this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk, to pbs in america and around the globe. our top stories... brazil declares three days of national mourning, following the death of pele — widely regarded as the best footballer to have ever played the game he won three world cups for brazil — a unique feat — and scored over a thousand goals during his career. he was an out and out goal—scorer and he has played a huge part in footballer. his name is synonymous with football. a military court in myanmar convicts former leader aung san suu kyi of corruption and jailed her for a further seven years in prison the un sends a top official

to afghanistan to try to convince the taliban to reverse its ban on women working for aid agencies. and the fashion world pays tribute to vivienne westwood. the british designer — who was a key figure in the rebellious punk movement of the 1970s — has died aged 81. whatever you are watching, welcome to bbc news. it is good to have your company. brazil has declared three days of mourning for pele — for many, the world's greatest ever footballer — who has died in sao paulo at the age of 82. tributes to the footballer have been pouring in from around the world. during his career he became

the first — and so far only — player to win three world cups — and scored over a thousand goals. simon jones has more. a sporting icon who made football beautiful. described by the brazilian football confederation as the greatest sportsperson of all time. he burst onto the international stage at the world cup in 1958, when he wasjust 17. he scored six goals in four matches. he'd win the world cup three times, the only player ever to achieve this. in mexico in 1970, his skill, electrifying speed and deadly accuracy were all on display. in a career that spanned two decades, he scored more than 1,000 goals. fans have been gathering outside the stadium in sao paulo that became synonymous with pele. and at the hospital where he died, for some it's proving too much to bear. translation: pele was part of our life. | seems like we're losing a family member. who didn't dream of being pele? translation: pele's death | transcends the mere question

of being a fan or not. in fact, for the past 40 years, he's really been a worldwide icon. a message posted on pele's twitter account read... his daughter, celine nascimento wrote... the brazilian star neymar said... and england's world cup winner, sir geoff hurst, said... last night, wembley�*s arch was lit in the colours of brazil, the colours of pele, a tribute to an icon mirrored in rio de janeiro.

we feel a void. we feel sad. but actually, we never lose him. we never lost him. he's forever. with us. he's forever with everyone. off the pitch pele campaigned to improve conditions for the most deprived in society. looking back at his long career, he said he had no regrets. if i have to to do every single game again since i was born until now, i i would do everything l again and i thank god. pele's great achievements were marked at this year's world cup in qatar as concern for his health grew. the brazilian government has now declared three days of national mourning to pay tribute to a national idol. simon jones, bbc news.

this weekend sees the inauguration of the new president in brazil. 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 happening. and now you can see the world's media as well as fans, who have 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 itjust 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 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. and we will hear more from our correspondent katie watson across the weekend. let's talk to garryjenkins, author of �*the beautiful team: in search of pele and the 1970 brazilians'. was he worth the search? absolutely! i had the privilege of meeting him, albeit, listening to that package, people have talked about how he was a political but he was briefly the

minister of sport in brazil. he was pretty apolitical in his work but i've met him and i spent the day with him and a procession of politicians would go into his office and imagined every single one of them was wearing a smile like a five—year—old child on christmas morning, having met him. five-year-old child on christmas morning, having met him. that's a beautiful way _ morning, having met him. that's a beautiful way of _ morning, having met him. that's a beautiful way of putting _ morning, having met him. that's a beautiful way of putting it - morning, having met him. that's a beautiful way of putting it and - morning, having met him. that's a beautiful way of putting it and it i beautiful way of putting it and it sums up his global impact because for many people, he did take them back to very happy memories. i notice the president elect, lula da silva was saying he had seen him play. what are your recollections of him as a player? i play. what are your recollections of him as a player?— him as a player? i was fortunate enou:h him as a player? i was fortunate enough to _ him as a player? i was fortunate enough to be — him as a player? i was fortunate

enough to be an _ him as a player? i was fortunate enough to be an 11-year-old - him as a player? i was fortunatel enough to be an 11-year-old child enough to be an 11—year—old child watching the world cup beamed in by satellite on the bbc. in 1970. it was the second great event of the tv age, the year after man landed on the moon. and a kind of seemed appropriate that these figures from another planet were being beamed into our living rooms. because we didn't know players then. the brazilian side that has just played in qatar, most of them played domestically in england and we know them inside out. back then, they had these wonderful exotic names! piiiai these wonderful exotic names! pillai talked about — these wonderful exotic names! pillai talked about how _ these wonderful exotic names! pillai talked about how his _ these wonderful exotic names! pillai talked about how his name, he did not like his nickname very much. it was used for standard grew on him.

—— pele. talking about the impact of seeing these players for the first time, neymarsaying seeing these players for the first time, neymar saying that pele changed everything. he turned football into entertainment. but why do you think his personality transcended the game because he was an incredibly talented sportsperson but an extraordinary ambassador both for the game of football and for brazil as a country? it for the game of football and for brazil as a country?— brazil as a country? it was his humility. _ brazil as a country? it was his humility. i— brazil as a country? it was his humility, i think, _ brazil as a country? it was his humility, | think, that- brazil as a country? it was his humility, i think, that struck. brazil as a country? it was his i humility, i think, that struck me. and interestingly he always spoke of pele, he never spoke a pillar in the first person. in fact, he very kindly signed something for me so he

was very aware that pele, there was a human and pele was the superhuman, the immortal hero and he guarded the reputation of pele, i will use the word brand, but that word was not used then, and he understood how important he was two people, people like me. who were taken to places i had never imagined, seeing football like that before. bud had never imagined, seeing football like that before.— like that before. and i think he took the world _ like that before. and i think he took the world there _ like that before. and i think he took the world there as - like that before. and i think he took the world there as well. l like that before. and i think he - took the world there as well. thank you so much for talking to us and hopefully people will be leafing through that book again. according to an article i read in the guardian, it was the only book on his book shelf! moving on now. the leaders of russia and china have held a video conference,

where russia's vladimir putin said he is aiming to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries. in remarks broadcast on state television, president putin said the importance of russia—china relations was rising — and he was expecting chinese president xijinping to make a state visit to russia in the spring of 2023. president xi responded saying china is ready to increase strategic cooperation, in the face of what he described as a �*difficult international situation�* a court in military—ruled myanmar has found the deposed leader aung san suu kyi guilty in all five counts of corruption — in proceedings that have been condemned in the west as a sham. the 77—year—old was arrested when the military seized power on the 1st of february last year in a coup that ended a decade of tentative democracy and plunged the country into chaos. karishma vaswani has more. aung san suu kyi has been sentenced to a further seven years in prison for five more charges, taking the total number of years she's been sentenced to to 33 for a total of 19 charges. now, these include corruption,

breaching the official secrets act and flouting covid restrictions. the specific charges she's been convicted of today deal with the hiring and maintaining of a helicopter that's been described as having caused a loss to the state. but in the past, she's also been charged and convicted of things like illegally possessing walkie talkies. now, human rights groups have called the trial a sham. and ms suu kyi herself has denied all of these counts, saying the cases are absurd. it's also, frankly, really hard to get clear and concise information about what's going on on the ground in myanmar, because the trial is being held behind closed doors. now, we understand that her legal team will lodge an appeal, but whether that will be heard and what the outcome might be is still unclear. her lawyers have been barred from discussing her case in public. increasingly, the prospects of any type of democratic momentum in myanmar do look bleak. and ms suu kyi and many members of her party are among more than 16,600 people who've been arrested by the junta since they seized power.

13,000 remain in prison, according to the assistance association for political prisoners. it's also estimated that more than 2,600 people have been killed in the military�*s crackdown on dissent so far. international condemnation, though, is growing. last week, the un security council called on the military government to release ms suu kyi in its first ever resolution on myanmar since she was ousted in a coup in 2021. how much weight that will carry, if any, frankly, with myanmar�*s military rulers, though, is unclear. the united nations says it is sending a top official to afghanistan to try to convince the taliban to reverse its ban on women working for aid agencies. the un says that its locally based officials have begun meeting with ministries in afghanistan to discuss the impact on aid programs. the un humanitarian coordinator for afghanistan says the taliban's decision is already harming urgent aid programmes and that the country's humanitarian needs are the worst he's seen in years.

let me make it very clear, that united nations and humanitarian partners are very committed to delivery of the life—saving services to the people of afghanistan. it's one of the very — probably the most difficult circumstances which i have seen in my 30 year career with the un. humanitarian needs of the people are absolutely enormous, and it is important that we continue to stay and deliver. as we do so, it is equally important that the rights of women and girls, of which we are so much talking these days, are absolutely preserved and protected, and they are an important element, undeniable element of the humanitarian action. 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 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's for. it is just a loincloth, it's 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's 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 the 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 wasn'tjust 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 didn't 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'll 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.

the controversial online influencer andrew tate has reportedly been detained in romania as part of a human trafficking and rape investigation. mr tate — who was detained alongside his brother tristan — had his house raided in the capital, bucharest. a lawyer for the brothers confirmed their detention. in the last hour, spain has announced that people travelling to the country from china will be required to test negative for covid—19 — or prove they have been fully vaccinated against the disease. it follows a mixed response from global health bodies — with the who saying the restrictions some countries have introduced are "understandable" — whilst the european union health agency says mandatory covid screenings of travellers from china are "unjustified." i'm nowjoined by virologist, professor marion koopmans. professor, thank you forjoining us.

i wonder what you make of the decision by spain, announced on friday, to require negative tests for people arriving from china or indeed evidence of vaccination in a country where vaccination seems to be patchy, to say the least? weill. be patchy, to say the least? well, it is an example _ be patchy, to say the least? well, it is an example of— be patchy, to say the least? well, it is an example of the _ be patchy, to say the least? well, it is an example of the different i it is an example of the different ways countries are dealing with the situation that is evolving in china. and as you say, one of the problems in china is that there is a vaccination coverage, certainly for the first round of vaccinations and that was fairly high. but when you look at boosters that were really necessary to offer good protection from the omicron wave that we had earlier in the rest of the world, that was really essential. so a vaccination proof from china at this

moment will not really be sufficient to guarantee protection from infection, certainly not from severe disease. it is a bit strange, i think. ., ., ., . ., ., think. you were on that world health organization — think. you were on that world health organization trip _ think. you were on that world health organization trip to _ think. you were on that world health organization trip to china _ think. you were on that world health organization trip to china after- 0rganization trip to china after covid was first identified and there was a lot of debate about whether china was being sufficiently can then de mey candid about what was going on. as the flow of information improved? i going on. as the flow of information im - roved? ., going on. as the flow of information imroved? ., ., ~' going on. as the flow of information imroved? ., ., ~ ,., , improved? i do not think so. these are very different _ improved? i do not think so. these are very different situations - improved? i do not think so. these are very different situations and . improved? i do not think so. these are very different situations and i l are very different situations and i want to emphasise that early on, china did share the sequence of the virus very fast and that has helped downstream the response quite a bit, let me be clear. at the current situation is concerning because china really has dramatically decreased the amount of testing and

therefore notifications based on testing and has changed the criteria for notification of illnesses and deaths so we are really blind at this moment to what exactly is going on in china. this this moment to what exactly is going on in china. , , ., on in china. this is the fourth winter of _ on in china. this is the fourth winter of covid. _ on in china. this is the fourth winter of covid. how - on in china. this is the fourth winter of covid. how do - on in china. this is the fourth winter of covid. how do you i on in china. this is the fourth - winter of covid. how do you assess the resilience of the world now as compared to those previous winters? well, in terms, there is big discussion on whether this wave in china would impact the rest of the world, let's say in europe. i think we are in much better shape now, thatis we are in much better shape now, that is because of the vaccination immunity that we have built up plus infection and immunity. we have seen quite a bit of circulation of the virus, it is, as we speak, also circulating widely in europe. and that combination has really made for

quite a lot of immunity in our population. so we see far less impact now of waves of infection than we had in the first winters. professor, thank you very much for speaking to us on bbc news. in the uk, a think tank focusing on people with lower incomes, says living standards for families will continue to worsen — despite an improvement in economic data and signs that inflation has peaked. torsten bell is from the resolution foundation who published the report. thank you for talking to us. there's a sort of difference in terms of what may be happening in the global economy and the impact uk families may be feeling. certainly in the first half of next year?- first half of next year? good morning- — first half of next year? good morning- i _ first half of next year? good morning. i think— first half of next year? good morning. i think that - first half of next year? good morning. i think that is - first half of next year? good morning. i think that is fair. | first half of next year? good - morning. i think that is fair. the global drivers of the high inflation

we saw, the double digit inflation in 2022 that has dominated news programmes and family those are dropping back, the cost of shipping goods around the world, global energy prices so that's good news and it should mean the peak of inflation has passed and we should see the end of double digit inflation in the months ahead. anyone that has filled up with petrol in the last few days, travelling around for the christmas break, has realised it is significantly cheaper than it was evenit significantly cheaper than it was even it if it is expensive compared to the last few years. family finances, even if the price rises, they are not as big as they were, they are not as big as they were, the prices themselves are still elevated on the back of large rises last year and that will bite into family incomes into 2023. presumably there are other— family incomes into 2023. presumably there are other things _ family incomes into 2023. presumably there are other things that _ family incomes into 2023. presumably there are other things that will - there are other things that will kick in, for example, those who are fortunate enough to own their own home well enough and fortunate enough to be looking at higher

mortgage rates but if they have a fixed mortgage, they might be about to find it will get very hard to find a competitive product as they did last time?— find a competitive product as they did last time? absolutely. although it will be another _ did last time? absolutely. although it will be another bad _ did last time? absolutely. although it will be another bad year, - it will be another bad year, groundhog year for finally finances overall, it will shift going into 2023. energy price rises will be a big feature because in april, we will see a large rise, up to £3000 of the energy price guarantee, for a typical household, that will be a big feature of next year but mortgage increases will be a new driver. 2 million households moving onto the new rate, i am feeling this personally but we are still talking for the typical fixed rate personally but we are still talking for the typicalfixed rate mortgage, or a remortgage, and interest rate rise of up to £3000 a year so these are hefty headwinds. what rise of up to £3000 a year so these are hefty headwinds.—

are hefty headwinds. what is the im act on are hefty headwinds. what is the impact on people's _ are hefty headwinds. what is the impact on people's sentiment. are hefty headwinds. what is the i impact on people's sentiment about the economy? because that has an impact on the decisions people make about whether they spend or invest and about how people things about things like setting up a business at times like these? you things like setting up a business at times like these?— times like these? you can see that very clearly — times like these? you can see that very clearly in _ times like these? you can see that very clearly in the _ times like these? you can see that very clearly in the surveys - times like these? you can see that very clearly in the surveys we i times like these? you can see that very clearly in the surveys we have j very clearly in the surveys we have done and other people have done, and the usual consumer confidence surveys showing people are getting more nervous. if you look at what they did over christmas, three quarters of poor households cut back to get through christmas and if you look at what people expect to happen to finally finances over the next few months, that's negative especially for lower income households so people are already behaving and cutting back where they can. i think that's what you would expect and for businesses, notjust for households, it should be a pretty tough year. hat for households, it should be a pretty tough year-— for households, it should be a pretty tough year. not an optimistic note to end — pretty tough year. not an optimistic note to end on _ pretty tough year. not an optimistic note to end on but _ pretty tough year. not an optimistic note to end on but thank— pretty tough year. not an optimistic note to end on but thank you i pretty tough year. not an optimistic

note to end on but thank you for i note to end on but thank you for being with us and happy new year. those are our main stories for now. thank you for your company. hello. i think you will have to make the most of the brief dry moments we have over the next few days. pretty 5°99y have over the next few days. pretty soggy morning this morning for many with windy conditions and its dry and bright with doubt whether developing for most of us. the extent of the cloud across the atlantic, the gaps are brief and the first batch of cloud has cleared but there is the risk of further flooding in south—west scotland, there is a met office amber warning for rain. the rain clearing and the rivers are high. drying up across other eastern areas after a wet lunchtime and then sunny spots for many. some showers in northern

ireland, across scotland and north—west england, more persistent rain into 0rkney and shetland. milder in sunnier moments this afternoon, tempered by the breeze and the wind strung tonight across the far north of scotland, damaging gusts, rain, sleet and snow under a cold wind. elsewhere, temporary first, the skies for a time, given the fact it is wet through today, some ice possible. milder air pushing its way north into new year's eve. could be a damp start in the central sways, wintry weather to the central sways, wintry weather to the north of scotland, more rain spreading across england and wales during the middle of the day, lingering across east anglia into the afternoon. 1a, 15 degrees for it new year's eve, colderfurther the afternoon. 1a, 15 degrees for it new year's eve, colder further north with sleet and snow. the run up to midnight, rain spreading northwards, there will be starry skies later across central and southern parts of england and wales, the north of

scotland but northern ireland, southern scotland, the potentialfor some rain, even sleet and snow as these weather fronts nudge into the colder air. these weather fronts nudge into the colderair. new these weather fronts nudge into the colder air. new year's day, it will be a case of take something waterproof just be a case of take something waterproofjust in case with plenty of healthy and thundery showers in the west, persistent rain in east anglia and the south—east clearing, wintry weather in northern scotland and it's another chilly day here. not as mild in the south, cooler conditions with temperatures close to normal if not a little bit below pushing into all parts for monday and tuesday but for the rest of 2022, be prepared for more rain!

this is bbc world news. the headlines. brazil declares three days of national mourning, following the death of pele — widely regarded as the best footballer to have ever played the game. he won three world cups for brazil — a unique feat — and scored over 1,000 goals during his career. a military court in myanmar sentences aung san suu kyi to a further seven years in prison, taking her totaljail time to 33 years. the un sends a top official to afghanistan to try to convince the taliban to reverse its ban on women working for aid agencies. and the fashion world pays tribute to vivienne westwood. the british designer — who was a key figure

in the rebellious punk movement of the 1970s — has died aged 81.