welcome to bbc news. i'm david willis. our top stories: brazil declares three days of national mourning following the death of pele — the footballer many consider the greatest player of all time. 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. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 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 he 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, before playing 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 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. and now, you can see the world's media, 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 the 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. earlier, i caught up with south american football journalist tim vickery and started by asking him about pele�*s funeral plans.

well, remember, we have the presidential — lula taking over as president on sunday. that's put the whole thing back a little bit. pele — his body, his coffin will be taken to the centre circle of the field at santos, where he played for so long. it'll lie there for 2h hours, starting 10am local time on monday. and after that, he'll be moved to a nearby cemetery — a vertical cemetery, hand—picked by pele because it gives a view of that stadium. and it gives us all a chance to look back on a remarkable life. interesting there how much katy was stressing "king". let's remember, this is someone who was born just 52 years after brazil abolished slavery and here he is, leaving the scene the undisputed king of the global game. what a life story. you mentioned the abolition of slavery there —

quite incredible that that 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? 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. but brazil's world cup victories, more than anything else, were a victory for self—esteem, and this is pele�*s story. as a nine—year—old child, he's 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. now, the nine—year—old promises his father he's going to put things right, he's going to avenge matters.

fast forward 20 years, brazil win the world cup for the third time, all three of them with pele. that yellow shirt is established as the home of the beautiful game, where you win, win in style and with a smile on your face. that's pele�*s achievement. he didn't set out with a global mission, he set out with a brazilian mission but, in consequence, he made the world cup what it is today. he transformed the world cup into this four—week period where the world downs tools and watches the football. and i think, in a way, it was so fitting that his last lucid days on this planet was spent watching the world cup, feeling the love and the respect of the footballing community who were, of course, gathered in qatar for that tournament. they all live in the house that pele built. it's astonishing to think, isn't it, tim, that he himself recalled other world cup teams of that time, back in 1958, being made up of

predominantly white players? yes, although there were black players in the team as well, including the brains of the team, didi. some criticised pele for a lack of political engagement in afro descendant causes. maybe sometimes we ask too much of our sports idols because merely by being it, by being the best, what an inspirational message that shows. it says a lot, i think, about the democratic nature of football. you don't need money, you don't need sophisticated equipment, it's open to all shapes and sizes. but also, such a competitive field as football, for pele to dominate it as he did, it really is a testament to both his extraordinary natural talent and the drive. he's motivated 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 that brazil 1970 team have been the measuring rod for all subsequent teams, and maybe even that world cup with those almost unearthly images from the mexican sunshine. significant, ithink, david, thatjust a few months before, we'd had the moon landing. similarly, almost surreal images. and at the time, the two achievements — man landing on the moon and brazil winning the 1970 world cup — it seemed natural to put them together. they both have an otherworldly quality about them. and pele was the leader of the pack. 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 rainforest, carnival and samba. but certainly, on the top of most people's lists would be football — that's a legacy of pele. indeed, it is. tim vickery.

adjunior is a prominent afro—brazilian and a tv executive with trace brazil. i asked him about pele�*s legacy regarding race relations in brazil. for us, for black brazilians, it was the beginning of a very ambiguous situation because for so many times, people were saying that he didn't talk about race and stuff but he lived in a world that was very different from the world we're living in today. but for us, it's a very interesting situation today to talk about somebody that, in the later years, 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 he didn't talk so much about that but in the end, he talked a lot about this.

and he was very i wouldn't say apologetical but very aware of his legacy as a black man in the sports field and to represent society. i was going to say, for all his storied legacy he 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? yes, we need to understand how the race relations are happening in this country, brazil. in a country where if you would dare to speak about race relations in the �*60s and �*70s, you would be totally seen as a person who was a militant, that was very like — how can i say — a person that did not follow with the brazilian rules of being a racial democracy — that's pretty much what was inputted into his head. i believe that was pretty much the situation he lived in 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, where black people wouldn't have been able to talk about that, in brazil mostly. notjust made of his humble upbringing — the family were so poor, they couldn't even afford a football, i believe. yes, he comes from very humble beginnings, born in the state of minas gerais, 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, being a person that is so beloved all over the country — so not only all of the country but the world. so, 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 black kids that would say, "wow! "this guy was somebody who came into fame "and became this big personality and showed all

"over the world or put the brazilian "country in the map". adjunior. pele, who has died at 82. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a fresh barrage of russian missile strikes causes "significa nt 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 main story this hour: brazil has declared three days of national mourning, following the death of pele, the footballer many consider the greatest player of all time. he won three world cups and scored over 1,000 goals during his career.

ukraine's president volodymyr 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 were also targeted. from kyiv, hugo bachega sent us this report. 0n the outskirts of kyiv, tears and anger. the front lines are far from here, but this morning war has come to them. tatiana's house was hit as russia launched another wave of air strikes. her granddaughter was in her bedroom when the attack happened and was injured. "she was very scared. "she was screaming on the phone," she said. "it's a very difficult feeling "when you're just waiting for the next attack to happen." tatiana's husband was in this room when the ceiling fell.

translation: i went deaf temporarily. - everything started to crumble around me. i run outside, i run outside and find my daughter screaming. this, ukrainians say, is another proof of russian terror. missiles and drones have brought suffering and destruction to people, no matter where they are. attacks like this are unlikely to stop, ukraine's spy chief tells me. kyiv is now returning to normal. but people wonder when their city may be hit again. hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv. let's get some of

the day's other news. benjamin netanyahu is once again prime minister of israel after his new coalition government was sworn into power on thursday. it will be the most religious and hard—line administration in the country's history containing ultra—nationalist and ultra—0rthodox parties. mr netanyahu has been criticised for his choice of allies, but has promised to pursue peace and protect civil rights. the colombian navy says it has intercepted two drug—carrying submarines operated by cartels, and has seized cocaine worth more than $150 million. more than 11.5 tons of the drug was recovered, and seven people were detained. officials say the crews managed to sink one of the submarines when they were approached, but the other vessel was captured intact. members of the serbian community in kosovo have begun to dismantle the barricades which were set up to block

the main border crossing with serbia. the protest began nearly three weeks ago, after a former police officer was arrested in kosovo. 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 herfamily in south london. sarah campbell looks back 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. dame vivienne westwood who has died at the age of 81. nana acheampong is a celebrity stylist at fabulous magazine and shejoins us now from costa rica. nana acheampong, welcome to bbc news. vivienne westwood that she saw herself less as a fashion designer and were somebody wanted to shake up the status quo. she succeeded, didn't she? . ., , , ,

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website, bbc.com/news, or download the bbc app. 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 was widely considred 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 inflicited significant damage to the national power grid. 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. she made a name for herself

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