would always a breath. an hour so i was talking to people to see how they were feeling and most people said, we kind of knew,

he had been in hospitalfor a month in and out for the year before that so i think people were prepared for his passing. and also it is not quite like maradona in argentina, in 2020 millions people took to the streets to throw themselves in the coffin and to show their love for maradona. it's not the same for pele because he is 82. his greatest feats happened in the 60s and 70s and i think that kind of natural disconnect between someone who was popular 50 years ago for someone like maradona. it popular 50 years ago for someone like maradona.— popular 50 years ago for someone like maradona. it has been reported that the week _ like maradona. it has been reported that the week for _ like maradona. it has been reported that the week for pele _ like maradona. it has been reported that the week for pele is _ like maradona. it has been reported that the week for pele is due - like maradona. it has been reported that the week for pele is due to - that the week for pele is due to take place on monday at the funeral on tuesday. no doubt about it that this will be a national event. that's right and i think it is

fitting that they will take his coffin to the stadium where santos still place where he started his career as a teenager. that is where he made his name and he took santos which was a small town team to unforeseen heights. he won the south american version of the champions league and the continental cup is the greatest team in the world and belief put santos on the map and he has lived most of his life there and still has a house there. i believe coffin will drive past the house where his mother still lives. his mother was 100 in november. so i think there will be a lot of people there paying tribute to pele on the streets and particularly at the club where he made his name.- streets and particularly at the club where he made his name. thank you ve much where he made his name. thank you very much for— where he made his name. thank you very much for your _ where he made his name. thank you

very much for your recollections. - tributes are pouring in for pele, including from football stars on instagram. argentina's world cup winnning captain — lionel messi posted this photo with the caption "rest in peace, pele." brazil's neymar said "pele changed everything. he transformed football into art, into entertainment. he gave voice to the poor, to black people, and most importantly. he gave visibility to brazil. football and brazil elevated their status thanks to the king! christino ronaldo also posted a photo, part of his caption reads "a mere goodbye to the eternal king pele will never be enough to express the pain that the entire football world is currently feeling. rest in peace king pele." on twitter football stars including the brazilian attacking midfielder rivaldo tweeted: "i am grateful to god that @pele is brazilian. 0ur football is known and respected worldwide for everything he has done on the field, and will never be forgotten. king pele, your legacy is eternal." france's kylian mbappe posted...

"the king of football has left us but his legacy will never be forgotten. rip king." and former german football great franz beckenbauer tweeted "football lost the greatest in its history today — and i lost a unique friend. football will be yours forever. rest in peace @pele" tim vickery is a south american football expert. he said brazil had been braced for this news. there's an element of being prepared for this moment, but when it comes, it hits people very hard because there's almost no one in brazil who's old enough to remember a world before there was pele. he's so synonymous with the country for winning. for winning in style and for winning in style with a smile on his face. he's the greatest diplomat that brazil has ever produced, the greatest pr machine i think that brazil has ever produced. and to put this in a uk context,

it's a little bit like maybe losing winston churchill, lord nelson, paul mccartney, lewis hamilton and bobby charlton all in one. so even though it hasn't come as a surprise, it's still a shock. even in a country where the population, so much of the population is extremely young. how much of an inspiration did he remain on and off the field? i mean, in terms of inspiring people to play football, but also knowing who he was as that sort of national hero? yeah, he's... what do you think of when you think of brazil? you might think of the amazon rainforest. you may think of of samba and carnival. you will certainly think of football. and that's because of pele. this is a nine... remember, pele is born 52 years after brazil abolished slavery and he becomes the undisputed global king of the game. that's an extraordinary story. it's an unbelievable story. and it's one that should never be taken lightly.

as a nine—year—old child, he watches his father crying as he listens to the radio. as brazil lose the final of the 1950 world cup to uruguay and pele decides to avenge this. and he says it tells his father he's going to avenge this. and just 20 years later, brazil have won the world cup three times. pele has helped them win the world cup three times, and especially after mexico �*70. mexico �*70 is the first world cup, which is broadcast live to to much of the planet. that habit that we have of downing tools for a month every four years and watching the world cup. now, we've just been doing this with the action in qatar. all of that starts really with pele. it's pele who transforms this event into the most gripping sports event that there is. does more than anyone else to turn the world cup into the spectacle that it is today. and i think it's there's something

fitting, there's something appropriate about the fact that his last lucid days on earth coincided with the world cup in qatar, and he could feel the message of love and respect coming from the football world, which was gathered in that one place. you've mentioned just now how influential he was on making the world cup, that extraordinary spectacle that we just kind of take it for granted, don't we? that's the scale of the event these days. you know, a lot of people who never watch football any pther time, every four years they will sit down and watch a game of football thanks to the world cup. but what about how he influenced the modern game in terms of his style of play? well, he's ludicrously ahead of his time. he's absurdly ahead of his time. and if you watch clips of him, it's like you've taken a modern player with all of the advantages of physical preparation that they have these days. and you've transported him back and he is a global icon before football becomes fully globalised. he's the most perfect footballing

machine there has ever been in term. in the three key ways, technique. he's got everything right foot, left foot impulse to jump acceleration. sustained pace, control of the ball tactically. a really clever mind working very quickly. i once interviewed is centre forward partner in 1970, tosh stone who said you had to be clever, you had to be quick to play with him because his mind's working so fast. and also psychologically, he's almost a perfect combination of the two main motivation motivating forces that we have in our lives, pride and fear. he had them both in spades. you put it all together, and i think you could take pele out of the mid sixties and put him in today's game so much quicker, so much faster. and he wouldn't be lost at all. he would still be great, almost ludicrously ahead of his time.

world leaders have also paid tribute, former us president barack 0bama tweeted: "pele was one of the greatest to ever play the beautiful game. and as one of the most recognisable athletes in the world, he understood the power of sports to bring people together. our thoughts are with his family and everyone who loved and admired him." and president—elect of brazil lula da silva posted: "i had the privilege that younger brazilians didn't have: i saw pele play, live. play, no. i saw pele give a show. because when he got the ball he always did something special, which often ended up in a goal. few brazilians took the name of our country as far as he did." to some other breaking news in the last hour or so. english fashion designer dame vivienne westwood has died at the age of 81. she was largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. a representative said, dame vivienne westwood died

peacefully surrounded by her family in clapham, south london, today. the 81—year—old's husband and creative partner andreas kronthaler said: "i will continue with vivienne in my heart. "we have been working until the end and she has given me plenty of things to get on with." sarah campbell looks back on her life. # i am an antichrist. # i am an anarchist. # don't know what i want but i know how to get it. i # i want to destroy...# she gave birth to punk, | conquered the catwalk and built a globalfashion empire. a grammarschool girl from glossop in derbyshire, vivienne westwood was a would—be revolutionary who both shocked and inspired, transforming british fashion. the trousers all come with a little loincloth on the back. everybody wants to know what that is for. it is just a loincloth, just a gesture. her empire started here, a shop on london's kings road.

she, along with her creative partner malcolm mclaren, dressed the sex pistols and made bondage gear and swastika trousers fashion must—haves. i think it is very sane for young people to be angry. and that is what we were doing, and i wanted this look of an urban guerrilla, and that is what we were after. in the �*80s, she moved from london to the paris catwalks, initially with mclaren, and then on her own. the fashionistas loved her. you have to go where you have to go. you have to do what you have to do, and i certainly don't want to be underground. i want to be at a place the most focused that i can find. she used traditional fabrics such as harris tweed and designs from the history books. the supermodels of the day wanted to show for her, even when asked to walk in nine—inch platforms. this fall only added to naomi campbell's fame. laughter.

the general public found some of her designs somewhat baffling. ms westwood was bemused by this reaction from this television audience in the late �*80s. if they don't stop laughing, i shall tell the next person not to come on. oh, dear. you're not to laugh! so many of her ideas ended up on the high street, it was she who would have the last laugh. and she was notjust passionate about clothing, she regularly used her profile to push causes she supported. this tank would end up outside david cameron's house. i declare war on fracking! ever the rebel, she chose not to wear any knickers while receiving her 0be from the queen. that did not stop her being made a dame in 2006. when sex and the city's iconic character carrie bradshaw needed a wedding dress, she turned to vivienne westwood. my maxim — if in doubt, dress up. don't ever dress down, you will be so disappointed. her influence as a designer spanned five decades. she was both a commercial

and critical success, managing to rise up the ranks of the establishment without abandoning her antiestablishment credentials. british fashion designer dame vivienne westwood, who's died at the age of 81. ukrainian officials say a fresh barrage of russian missile strikes has resulted in "significant damage" to the national power grid. at least three people — including a 14—year—old girl — were injured after explosions hit the capital kyiv, during one of the biggest bombardments since the war began. other cities targeted include kharkiv, 0desa and lviv in the west. 90% of lviv is now without power — as is much of the capital. ukraine's military says — 69 missiles were launched from air and sea, with air defences intercepting 5a of them. it comes as the head of ukraine's military intelligence, has told the bbc, that russia

is running out of missiles. hugo bachega reports from kyiv. 0n the outskirts of kyiv, tears and anger. tatiana lives far from the front lines, but this morning war has come to her. her house was hit when russia launched another barrage of air strikes. she shows us the renovation work they had just done. translation: my granddaughter was in this bedroom _ and you can see what happened. it's a very difficult feeling when you are just waiting for the next attack to happen. my granddaughter was very scared. she was screaming on the phone. it's a very difficult feeling when you are just waiting for the next attack to happen. tatiana's husband was in the next room when the ceiling fell around him. translation: i went deaf a while. everything started

to crumble around me. iran outside and found my daughter screaming. we still don't know what happened. this crater was likely the point of impact and the power of the blast destroyed these cars and all the houses here with personal belongings everywhere. three people were injured, no one was killed. russia's missiles and drones have brought scenes like this to places across this country. but kyiv�*s mayor says the attacks won't break people's determination to resist. the russians want to bring depression. especially right now, christmas time, new year. the russians want to bring us to a black time. ukrainian people are very angry and they told better we stay without electricity and heating but we never give up.

and from ukraine's spy chief, a warning — these attacks are unlikely to stop. they will try to continue them. can they do this for long? no, because they do not have many missiles left. their defence industry is incapable of producing enough missiles to sustain the same scale of strikes. this is another reason they're trying to get missiles from other countries. the strikes again have disrupted the lives of millions of ukrainians. they've emerged from underground shelters but wonder when and where the next attack will hit. let's return to our top story... one of the greatest footballers of all time, pele, has died in brazil at the age of eighty—two, prompting tributes from around the world. let's get more from our south america correspondent katy watson.

we know that there will be awake on monday followed by a on tuesday. that's right i am outside of the hospital where pele died and this is a moment that people knew would happen but at the same time were so dreading. and now there is media from around the world, fans have come to pay their respects, even the hospital put out a statement saying that they shared with the family and everyone the suffering that came with the loss of their beloved king of football. itjust with the loss of their beloved king of football. it just shows how important he was to so many people here in brazil, even lula da silva who will from sunday become brazil's new president said there are none like him so trippy to have been pouring in. this is a man, hearing for previous generations what a

phenomenal player. he was so important and every brazilian's life. he would really was a king to so many people here.— so many people here. yes, even thou:h so many people here. yes, even though he _ so many people here. yes, even though he had — so many people here. yes, even though he had not— so many people here. yes, even though he had not played - so many people here. yes, even though he had not played for. so many people here. yes, even though he had not played for a l so many people here. yes, even i though he had not played for a very long time he remained such a important cultural figure for people in brazil and around the world. that is riaht in brazil and around the world. that is right this — in brazil and around the world. that is right this is _ in brazil and around the world. that is right this is a _ in brazil and around the world. t'isgt is right this is a country that is defined itself by football. when the world cup happens people stop working. they all tune in to watch a game. even got back from his hospital bed was cheering the team on. even a country that has been so divided by politics, he is a man that did not talk much about politics, at the time that was criticised but it seemed at the time that he was above that and seems in icon for so many millions here. thank you much for the moment. our south america correspondent there with the reaction to the news that

the brazilian football legend pele has died at the age of 82. you are watching bbc news. hello there. it's looking like the last few days of 2022 will be rather unsettled for most of us. low pressure, always nearby, so we'll see some pretty heavy rainfall, some strong winds and also a bit of snow over the high ground of scotland, and we see some cold air engage in at times. now, this first area of low pressure moving through on friday will bring some heavy rain, strong winds and be followed by more weatherfronts and rain rippling in from the southwest as we head into the new year weekend. some areas seeing quite a lot of rainfall over the next few days. southern, northern, western areas, particularly southwest scotland, northwest england could be very wet over the next few days. and we even have an amber rain warning in force across south—southwest scotland for friday, risk of some localised flooding and travel disruption here. and that rain really will be piling

into many northern and western areas as we move through this evening. certainly overnight, it'll be very heavy and persistent across southern scotland. that rain turning to snow over the mountains of scotland as we engage some colder air here. further south and east that you are, tending to stay dry really until we push into friday morning and temperatures recovering in the south, but it will be a windy, cold morning, very cloudy, very wet. some heavy rain across scotland, northern england pushing its way quite quickly into the north sea, and then it brightens up into the afternoon, a few blustery showers, southern and western areas, more persistent rain, some snow in the hills across northern scotland, but a good deal of sunshine around. but it will be a windy day for all. mild in the south, we're up to 11 to 13 degrees. that is above the seasonal norm, closer to the seasonal norm or even below across scotland. so for new year's eve, saturday, more weather fronts pushing in from the south west. it could be quite wet to start with across all areas. again, a wintry element to the rain across scotland, notjust the even over the hills,

even down to lower levels as well. more rain pushing into england or wales later in the day and it will be windy and very mild. 111—15 celsius to end december 2022, something colder in the north. as we push closer to new year's eve midnight, it looks like there will be a dry slot of weather central, northern and eastern areas. but stay tuned to the forecast for the details for that a bit closer to the time. as we push into new year's day, the 1st of january, there will be rain across the far south east, some showery rain in the north. again, a bit of a wintry element to that. colder in the north, but staying on the mild side for england and wales. see you later.

this is bbc news. the headlines... pele — one of the world's greatest ever footballers — has died in brazil at the age of eighty—two. his death was announced by one of his daughters, who'd been with him in hospital in sao paulo. the three time world cup winner's wake will be held on monday at the santos football club ground where pele played for most of his career — his funeral will then be held on tuesday. russia has launched a major missile attack on ukrainian cities. the authorities say dozens of missiles were fired from the air and the sea during a five—hour onslaught. significant damage is reported to ukraine's power grid. and the british fashion

designer vivienne westwood — a key figure in the rebellious punk movement of the 1970s —