i'm david willis. our top stories: one of the greatest footballers of all time, pele, has died in brazil at the age of 82. he won three world cups for brazil — a unique feat — and scored over 1,000 goals during his career. tributes from the world's top players, politicians and pundits have flooded in, describing pele as the magician, the inspiration and the greatest player of all time. we'll look at the legacy of the man who gave the world �*the beautiful game�* and did more than anyone to shape modern football. also ahead — ukrainian officials say a fresh barrage of russian missile strikes has inflicted "significant damage" to the national power grid.

and the british fashion designer vivienne westwood, a key figure in the rebellious punk movement of the 1970s, has died in london. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin with news of the death of pele, widely regarded as the greatest person ever to play what he himself described as �*the beautiful game'. he passed away in hospital in sao paulo surrounded by his family at the age of 82, having suffered from cancer. during his career he became the first — and so far only — player to win three world cups, and scored over 1,000 goals.

he spent almost all of his club career playing in his native brazil after the government declared him a national treasure and blocked moves overseas, but was also a key part in the short—lived north american soccer league, playing for the new york cosmos. during his life, he was also a charity fundraiser, a campaigner and a politician. joe wilson reports on the life of a true sporting great. 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. the government of brazil has declared three days of national mourning and crowds have gathered outside the hospital in sao paulo, where pele spent his final hours. from there, here's our correspondent katy watson. this is a moment that so many people knew was going to happen but at the same time, dreaded, of course, it happening. as well as fans who've come to pay their respects,

have gathered outside the hospital where he died. even the hospital put out a statement, saying that they shared in the pain and the suffering that came with the loss of their beloved king of football. i think that just shows how important he was for so many millions of people. whether you watched him play as a young footballer or you were a younger brazilian who was told about his phenomenal skills, he united this country, and i think that's so important in a country that has been torn apart by partisan politics these last few years. he didn't get involved in politics at time. at times, he was criticised for not getting involved but at the same time, that meant that he remained a universal icon for so many millions here. the president—elect, lula da silva, who takes over from sunday, he said there was no number 10 shirt like him. he really was the king here in brazil. and, of course, this country is now in mourning.

katy watson there. joining me now is the south american football journalist tim vickery. we knew this was coming, of course, tim, but it must be a shock to everyone there. what sort of mourning period is brazil in for now? remember, we have the presidential— brazil in for now? remember, we have the presidential ruler- have the presidential ruler taking over as president on sunday which is for the whole thing back little bit, kelly, his body, his coffin will be taken to the centre circle of the field at santos when he played for so long, he will lie there for 2h hours starting at 10pm local time on monday and after that, 10pm local time on monday and afterthat, he 10pm local time on monday and after that, he will be moved to after that, he will be moved to a nearby cemetery a vertical cemetery, hand—picked by pele because it gives a view of the stadium —— president lula. it gives us all a chance to look back on a remarkable life. interesting there how much katie was stressing king. let's remember, this is someone who

was born 52 years after brazil abolished slavery —— katy. and here he is, leaving the scene, the undisputed king of the global game. the undisputed king of the global game-— the undisputed king of the ulobal came. . ., ., , ., , global game. what a life story. you mentioned _ global game. what a life story. you mentioned the _ global game. what a life story. you mentioned the abolition i global game. what a life story. you mentioned the abolition ofj you mentioned the abolition of slavery there, quite incredible that it had come, what, just a few decades before the first world cup victory. so that victory in a sense was key, was it, to reducing racial barriers in brazil?— in brazil? well, certainly, it was key. — in brazil? well, certainly, it was key. i— in brazil? well, certainly, it was key, i think, _ in brazil? well, certainly, it was key, i think, to - in brazil? well, certainly, it was key, i think, to havingl in brazil? well, certainly, it. was key, i think, to having the idea of the black brazilian included in the imaginary conception of the nation. in practice, the poor are overwhelmingly the descendants of the enslaved. duzel�*s world cup victories, more than anything else, were victory for self—esteem and this is pele's story. as a nine—year—old

child, he is shocked to see his father in tears as his father listens on the radio to a report of brazil losing in the final of the world cup. in 1950. the nine—year—old promises his father he will put things right, fast forward 20 years and brazil win the world cup for the third time, all three of them with pele. the yellow shirt is established as the home of the beautiful game, where you win and win in style and with a smile on your face. that is pele's achievement. he did not set out with a global mission, his account with a resilient mission but consequence he made the world cup what it is today. he met transformed the world cup into this four week period where the world downs tools and watches the football. and i think it away fitting that his last lucid days on the planet was spent watching the world cup, feeling the love and respect of the footballing community who were of course covered in

kattar for the tournament. —— gathered. they all lived in the house that polly built. == house that polly built. -- qatar. house that polly built. —— qatar. it's astonishing to think that he himself recalled other world cup teams of the time, back in 1958 being made up time, back in 1958 being made up of predominantly white players. up of predominantly white -la ers. , up of predominantly white .la ers. , ., ., players. yes, although there were black — players. yes, although there were black players _ players. yes, although there were black players in - players. yes, although there were black players in the - players. yes, although there l were black players in the team as well, including the brains of the team, gigi. some criticise pele for a lack of political engagement in afro descendant causes, sometimes we ask too much about sports idols because merely by being it, by being the best, what an inspirational message that shows, its a lot i think about the aquatic nature of football, you don't need money or sophisticated equipment, it is open to all shapes and sizes but also, such competitive field as for all, for pele to dominate it, as he did, it really is a testament to both his extraordinary natural

talent and the drive, his motivating very strongly by both pride and fear, determined to ring out every last little drop of the natural talent that he had. and he is the measuring rod for all subsequent players. just as the brazil 1970 team have been the measuring rod for all subsequent teams and maybe even that world cup with those almost unearthly images from inaudible, significant because just a few moments before we have the moon landing and similarly the most surreal images and at the time, the two achievements, man landing on the moon and brazil winning the world cup, it seemed natural to put it together, they both have an otherworldly quality about them. and pele was the leader of the park. sojust them. and pele was the leader of the park. so just 20 years after watching his dad in tears as a nine—year—old, he has changed football and i think you could also argue he changed

geopolitics. when one thinks of brazil, what does one think of? maybe the amazon. carnival. sember. but certainly on the top of most people's lists would be football, that's a legacy of pele.— would be football, that's a lea ofpele. , ., legacy of pele. -- samba. great comments _ legacy of pele. -- samba. great comments there, _ legacy of pele. -- samba. great comments there, thank- legacy of pele. -- samba. great comments there, thank you, . legacy of pele. -- samba. great| comments there, thank you, tim vickery, forjoining us. joining me now is our reporter emily brown, who's been taking a look at some of the tributes being paid. emily, what's been going on? tributes have been pouring in across the sporting world but also from world leaders. rio's christ the redeemer statue is lit up in brazilian colours in tribute to pele. in the past few hours, infantino, fifa's president, shared this message on his instagram. shared this message on his instagram— shared this message on his instaaram. ~ instagram. we lost pele, the kin . , instagram. we lost pele, the kin: , 0 instagram. we lost pele, the king. 0 rei. _ instagram. we lost pele, the king, 0 rei, and _ instagram. we lost pele, the king, 0 rei, and we - instagram. we lost pele, the king, 0 rei, and we feel- instagram. we lost pele, the king, 0 rei, and we feel a i king, 0 rei, and we feela void, _ king, 0 rei, and we feela

void, we— king, 0 rei, and we feela void, we feel sad but actually, we know— void, we feel sad but actually, we know ——we never lose him, we never_ we know ——we never lose him, we never lost — we know ——we never lose him, we never lost him, he is for ever. slaying — never lost him, he is for ever. staying with the football world, messages have been coming in from stars on instagram. in the football world, tributes are pouring in for pele, including from football stars on instagram. 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!" neymar�*s tweet highlights the huge cultural impact pele had. cristiano 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".

let's look at twitter now. the attacking midfielder rivaldo said "i thank god that pele is resilient. he is known to 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: wembley has tweeted, it is not just social media tributes from stars, but it has shown that the stadium has been lit up in pele's honour. world leaders have also paid tribute. in the past few hours we have

heard from joe biden. "for a sport that brings the world together like no "other, pele's rise from humble beginnings to soccer legend "is a story of what is possible." former us president barack 0bama tweeted: and president—elect of brazil lula da silva posted: "i had the privilege that younger brazilians didn't have "— i saw pele play live. "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." an extraordinary outpouring of praise and grief. emily, thank youindeed praise and grief. emily, thank you indeed forjoining us. much more on our website, including a look at how

the footballing world is paying tribute to pele. just log on to bbc.com/news or go via the bbc app. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a fresh barrage of russian missile strikes causes significant damage to ukraine's national power grid. we have a special report. the most ambitious financial and political change ever attempted has got under way with the introduction of the euro. tomorrow in holland, we're gonna use money we picked up in belgium today and then, we'll be in france, and again, it'll be the same money. it's just got to be the way to go. crowd yelling george harrison, the former beatle, is recovering in hospital

after being stabbed at his 0xfordshire home. a 33—year—old man from liverpool is being interviewed by police on suspicion of attempted murder. i think it was good. just good? no, fantastic. big ben bongs this is bbc news. the latest headlines: one of the greatest footballers of all time, pele, has died at the age of 82. he won three world cups for brazil and scored over 1,000 goals during his career.

for more on this, let's now speak to a prominent afro brazilian. adjunior is a marketing director for trace brazil. he joins us live from brasilia. thank you very much forjoining us. what would you regard as pele's legacy specifically as far as race relations in brazil is concerned?— far as race relations in brazil is concerned? festival, thank ou is concerned? festival, thank you very _ is concerned? festival, thank you very much _ is concerned? festival, thank you very much being - is concerned? festival, thank you very much being here - is concerned? festival, thank you very much being here to| is concerned? festival, thank l you very much being here to be able to talk about this great man that was pele. for us, for black resilience, it was the beginning of a very ambiguous situation because for so many times people were saying that he did not talk about race and stuff but he lived in a world that was very different from what we living today. but for us, it's a very interesting situation today to talk about somebody that in the late years, has been talking very openly, he has been talking very openly about race, and he really is a person who led a

very big amount of fans all over the country about how he represented us as a black person even though in the beginning or years ago did not talk so much about that but in the end he talked a lot about this. and he was very, i wouldn't say apologetic but very aware of his legacy as a black man in a sport and to society. i black man in a sport and to socie . . , black man in a sport and to socie . ., , ., ., black man in a sport and to socie . .,, ., ., _ society. i was going to say, for all his story legacy has been criticised, hasn't he, for failing to denounce racism in brazil and elsewhere, in quite the way of, say, muhammad ali, for example. the way of, say, muhammad ali, for example-— for example. yes, we need to understand — for example. yes, we need to understand how _ for example. yes, we need to understand how the _ for example. yes, we need to understand how the race - understand how the race relations are happening in this country, brazil, where if you were data speak about race relations in the �*60s and 70s, you'd be totally seen as a person who was a militant, that was very, a person that did not

follow with the brazilian rules of being a racial democracy, that's pretty much what was input into his head, i believe that was pretty much the situation he lived in that moment. but later on he would be talking about race and i really believe that people need to see what kind of world he lived in the �*60s and in the �*70s were black people were not able to talk about that in brazil mostly.— able to talk about that in brazil mostly. able to talk about that in brazil mostl . ., , ., ., brazil mostly. not 'ust made of his humble h brazil mostly. notjust made of his humble upbringing, - brazil mostly. notjust made of his humble upbringing, the - his humble upbringing, the family were so poor they couldn't even afford a football, i believe. yes, he comes from _ football, i believe. yes, he comes from very _ football, i believe. yes, he comes from very humble i comes from very humble beginnings, born in a very small city, and came to prominence. he was born in a city called three hearts and we all say he came from a city called three hearts and he took the whole heart of the world the whole heart of the world the bigger person that is so beloved middle of the countries so not only all of the country but the world. he comes from a place of poverty and became

like a prominent and as a black person, he was like a role model for so many other black guys or that would say, well, this guy was somebody who came into favour and became this big personality and showed all over the world will put the brazilian country in the map. an astonishing legacy indeed. adjunior, thank you for joining us on bbc news. ad junior, thank you for joining us on bbc news. thank ou ve joining us on bbc news. thank you very much- _ turning now to the news of another death, this time from the world of fashion, with the celebrated english designer vivienne westwood passing away at the age of 81. a spokesman said she died peacefully surrounded by family in south london. sarah campbell looks at her life.

# i am an antichrist. # i am an anarchist. # don't know what i want but i know how to get it. # i want to destroy...# she gave birth to punk, conquered the catwalk and built a globalfashion empire. a grammar schoolgirl 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 icanfind. 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 anti—establishment credentials. jaymo vivienne westwood who has died at the age of 81. ukraine's president zelensky says most regions in the country are without power, following a barrage of russian missile attacks. 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. from kyiv, hugo bachega sent us this report. 0n the outskirts of kyiv, tears and anger. 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. her granddaughter was in the bedroom when she was attacked and injured. she was scared and screaming on the phone. it's difficult feeling when you're waiting for the next attack to happen. tatiana's husband was in this room when the ceiling fell. i went if temporarily. everything started to crumble around me. i run outside, i run outside and find my daughter screaming. this, ukrainian say,

is another brutalforce is another brutal force described as russian terror. drones have brought suffering and destruction to people no matter where they are. attacks like this unlikely to stop. and from ukraine's spy chief, a warning — these attacks translation: they will try to continue them. i 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. kyiv is returning to normal now. but people wonder when the city may be hit again. hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv. before we go, there is time to look at these spectacular views of niagara falls. on border between canada and the united

states. chunks of snow and ice have washed over the waterfall although the niagara river is continuing to flow, despite the frozen areas. hello there. after a day of sunshine and blustery showers on thursday, the winds are still going to be quite strong on friday. and we've got more rain heading our way as well. and that could be bringing some flooding issues in one or two places. have a look at the satellite picture from earlier on. you can see all that cloud that's been pushing in from the atlantic, thickening up, and these weather fronts, areas of low pressure, strengthening the winds and bringing rain into many western and northern parts of the uk. it's notjust rain around though, because in northern scotland, it's cold enough in the hills to find some more snow falling, could be as much as 20 centimetres, perhaps. some heavier rain briefly across northern ireland, but it could be even wetter across southern parts of scotland, a couple of inches or more of rain, and here in the south

of the country, we've got this amber rain warning from the met office. given how wet it's been recently, more rain is likely to bring some flooding and travel disruption. we've got rain notjust in scotland and northern ireland, but pushing eastwards quickly across england and wales on those stronger winds. you can see how most of that wet weather moves away for the afternoon, brightening up from the west with some sunshine, showers coming into northern ireland and southern scotland and turning drier across northern parts of the country, perhaps later as well. here, it's going to be quite chilly, 4 degrees in stornoway, 13 celsius, though, in london, another mild day for england and wales and mild again on saturday. but there is more rain at times and that rain could be a bit steadier and heavier in the south for a while. maybe some patchy rain across southern scotland and northern ireland. some sunshine further north, but a few wintry showers in the far north of the country. and again, those temperatures contrast, cold in northern scotland, very mild in east anglia in the south east, 15 degrees here. we've got more rain though to come if you are going to be out celebrating the new year, with low pressure and a number of weather fronts. and the details keep changing

as we head into new year's day, we've now got some wetter weather pushing further north across northern ireland and northwards into scotland. and again, it's going to be cold enough for some sleet and snow over the hills. for england and wales, there may be some sunshine at times, but rain is never too far away, and it could be on the heavy side. another mild day, though, across more southern parts of england and wales — temperatures 12 celsius. so fairly mild for many parts of the country over the new year. but there will be more wet weather around may turn a bit drier for the start of next week, but it may turn a little bit chillier as well.

this is bbc news. the headlines — the brazilian government has declared three days of national mourning following the death at the age of 82 of the footballer pele. he is widely considered to be the greatest player of all time and remains the only player to have won the world cup three times. ukrainian officials say a fresh barrage of russian missile strikes has inflicted "significant damage" to the national power grid. authorities say dozens of missiles were fired from the air and the sea during a five—hour onslaught. at least three people were injured by explosions in the capital kyiv. the british fashion designer

dame vivienne westwood has died at the age of 81.