this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. lama i am 3 shaun i am a 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 1,000 goals during his career. he 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 sentences aung san suu kyi to a further seven years in prison, taking her totaljail time to 33 years. controversial online influencer andrew tate has been detained

in romania as part of a human trafficking and rape investigation. 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. if in doubt, dress up. don't ever dress down, you will be so disappointed.— dress down, you will be so disappointed. dress down, you will be so disa ointed. �* ., , ., disappointed. and the trade body for ni . htclubs, disappointed. and the trade body for nightclubs. bars _ disappointed. and the trade body for nightclubs, bars and _ disappointed. and the trade body for nightclubs, bars and restaurants - disappointed. and the trade body for nightclubs, bars and restaurants has| nightclubs, bars and restaurants has warned the rising cost of living and recent rail strikes is going to cost a huge amount of hospitalityjobs in the new year. we will here live in the new year. we will here live in the next half—hour, stay us. —— stay with us. tributes are being paid to the brazilian if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, a warm 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. many of them are from footballers themselves. french star kylian mbappe described pele as... "the king of football", adding, "his legacy will never be forgotten". lots of people have used the phrase of the king of football, of course. and former president barack 0bama said... "pele was one of the greatest to ever play the beautiful game. it is quite something to him an american politician describe soccer as a beautiful game. "and as one of the most recognizable athletes in the world, he understood the power of sports to bring people together." everyone, of course, has been paying tribute to him and offering their

condolences to his family. 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, 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 do every single game again since i was born until now, 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. 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 february last year in a coup that ended a decade of tentative democracy and plunged the country into chaos. from which it is yet to emerge. joining me now is our security correspondent, frank gardner. it is inevitable that people will think of the aung san suu kyi of the past when she was under house arrest for so many years. she became an icon of democracy. at this stage, her reputation is a little more mixed, but presumably even her critics would have real concerns about the way this process is being conducted? , , ., , about the way this process is being conducted?— about the way this process is being conducted? , , ., , ., , . conducted? yes, this was a secretive trial, controlled _ conducted? yes, this was a secretive trial, controlled by _ conducted? yes, this was a secretive trial, controlled by the _ conducted? yes, this was a secretive trial, controlled by the military - trial, controlled by the military junta, this is essentially a battle between democracy and the generals who control all power in burma, in

myanmar, as it now is called, but it was burma when they took over back in 1962. but you are absolutely right that the shine has rather come off aung san suu kyi. she was still a hero to many, many people in her country, but when she was briefly in power she defended the actions of the military, who carried out appalling atrocities on the rohingya muslims. three quarters of a million of them fled to neighbouring bangladesh, and there was widespread evidence of rape, arson, killings, and extrajudicial murder there, all of which c seemed to be in denial of, so she is no longer be kind of almost saintly figure she was as a pro—democracy campaigner. nevertheless, this is a widely condemned trial, this is the latest in a whole string of offences she has been accused of, all of which she denies, but as it stands she would be in prison until she is 110,

if she lives that long, so it is a pretty grim, bleak outlook for democracy. d0 pretty grim, bleak outlook for democracy-— pretty grim, bleak outlook for democra . , ., ~ ., , democracy. do you think that tells us something _ democracy. do you think that tells us something about _ democracy. do you think that tells us something about how— democracy. do you think that tells us something about how the - democracy. do you think that tells i us something about how the military might still see her as a potential threat? , , , ., threat? 0h, she is definitely a threat? 0h, she is definitely a threat to them _ threat? 0h, she is definitely a threat to them because - threat? 0h, she is definitely a i threat to them because however threat? 0h, she is definitely a - threat to them because however she is regarded outside myanmar mack's borders and the rest of the world, she is hugely popular in the country, she won a landslide victory just less than a couple of years ago and a threat to the generals, who didn't want to see that kind of populist democracy, it was a threat to their power. they themselves, in many cases, have been accused of alleged corruption and yet, some of the charges against her accuse her of corruption, of receiving $600,000 in bribes and 11 kilograms of gold of illegally importing walkie—talkies, of breaking 0fficial

secrets act, of covid law, a lot things that in some cases others have been accused of. she denies it, but she has been convicted of them. just one wider thought. what impact do you think the instability continued instability in myanmar is having on regional security? while, of course, having on regional security? while, of course. the _ having on regional security? while, of course, the not _ having on regional security? while, of course, the not eviction, - having on regional security? while, of course, the not eviction, but - having on regional security? while, of course, the not eviction, but the j of course, the not eviction, but the flight of these poor people who have been, well, they had been evicted from their homes across the border into bangladesh, not a rich country, which has been struggling to cope with this huge influx, that itself is destabilising. myanmar has some support from china. remember, china is very much looking expand its influence across the region and myanmar is an ally for them, so while other countries like thailand and the philippines and japan, south

korea look with some concern that china's expansion of its military might, of its economic power, myanmar i think sees them as something of a lifeline because they are, the gentle bear, the military generals are very much isolated, they are international pariahs. 0nly they are international pariahs. only recently the international security council called on the generals to release aung san suu kyi and they have done quite the opposite. far from releasing her, they have slapped a final prison term on her, this term of seven years, bringing to 33 years the number of years in jail that she is supposed to now face. so it is a very grim outlook, as i say, both from myanmar, but both for democracy as well in the region. both for democracy as well in the re . ion. ., ~ both for democracy as well in the reuion. ., ~ ,., both for democracy as well in the reuion. . ~ ,., ., both for democracy as well in the reuion. . ~ ., , . , region. frank gardner, our security correspondence. — region. frank gardner, our security correspondence, thank _ region. frank gardner, our security correspondence, thank you - region. frank gardner, our security correspondence, thank you very . region. frank gardner, our security - correspondence, thank you very much. the controversial online influencer andrew tate been detained in romania as part of a human trafficking and rape investigation.

he was arrested alongside his brother tristan — had his house raided in the capital, bucharest. a lawyer for the brothers confirmed their detention. andrew tate rose to fame in 2016 after being kicked off the reality show big brother for attacking a woman. he's also banned from some social media platforms for making derogatory comments about women. i'm joined now by our europe correspondent, nick thorpe, in west hungary. to say the least, he has been a controversial figure online. to say the least, he has been a controversialfigure online. for those of you who don't know much about him, what is his connection with romania, who is he?- with romania, who is he? well, andrew tate _ with romania, who is he? well, andrew tate is _ with romania, who is he? well, andrew tate is 36 _ with romania, who is he? well, andrew tate is 36 years - with romania, who is he? well, andrew tate is 36 years old, - with romania, who is he? well, andrew tate is 36 years old, he | with romania, who is he? well, i andrew tate is 36 years old, he is with romania, who is he? well, - andrew tate is 36 years old, he is a former kickboxing champion, become famous, notorious, some would say, because of his comments about violence, about women, he has always defended his comments, saying they have been taken out of context. most recently, he was involved in a very public spat on the platform, twitter, with greta thunberg, the climate activist, insulting her and then with her hitting back, so he's a very controversial figure. for the last five years since 2017 he has

been living in romania in a suburb of the capital, bucharest, and there thatis of the capital, bucharest, and there that is where this raid, very dramatic, televised, recorded on video, raid by the romanian police took place yesterday evening and now, according to romanian police, he is being held on suspicion of sexual trafficking, the exploitation of women for financial gain. [30 sexual trafficking, the exploitation of women for financial gain.- of women for financial gain. do we know anything _ of women for financial gain. do we know anything more _ of women for financial gain. do we know anything more about - of women for financial gain. do we know anything more about the - of women for financial gain. do we l know anything more about the wider investigation? indie know anything more about the wider investigation?— investigation? we do know that this is not the first _ investigation? we do know that this is not the first time _ investigation? we do know that this is not the first time the _ investigation? we do know that this is not the first time the romanian l is not the first time the romanian police have raided his villa on the edge of bucharest. there was a previous raid in april, when a young woman, an american citizen, and alleged that she was being held against her will there. there was an investigation then and apparently we understand that he was now arrested, detained with his brother, on this occasion, when romanian police were ticked off that he was back in the country, when one of his tweets, a

pizza delivery box was shown with the name of a pizzeria just around, down the road from where his villa is in northern bucharest. hick is in northern bucharest. nick thore, is in northern bucharest. nick thorpe. our— is in northern bucharest. nick thorpe, our correspondence joining thorpe, our correspondencejoining us from hungary, thank you very much. let me bring you some breaking news from birmingham nightclub, which has had its licence suspended after the fatal stabbing of 23—year—old cody fisher, who was attacked on the dance floor in the grain in dig birth on boxing day. this was an application made by west midlands police have the licence was suspended for one month, pending a review. planned applications had not been cancelled by the venue, three people are being questioned on suspicion of cody fisher's murder and on suspicion of assisting an offender. 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 and career. # 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.

vivian westwood, the fashion designer who has died at the age of 81. in a tribute to pele, whose death was announced yesterday, they lit up the wembley arch, so football is very much the theme of much of the sport, but we will see what sarah mulkerrins says. how are you? hello, yes, those tributes are continuing to flood in for the legendary brazilian footballer pele, who we know has died in sao paulo at the age of 82. in australia — where tennis' united cup is taking place — players from the brazil and italy teams paid tribute to arguably the greatest player of all time. pele won the world cup three times with brazil, but is also seen as one of the few

people who transcended sport, becoming a global superstar. earlier i spoke to former england international denis tueart who played with pele at new york cosmos. there was one phrase where clive who was at the kosmos was trying to get in to sign for the con kosmos when he retired from santos and he said if you come to juventus, he retired from santos and he said if you come tojuventus, you could win a championship, if you come to america you could win a country. pele went over there years ago and how much the reaction in the us had been, i thought, how much the reaction in the us had been, ithought, this how much the reaction in the us had been, i thought, this was a good opportunity, i was only 28 and still in england but i fancied a bit of a pioneerjob and went over there, in 1978, to finalise my forms, i am sitting doing reforms and watching a video of the previous year to see what players i'm going to be playing with and i looked at the front and said, that fellow, but fellow, and i thought there was one player missing from 1977, it was pele and i'm going to be playing in 1978, so i am replacing pele, no pressure there! he was a fantastic human being, i played with at one time in an

exhibition game at the former kosmos against the current kosmos and i played the former pele. he walked in today and you would think he was your dad. he was such a gentle human being, always gracious, always respectful. no ego. 0n the pitch he had an ego because that was his platform and the best comment i have seen of all the pundits was from neymar, who said he'd turned football into an art and entertainment, and that has made so many more fans. entertainment, and that has made so many more fans-— many more fans. some lovely stories there from dennis, _ many more fans. some lovely stories there from dennis, who _ many more fans. some lovely stories there from dennis, who played - many more fans. some lovely stories there from dennis, who played with l there from dennis, who played with pele. away from that big story in sport... india wicketkeeper rishabh pant is in a stable condition in hospital after being injured in a car crash in the northern state of uttarakhand. police say pant "dozed off" and lost control of his car. it flipped over twice and caught fire. reports in india say pant — who has played 33 tests for his country — suffered injuries to his head,

back and leg. finally, new zealand are pushing for victory in theirfirst test against pakistan in karachi. a few moments ago pakistan were 288—8 in their second innings — a lead of 114 runs. spinner ish sodhi has taken six wickets, including opener imam ul haq for 96. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much, sarah, we look forward to speaking with you later. 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 has warned the taliban's decision is already harming urgent aid programmes and have expressed concern that support could be delivered only by men, to men. that is absolutely not workable. we will have to deliver it to whoever is in need. there are humanitarian principles that apply to everyone everywhere. there is no exception to it and the humanitarian principles demand that we are able to deliver to those who are in need and actually let's not forget that afghanistan is one of the biggest humanitarian emergencies. 28 million people are in need of assistance. there are about 6 million people who are close to famine, so it is unfathomable that such a decree was issued. and we just have to make

sure that it goes away. spain says 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 from some countries are "understandable", whilst the eu health agency says mandatory covid screenings of china arrivals are "unjustified." this weekend, celebrations will take place all over the world as we usher in a new year. but here in the uk, strike action, coupled with the recent cold weather, means party bookings are down — with many choosing to celebrate at home instead. the uk hospitality industry says one in three pub and restuarant reservations this year were cancelled. joining me now is emma mcclarkin, chief executive of the british beer and pub association. can you unravel what is going on? because we seem to have three things

almost simultaneously, obviously the strike action is continuing and has been a big feature over the christmas period, but we have also got probably people who are scarred by inflation, your members' customers and on top of that we have a hospitality industry still struggling with not having enough staff. it struggling with not having enough staff. . , , struggling with not having enough staff. , . struggling with not having enough staff. . , , . . , , staff. it has been an incredibly difficult time _ staff. it has been an incredibly difficult time for _ staff. it has been an incredibly difficult time for the _ staff. it has been an incredibly difficult time for the beer - staff. it has been an incredibly difficult time for the beer and | staff. it has been an incredibly i difficult time for the beer and the publishing industry and an incredibly difficult winter and a perfect storm of events. the cost of business has gone through the roof and with the cost of living crisis, people are being more cautious when they go out and the worst thing that has happened if he strikes coming in and that really damages our business, not only through the footfall, but also that consumer confidence to keep coming out. those in the british public who have come out over the christmas period, we hope they will continue to come out over the new year, but it is not good for consumer confidence. ianthem

good for consumer confidence. when ou talk to good for consumer confidence. when you talk to your— good for consumer confidence. when you talk to your members, _ good for consumer confidence. when you talk to your members, is - good for consumer confidence. when you talk to your members, is there perhaps an indication of people doing things differently, certainly during the winter months? i come from a country area and i know some republicans have been talking about the possibility of shutting three month or two months because they don't want to heat buildings that aren't not going to be full and they simply cannot afford to.— simply cannot afford to. exactly, to of all simply cannot afford to. exactly, ton of all this — simply cannot afford to. exactly, top of all this we _ simply cannot afford to. exactly, top of all this we have _ simply cannot afford to. exactly, top of all this we have seen - simply cannot afford to. exactly, i top of all this we have seen energy hikes at a six fold increases for some of our pubs and brewers out there and it is enormously difficult to train and make any kind of profit and the energy prices alone are not just eroding profitability, they are eradicating it in totality, which is why we are hoping the government will continue to support our pubs and brewers with extended energy support after march and that will really help our publicans, but that will, they will have to make could be difficult decisions about closing their doors for good and we really want to make sure we can have our pubs open for the long term to keep selling their communities that are

at the heart of our country. [30 selling their communities that are at the heart of our country. do you exect at the heart of our country. do you exneet price _ at the heart of our country. do you expect price rises _ at the heart of our country. do you expect price rises again _ at the heart of our country. do you expect price rises again in - at the heart of our country. do you expect price rises again in the - at the heart of our country. do you j expect price rises again in the new year? ~ ..,, expect price rises again in the new year? ~ _,, ., expect price rises again in the new year? ., ,, ,, year? with the cost of business the wa it is year? with the cost of business the way it is at — year? with the cost of business the way it is at the _ year? with the cost of business the way it is at the now _ year? with the cost of business the way it is at the now and _ way it is at the now and particularly if we don't see any support, there is nowhere else for our publicans to go other than to pass on some of those costs. we desperately don't want to, we want to have a point, a great equaliser affordable for all and that is what we have been known for, but it is becoming increasingly difficult as we move forward.— becoming increasingly difficult as we move forward. lastly, how are bookinrs we move forward. lastly, how are bookings looking _ we move forward. lastly, how are bookings looking for _ we move forward. lastly, how are bookings looking for new- we move forward. lastly, how are bookings looking for new year's l we move forward. lastly, how are - bookings looking for new year's eve? it has been difficult, people are not sure if they can get into work or from the pub not sure if they can get into work orfrom the pub and not sure if they can get into work or from the pub and this not sure if they can get into work orfrom the pub and this is make it harder and harder to get that consumer confidence, but what we do know it is it is absolutely crucial for a health and longevity of our sector that we see all the strikes avoided in future. they are costing us billions and we desperately need this in order to stay open.— this in order to stay open. emma mcclarkin from _ this in order to stay open. emma mcclarkin from the _ this in order to stay open. emma mcclarkin from the british - this in order to stay open. emma mcclarkin from the british beer. this in order to stay open. emma| mcclarkin from the british beer & pub association, i hope you will be celebrating this weekend and that

the industry get some good news, thank you so much. those are the main stories on bbc news, we will have more at the top of the hour. do stay with us. hello. i think you'll have to make the most of the briefer dry moments we have over the next few days. still more rain to come. pretty soggy morning this morning for many with some windy conditions, but drier and brighter weather will continue to develop. for most of you, at least you'll notice from the extent of the cloud on the satellite imagery across the atlantic, i can see the gaps are fairly brief. this first batch of cloud is cleared away, but still there is that risk of further flooding in southwest scotland where we've scotland where we've had a met office amber weather warning out for heavy rain. the rivers, of course, continue to be high. that rain clearing away into the afternoon across the south—east of scotland and drying up across other eastern areas after a wet lunchtime and then

sunny spells for many. there'll be some showers in northern ireland, across scotland, maybe north—west england too, more persistent rain in towards western isles, 0rkney and shetland, mild in the sunnier moments this afternoon will be tempered by the breeze and that wind will be strongest tonight across the far north of scotland. damaging gusts, potentially rain, sleet and snow and a cold wind at that. elsewhere, some clear skies for a time. a temporary frost, could be some icy conditions, of course, given the fact it's been so wet through today. another batch of rain with milder air pushing its way northwards into the start of new year's eve. so it could be a bit of a damp start across the central swathe, more wintry weather to the north of scotland, brief, brighter spells, but yet more rain spreads across england and wales during the middle part of the day, lingering across southern counties and east anglia into the afternoon, where it will be a very mild one for new year's eve, 1a, 15 degrees, much colder further north with some mixture of sleet and snow. so here we go. in the run up to midnight, more rain spread northwards across england and wales. take waterproofs, basically. there will be some starry skies later across some central southern parts of england, wales, the north of scotland, but southern scotland, northern ireland, potentialfor some rain, even a little bit of sleet and snowjust on the forward edge

of these weather fronts as they nudge into that colder air. as for the day itself, if you're able to clear your head, it will be again a case of take something waterproofjust in case, plenty of heavy, thundery showers in the west, persistent rain, south, south—east gradually clearing, but lots of cloud and even some wintry weather in northern scotland where it will be another chilly day. not quite as mild in the south compared with new year's eve and the cooler conditions with temperatures closer to normal, if not a little bit below, will push to all parts into monday and tuesday, but certainly for the rest of 2022, be prepared for yet more rain.

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after this programme. you see herons and dragonflies. you see lots of little shellfish in the shallow parts. sometimes you will see a salmon jumping out of the water. you start to realise that how many people don't have stuff like this, particularly in lockdown, when we were very grateful to have it. these school friends have made the most of a record—breaking summer. like thousands of others. but there is something wrong with our rivers. a sad sight to see. it's absolutely devastating what we're finding out here today. in the water, look at this. just look at it.