this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i'm shaun ley. 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. pele was an out and out goal—scorer and he has played a huge part in football. 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. hello and welcome to bbc news. tributes are being paid to the brazilian football legend pele — widely regarded as the greatest player of all time — who has died at the age of 82. during his two decades on the pitch, pele scored a world record of more than 1,200 goals in around 1,300 appearances — and became the only player to win the world cup three times. tributes have been pouring in from around the world. french star kylian mbappe also

described pele as "the king of football", adding "his legacy will never be forgotten". and former president barack 0bama said... this report from simonjones. 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, kely 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 could be one of those events that unites brazilians after a political polarising year. lula da silva said he saw pele play, the president—elect of brazil, said it was a joy to watch him on the pitch. the current president and the president—elect both paying tribute. the presidential handover takes place this weekend, the joy that

pele gave. earlier i spoke to garryjenkins, author of �*the beautiful team: in search of pele and the 1970 brazilians' — about his memories of pele he never spoke of pele in the first person. in fact, he never spoke of pele in the first person. infact, he he never spoke of pele in the first person. in fact, he very kindly signed something for me. he was very aware that pele, there was a human and then pele was the superhuman, the immortal hero and he guarded that reputation, i will use the word brand but the word brand 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. 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 leaders of russia and china have held a video conference, where 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�* 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 united nations has warned the taliban's decision is already harming urgent aid programmes. the un's human rights commissioner volker turk says he's concerned support could be delivered only by men, to men. that's absolutely not workable and we will have to deliver it. there are humanitarian principles that apply to everyone, everywhere, there is no exception to it and humanitarian principles demand we are able to deliver to those in need and afghanistan is one of the biggest humanitarian agencies, 28 million people in need of assistance, 6 million people close to famine. so it's unfathomable that such a decree was issued and we just have to make sure that it goes away.

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. i'm joined now by dana thomas, the european sustainability editor at british vogue. thank you forjoining us. if you had to sum up her impact on the global fashion industry, how would you do so? ,, ., ., , ., ., so? she was a trailblazer, and iconoclast. — so? she was a trailblazer, and iconoclast, a _ so? she was a trailblazer, and iconoclast, a trailblazer - so? she was a trailblazer, and iconoclast, a trailblazer for - so? she was a trailblazer, and i iconoclast, a trailblazer for punk, for women, for youth, the perfect counterpoint in the late 70s and early 80s to all that margaret thatcher stood for. she was the arguing voice, the other side of the

debate on everything. she said capitalism was what was behind climate change and all the trouble is we have and she really gave a voice to the punk movement but later she gave notjust a voice but a way to dress and express ourselves and also through the fight for climate change. it also through the fight for climate chance. , . ., ., also through the fight for climate chance. ., ., , change. it is a paradox, she was passionate _ change. it is a paradox, she was passionate about _ change. it is a paradox, she was passionate about sustainability i change. it is a paradox, she was i passionate about sustainability but a lot of people were critical of her collection and her business on that kind of criteria. you could argue, hard tojudge an kind of criteria. you could argue, hard to judge an entire business kind of criteria. you could argue, hard tojudge an entire business by a single thing? she hard to judge an entire business by a single thing?— a single thing? she really did work on the company — a single thing? she really did work on the company sustainability - on the company sustainability credibility, 90% of her fabrics were lower impact, all of the little bit of synthetics she used were all recycled. her accessories, of synthetics she used were all recycled. heraccessories, half of them were made of animal or leather

alternatives and those that did use animal or leather, she made sure they were humanely treated, she wore responsible will and she looked inward to britain as much as possible sourcing local craftspeople, sourcing harris tweed and using the local network and sourcing in the uk. and she bought british whenever possible and she used to say choose well, buy less, make at last, that was her mantra. she said quality rather than quantity, if we bought less rubbish we would not have all these troubles with climate change and it wasn't just fashion, it was everything, buy less, buy better.— less, buy better. perhaps her createst less, buy better. perhaps her greatest impact _ less, buy better. perhaps her greatest impact for _ less, buy better. perhaps her greatest impact for the - less, buy better. perhaps her greatest impact for the wider| less, buy better. perhaps her - greatest impact for the wider public was probably in the punk age because that shop on the kings road symbolised so much and a lot of what you said about her being radical and a challenge to the establishment and she inevitably was adopted

eventually by the establishment. do you think that part of her 70s legacy will endure it? absolutely. because this _ legacy will endure it? absolutely. because this moment _ legacy will endure it? absolutely. because this moment in - legacy will endure it? absolutely. because this moment in fashion, | legacy will endure it? absolutely. i because this moment in fashion, we did not really have before, it was counterculture. counterculture cou ntercultu re. cou ntercultu re somewhat in counterculture. counterculture somewhat in the 60s but it was still kind of bourgeois and it was about addressing the establishment but she said no! let's dress the punk rockers that are playing at st martin is and make them look cool and have that spread throughout the world. the story at one point was goal sedition arrays and at the end it was called worlds end! there was a message even for the name of the boutique. 50 a message even for the name of the boutiaue. ., , ., ,, ., ~ ., a message even for the name of the boutiaue. ., , ., ,, .,~ ., boutique. so lovely to speak to you, thank ou boutique. so lovely to speak to you, thank you so — boutique. so lovely to speak to you, thank you so much. _ 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. now time for all the sports news. sarahjoins us. sarah joins us. thank sarahjoins us. thank you. let's start with all the tributes pouring in for the legendary pele who has died in sao paulo at the age of 82. in australia, where the tennis united cup is taking place players from the brazil and italy team paid tribute to the greatest player of all—time. he won the world cup three times with brazil but is seen as one of the few people who transcended sport, becoming global superstar and earlier i spoke to south american football expert tim vickery. what earlier i spoke to south american football expert tim vickery. what a wonderful story _ football expert tim vickery. what a wonderful story he _ football expert tim vickery. what a wonderful story he told _ football expert tim vickery. what a wonderful story he told as - football expert tim vickery. what a j wonderful story he told as watching as a nine—year—old child, watching his father crying as he listened to the radio, brazil losing to uruguay in the 1950 world cup final and pele

reassuring his father he would put that right and within 20 years, he had done it all. brazil still wearing white in 1950 and after that they turned yellow and by 1970, pele and brazil had won the world cup three times, establish themselves as the spiritual home of the beautiful game. in that 1970 world cup, the first seen on tv around most of the world, they established the world cup as this event when we all want to down tools for four weeks every four years so the world cup is the house that pele built stop the classic play in three acts, act one, the hero appears as this exhibit 17—year—old and conquers the hearts of everyone and wins the world cup. then he goes through trials and tribulations in 62 and 66 and he wants to quit and in the third act he is persuaded to bring the band together for one last show and what a show! and with a sense of

theatrical timing he leaves the scene with the public wanting more. he could have played perhaps in 7a, there was a huge push in brazil to get him back to the team but he did not want to. he had left the scene the way he wanted to. the way he was going to be remembered all of these years later. and who are we to say he made a mistake? that years later. and who are we to say he made a mistake?— he made a mistake? that was tim vickery reflecting _ he made a mistake? that was tim vickery reflecting on _ he made a mistake? that was tim vickery reflecting on the - he made a mistake? that was tim vickery reflecting on the life - he made a mistake? that was tim vickery reflecting on the life of. vickery reflecting on the life of pele. cricket rishabh pant is in a stable condition in hospital after being injured in a car crash. police say he dozed off and lost control of the car which flipped over twice and caught fire. reports say the cricketer who has played 32 test matches for his country, suffered injuries to his head, back and leg. new zealand are pushing for victory in the first test in karachi against pakistan. pakistan are 249—7, in

their second innings, a lead of 75 runs. five wickets have been taken. you can follow that score on the bbc sport website. and of course all the sport is there. that is it from me for the moment. sarah, thank you. transport campaigners in england have welcomed a £2 cap on local bus fares from january to march next year — but warn people are still struggling to get around as a result of cuts to services. bus companies blame rising costs and changing travel habits due to the pandemic. here's our transport correspondent katy austin. about half ofjourneys on public transport in england are made on buses. here in the north—west

of sheffield though, people say there are no longer enough of them. rubbish up here. we've been really let down a helluva lot. before, we used to have a reliable bus service, i could get out more. now it makes it you can't, you're stuck. very poor, especially the last six months, i they've been nonexistent really. it might sound silly but they've put brand—new bus shelters up - and we've got no buses. a couple of miles away, i met graham, a local bus user and campaigner. a lot of the routes have been cut and the trouble is also that even if you look at the timetable for the reduced services, the buses often just don't turn up at all and it leaves people being late for appointments, it means people can't get to church, it means a lot more people will be using their cars and it means we're getting worse and worse pollution in our area. we've some of the highest pollution in sheffield in burngreave, it's a disadvantaged area. a charity which calls for more and improved public transport says it's an issue across the country. we hear from people almost on a daily basis who let us know that their bus service has been cut, the route has been changed, that they're having real difficulties getting the places they need to go by bus. our research, at campaign for transport, showed that they've

disappeared by quarter — the number of bus services in the last decade and we are still seeing cuts. unfortunately, there's a funding issue and unless there is more funding for local bus services, we will see more cut. joining me now isjo kibble. he challenged himself to see how far he could get from london using only buses in 2a hours. how far howfardid how far did you get? i got all the way to lancashire, leaving london at 3am and i ended up in a cold and wet morecambe, just before midnight. yes, that was about 15 buses. titers; yes, that was about 15 buses. very impressive — yes, that was about 15 buses. very impressive and _ yes, that was about 15 buses. very impressive and i _ yes, that was about 15 buses. very impressive and i suspect the fare is varied all the way along the journey so what do you make of the decision to cap? it is a time when new years resolutions are coming to play, people might say they might not use the car so much this year because of the car so much this year because of the impact of inflation?—

the impact of inflation? absolutely. it's eas to the impact of inflation? absolutely. it's easy to pick _ the impact of inflation? absolutely. it's easy to pick holes _ the impact of inflation? absolutely. it's easy to pick holes in _ the impact of inflation? absolutely. it's easy to pick holes in say - the impact of inflation? absolutely. it's easy to pick holes in say it's - it's easy to pick holes in say it's three months, it doesn't cover every single operator but it's great to see a bit of political attention given to bus journeys. see a bit of political attention given to busjourneys. the majority of public transport journeys given to busjourneys. the majority of public transportjourneys are made by bus. and the fares are so complicated. there is a lot wrong with the rail fares but at least you can go on the website and find out what i train on cost, trying to find out what a possible cost, it is a magical mystery tour around the internet and prices have skyrocketed. you have a situation where if you are a small family or a group, it is cheaper to drive or frankly get a taxi rather than a bus and that is not sustainable. just frankly get a taxi rather than a bus and that is not sustainable.- and that is not sustainable. just a brief thought _ and that is not sustainable. just a brief thought on _ and that is not sustainable. just a brief thought on that _ and that is not sustainable. just a brief thought on that if _ and that is not sustainable. just a brief thought on that if you - and that is not sustainable. just a brief thought on that if you can. l brief thought on that if you can. cutting fares is all very well but do we have a sense of what has happened to bus services in recent years? happened to bus services in recent ears? ., , , happened to bus services in recent ears? . , , �*, happened to bus services in recent ears? . , , �* , , . , years? undeniably, there's been cuts around urban —

years? undeniably, there's been cuts around urban and _ years? undeniably, there's been cuts around urban and rural— years? undeniably, there's been cuts around urban and rural areas - years? undeniably, there's been cuts around urban and rural areas and - years? undeniably, there's been cuts around urban and rural areas and i i around urban and rural areas and i think this coming april as we come into the new financial year, there will be councils and bus companies have been very difficult conversations. i'm seeing lots of roots coming under threat this coming spring which is really worrying. some excellent routes such as leeds to whitby. so yes, it's great that we are capping fares but there has to be a sustainable and long—term funding solution for buses. long-term funding solution for buses. ., , ., long-term funding solution for buses. . , ., ., long-term funding solution for buses. . , . ., buses. that is a great message. thank you _ buses. that is a great message. thank you so — buses. that is a great message. thank you so much. _ and finally, not long to go before the new year, and the finishing touches are being put to the celebrations, including in new york. three, two, one — happy new year! yes, they're leaving nothing to chance in times square — this is the team which will lead the festivities, practising throwing confetti. ido i do feel sorry for those who have to clean it up afterwards! everything seemed to go as hoped —

although the centrepiece of the event, the traditional dropping of the ball, wasn't part of this rehearsal. you can see all of that here on bbc news on new year's eve. hello. i think you will have to make the most of the brief dry weather over the last and next few days. some windy conditions for many this morning but dry and bright weather developing for most of you. the extent of the cloud on the satellite across the atlantic, the gaps are brief. the first batch of cloud has cleared but there is the risk of further flooding cleared but there is the risk of furtherflooding in cleared but there is the risk of further flooding in south—west scotland, a met office amber weather warning for heavy rain in existence here. the rivers are high, the rain clearing into the afternoon across the south—east of scotland and drying up across the east after a wet lunchtime. sunny spells for many, showers across scotland and

northern ireland and north—west england, persistent rain into 0rkney and shetland. milder this afternoon, temperatures tempered by the breeze, strong wind across the far north—west of scotland with damaging gusts and rain, sleet and snow plus a cold wind. elsewhere, clear skies for a time, possible icy conditions given the fact it has been wet today. milderair given the fact it has been wet today. milder air pushing northwards into the start of new year's eve. could be a damp start across the central belt, brief and brighter spells but more rain spreading across england and wales in the middle of the day and lingering across the south and east anglia into the afternoon. it's mind here, 14, 15 into the afternoon. it's mind here, 1a, 15 degrees and colder further north with sleet and snow. the run up north with sleet and snow. the run up to midnight, rain spreading northwards across england and wales, bring your waterproof clothing. there will be a story skies across the north of scotland but northern

ireland and southern scotland, the potential for rain, sleet and snow. these weather fronts nudging potential for rain, sleet and snow. these weatherfronts nudging into the colder air. if you are clearing your head on new year's day, take something waterproof in case, plenty of heavy and thundery showers in the west, persistent rain in east anglia clearing but lots of cloud and wintry weather in northern scotland, another chilly day. not quite as mild in the south, cooler conditions with temperatures closer to normal if not below pushing into all parts in monday and tuesday. 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. 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.