welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm david willis. these are the headlines: 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 19705 has died in london. a very warm 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 he 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, and a campaigner on several issues. 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. 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 number10 shirt like him. he really was the king here in brazil. and, of course, this

country is now in mourning. no number ten shows like him. —— shirt. several landmarks around the world are being used to pay tribute to pele. here in london, the arch at wembley stadium has been lit in the green and blue colours of brazil. and in rio dejaneiro, the statue of christ the redeemer has also been lit in the same national colours. joining me now is our reporter emily brown who's been taking a look at some of the tributes being paid. emily, what have people been saying? emily, what have people been sa in: ? , , emily, what have people been sa inc? , , ., , saying? tributes have been ”ourin saying? tributes have been pouring in _ saying? tributes have been pouring in not _ saying? tributes have been pouring in notjust - saying? tributes have been pouring in not just from - saying? tributes have beenj pouring in notjust from the sporting world, but from world leaders for the resilient legend pele, he was arguably the greatest footballer of all time and that is a line that has been used by so many in their tribute to him. is the only man to have won the world cup three times and it is not just his football achievements that have recognised, because

he had huge cultural impact as well. in the past few hours, johnny infantino, fifa's president, made this comment on his instagram. we lost pele, the king, 0 rei, and we feel a void, we feel sad but, actually, we never lose him, we never lost him — he is forever. it is not just it is notjust the world of tribute that has been paying tribute. ~ . , ., tribute. we have been hearing from football _ tribute. we have been hearing from football stars. _ tribute. we have been hearing from football stars. we - tribute. we have been hearing from football stars. we have l from football stars. we have heard from lionel messi, and he posted this photo. brazil's neymar said:

really picking up on the cultural impact pele had. the brazilian attacking midfielder rivaldo tweeted: france's kylian mbappe posted: and german football great franz beckenbauer tweeted" more tributes continuing to flow in as we speak to the king of football. thank you for joining us. pele spent most of his career playing for santos and fans of the club have been gathering outside the stadium to pay their own tributes in the club's colours. away from football, pele also

had a lasting effect on race relations in brazil — a country where just five decades before he was born, slavery was still legal. adjunior is a prominent afro—brazilian and a tv executive with trace brazil, and 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 late 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 in the beginning or years ago, 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 as well. 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. and much has been 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, in the state of minas gerais, he was born in a very small city, and he 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 all over 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. much more on our website, including a look at how the football 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, i the former beatle, is recovering in hospital after being stabbed - at his oxfordshire 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 welcome back to bbc news. ukraine's president zelensky says most regions in his country are without power

following a barrage of russian missile attacks. among the cities which were targeted, kyiv, kharkiv, 0desa and lviv in the west. ukraine's military says that 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're 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 as a result heating, but we never give up. and from ukraine's spy chief, a warning — these attacks are unlikely to stop. translation: they will try to continue them. i 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. hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv.

let's get some of the day's other news. the us—british social media influencer andrew tate, who has been banned from several sites for comments which demean women, has been arrested in romania. that's according to his lawyer. mr tate, along with his brother, was detained in following an investigation into the sexual exploitation for financial gain of six women. the arrests were made by officers from romania's organised crime task force. the colombian navy says it has intercepted two drug—carrying submarines operated by cartels, and seized cocaine worth more than $150 million. more than 11.5 tonnes of the drug was recovered, and seven people were detained. 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. the decision to lift the blockade was made after the protestors held talks with serbia's president 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—orthodox parties. mr netanyahu has been criticised for his choice of allies, but has promised to pursue peace and to protect civil rights. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. afamiliar a familiarface a familiar face back a familiarface back in office, but the new government of benjamin netanyahu marks a shift to the far right. these are his new ultranationalist

partners celebrating after last month's election. the liberal party refused to join the coalition led by the prime minister on trialfor corruption which he denies. now, many israelis are voicing concerns. protested outside parliament opposed the government's plans to expand jewish settlements in the west bank could inflame tensions with palestinians. they want to overhaul the system could damage independents. —— they worn. another thing is changes to antidiscrimination laws could be used against minorities. i could be used against minorities.— minorities. i am here like all the rest of — minorities. i am here like all the rest of the _ minorities. i am here like all the rest of the people - minorities. i am here like all the rest of the people here i minorities. i am here like all| the rest of the people here to demonstrate against the terrible homophobic, racist government.— government. today is a very, very sad, tragic day for the i very sad, tragic day for the state — very sad, tragic day for the state of— very sad, tragic day for the state of israel. the government that is_ state of israel. the government that is going to be here is going _ that is going to be here is going to _ that is going to be here is going to ruin democracy altogether.—

altogether. but inside parliament, _ altogether. but inside parliament, mr - altogether. but inside - parliament, mr netanyahu promised he would govern for all. he accused his critics of hypocrisy. translation: fix, all. he accused his critics of hypocrisy. translation: a year the constant _ hypocrisy. translation: a year the constant laments _ hypocrisy. translation: a year the constant laments about - hypocrisy. translation: a year the constant laments about the l the constant laments about the end of the state, the end of democracy. members of the opposition, losing the elections is not the end of democracy. this is the essence of democracy. 5 democracy. this is the essence of democracy-— of democracy. 's opponents heckled him, _ of democracy. 's opponents heckled him, calling - of democracy. 's opponents heckled him, calling him i of democracy. 's opponents - heckled him, calling him weak. they claim his hard—line allies are driving the agenda. the government in israel may have changed but its politics looks more polarised than ever. let's take a moment to look at the winter storm which has struck north america. as you can see, it has turned the canadian town of fort erie into an ice town, with these houses fully encased in ice. no fatalities were reported in these homes, but more than 65 people have died in the past few days as a result of the storm. the freeze has also created these spectacular views of niagara falls on the border

between canada and the us. chunks of snow and ice have washed over the waterfall, although the niagara river is continuing to flow despite the frozen areas. 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. she came to prominence making clothes for the punk rock movement in the late 19705 before taking her work into the mainstream. she was also a campaigner on several issues, including the environment. a spokesman said she died peacefully surrounded by herfamily in clapham in south london. steve karas, who is also known as lord warg, is a fashion collector and archivist. he joins us now from new york.

welcome to bbc news. quite a wardrobe. it is all of vivienne westwood, i imagine?- wardrobe. it is all of vivienne westwood, i imagine? yes, thank ou, westwood, i imagine? yes, thank you. thank— westwood, i imagine? yes, thank you. thank you — westwood, i imagine? yes, thank you, thank you for _ westwood, i imagine? yes, thank you, thank you for having - westwood, i imagine? yes, thank you, thank you for having me. - you, thank you for having me. yes, this is all vivienne westwood. the hat is actually the first collection she made in 1981 bought the pirates and this is an original so i am very proud to wear that today. you have some other pieces in your collection, i believe. tell us about the naomi campbell shoes.- tell us about the naomi campbell shoes. the court shoes. naomi _ campbell shoes. the court shoes. naomi campbell i campbell shoes. the court. shoes. naomi campbell felt famously in them and believe it or not they are here. those are probably the shoes that i — the item i cherish the most. it is one of my recent items, and i just... 1993, | one of my recent items, and i just... 1993, iwas just... 1993, i was six years old, so have very little memory of that but to be able to see it with my own eyes and see the pictures of all the videos i

have seen over so many years, it is very special.— it is very special. how on earth is _ it is very special. how on earth is anybody - it is very special. how on i earth is anybody supposed it is very special. how on - earth is anybody supposed to walk on those? i earth is anybody supposed to walk on those?— walk on those? i don't know because _ walk on those? i don't know because as _ walk on those? i don't know because as you _ walk on those? i don't know because as you can - walk on those? i don't know because as you can see - walk on those? i don't know because as you can see the| walk on those? i don't know i because as you can see the hill is not really supported, the toe is not really supported, so you are kind of on a stilts. i am very bored to see women walk in this. i wear heels but not those. they trip down naomi campbell, did they? aha, those. they trip down naomi campbell, did they?- campbell, did they? a trip naomi campbell. - campbell, did they? a trip naomi campbell. you - campbell, did they? a trip| naomi campbell. you take campbell, did they? a trip - naomi campbell. you take are done you have to wake up early, you know?— you know? aren't they amazing. what about _ you know? aren't they amazing. what about those _ you know? aren't they amazing. what about those iconic - what about those iconic corsets? because it is something i really like as well and i like it because westward, since the beginning of westwood, men's and women's in corsets so it did not really matter the gender of the models and that is really important to me, and i think one of the most iconic ones would be one of the wallace collection. so, those are the actual paintings that you see in the wallace collection in london, so this

is originally from back then a woman of colour was wearing it on the runway, but also, diversity, gender bending, all that made vivienne westwood so important to me. and this was somebody who morphed rather easily from ritz t—shirts and safety pins and so on to hope didn't she? she reallyjust _ on to hope didn't she? she really just had _ on to hope didn't she? sue: reallyjust had multiple really just had multiple personalities reallyjust had multiple personalities and i think this is why i liked her. from the 805, the romantic, the 905 very glamorou5 805, the romantic, the 905 very glamorous and voluptuous and 2000, showing a lot of body, le55er print, what about all the drapery, i think that vision is so famou5 the drapery, i think that vision is so famous for drapery and showing the body. find vision is so famous for drapery and showing the body. and what about her legacy? _ and showing the body. and what about her legacy? will _ and showing the body. and what about her legacy? will these - about her legacy? will these are designs endure, do you think? ~' are designs endure, do you think? ~ ,., think? i think so. the thing that i love _ think? i think so. the thing that i love about _ think? i think so. the thing j that i love about westwood that i love about we5twood i5 that i love about we5twood is that she always used the past and created something new and i

think that is very smart because we all can create new ideas, but when there is a solid base, like she used a mediaeval piece with all those gowns mediaeval piece with all those gown5 made of the 16005, 17005, there is a lead through history and by looking at her clothing we don't only see fashion of today but we can see the history through the century and i think this will make it unforgettable for the future. i mean, when you look at now the museums they have more and more mu5eum5 they have more and more vivienne westwood clothing and notjust vivienne westwood clothing and not just the vivienne westwood clothing and notjust the punk era. now the corset5 and notjust the punk era. now the cor5et5 and gowns. notjust the punk era. now the corset5 and gown5. everybody can see a new vision. just finally - _ can see a new vision. just finally - what _ can see a new vision. just finally - what do - can see a new vision. just finally - what do you - can see a new vision. just finally - what do you do l can see a new vision. just finally — what do you do with that collection? do you wear mo5t that collection? do you wear most of it or do you keep it under pla5tic? most of it or do you keep it under plastic?— most of it or do you keep it under plastic? very rare items like issues. — under plastic? very rare items like issues, i— under plastic? very rare items like issues, i can _ like issues, i can fit in it but i will take pictures in them. most of them my way. if it does not fit i have a tailor helped me professionally but it does not stay in a closet if i can wear it. jewellery, the hat, everything. even when we

feel a little down in life, we don't need to look down. we need to look up and so when i feel down and look up.- feel down and look up. thank ou feel down and look up. thank you so much- _ you so much. we have to leave it there. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. hello there. after a day of sunshine and blu5tery 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 5ome 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 front5, 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 5now falling, could be as much as 20 centimetres, perhap5. some heavier rain briefly acro55 northern ireland, but it could be even wetter across southern part5 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 5tronger wind5. 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 acro55 northern parts of the country, perhap5 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 5teadier and heavier in the south for a while. maybe some patchy rain across southern scotland and northern ireland. some 5un5hine further north, but a few wintry showers in the far north of the country. and again, tho5e temperatures contra5t, cold in northern scotland, very mild in east anglia in the south ea5t, 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

and the details keep changing as we head into new year's day, we've now got some wetter weather pushing further north acro55 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 5un5hine at times, but rain is never too far away, and it could be on the heavy side. another mild day, though, across more 5outhern part5 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 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 5trike5 has inflicted 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 explosion5 in the capital, kyiv. the british fashion designer dame vivienne westwood has died at the age of 81. she made a name for herself in the 19705