this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or 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 1,000 goals during his career. police in merseyside are holding a press conference on the investigation into the killing of elle edwards, who was shot in a pub on christmas eve. we will be live in liverpool in this half hour. 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. we will be live in liverpool as soon as that news conference begins over the killing of elle edwards, but before that... 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. he was experiencing colon cancer. 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. they go from the political highest to the footballing greatest. french star kylian mbappe described pele as "the king of football", adding "his legacy will never be forgotten". and former president barack 0bama said, "pele was one of the greatest ever to play the beautiful game. "and as one of the most recognizable athletes in the world, he understood the power of sports to bring people together." the bbc�*s gary lineker, himself a former england international, offered this tribute. well, pele is, of course, regarded as a legend, but he actually is a legend, certainly in football terms. he won three world cups and was a majorfigure in doing those. one of the greatest players of all time. won his first world cup in 1958 when he was just 17 years old and scored a hat—trick in the semifinal and then two in the final, including one where he flicks it over his head, over a defender and volleys it

into the back of the net. he followed that up with success in �*62 and then again in �*70, the only player to win three world cups. so i think it's very easy to explain why he's a legend. he's unquestionably one of the greatest football players that's ever lived. and you have to be a certain age, of course, and i'm one of those people that were lucky enough to see him. gary lineker there. in brazil, where there is about to be a changeover of power this weekend, the country 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 number10 shirt like him. he really was the king here in brazil. and, of course, this country is now in mourning.

katy watson and we'll be hearing more from her throughout the weekend because we have that integration of lula de silva, the president of brazil, who will be taking over from bolsonaro, after a highly contested and polarising election. the death of pele may be one of the things that brings all brazilians back together again. that brings all brazilians back togetheragain. now that brings all brazilians back together again. now let's turn to the case of elle edwards, the 19—year—old who was shot dead on christmas eve when she was out celebrating with friends in wallasey village on the wirral. a30—year—old man who was a 30—year—old man, who was arrested on suspicion of the murder of elle edwards at a pub in wallasey on christmas eve, has been recalled to prison. police investigating the shooting also say a 19—year—old woman arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder has been released on bail and a man, aged 31, remains in custody. this is the scene in liverpool,

where we have just had a briefing to journalists on the arrival of an investigating officer to give us an update on the investigation. there has been a huge outpouring of anger and shock on the wirral because of the death of elle edwards. she was from rock ferry and of course the circumstances of the shooting, the police made very clear very early on that they did not believe at that stage of the investigation that this was in any way targeted and that she had the real misfortune to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, but that shouldn't mean that somebody loses their life. her relatives have obviously been coming to terms over the last week and for anyone who loses a loved one just before christmas, it is a terrible shock, but even more so it must be in these awful circumstances. we hope to hear from the investigating officer. we were told that the press conference would begin at midday, but i understand that elle edwards�*s father has been in visiting police and talking about the investigation,

very much on the basis of being updated as to what has happened. whether or not he will want to speak to journalists as well and make a personal appeal for further information, and indeed how much further information the police have, as i said, we already have those arrests and ongoing investigations. we will be back in merseyside as soon as that news conference begins. as i say, it was running a good few minutes behind schedule, but that is the nature of these things, particularly when they involve relatives of someone who has died in terrible circumstances. a birmingham nightclub has had its licence suspended after a fatal stabbing there. 23—year—old cody fisher died after he was attacked on the dancefloor, in the crane, in digbeth late on boxing day. a planned new year's eve event had already been cancelled by the venue. three people are still being questioned on suspicion of murder and four others on suspicion of assisting an offfender.

the controversial online influencer andrew tate been detained in romania as part of a human trafficking and rape investigation — in the last hour prosecutors went before a judge and asked that he be held for a further 30 days. he was arrested alongside his brother, tristan, and 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. let's go to merseyside now, where we can do and that police conference. first of all, i'm going to read a statement on behalf of elle edwards�*s family. there was no one as beautiful as our elle. her looks, her laugh, the way she would light up her laugh, the way she would light up a room as she walked in. she had this way about her that as soon as you met her, you instantly fell in

love with her. everyone that knew and met elle knew how special she was. her laugh was infectious. anyone who was around her had a good time. she loved life and had so many amazing plans for the future. she was onlyjust getting started. christmas and our family will never be the same again without her. she was the glue that held this big family together. we will love and miss her forever. family together. we will love and miss herforever. 0ur elle, the most beautiful and bright star out there, forever and always. my beautiful elle marlene is the love of my life and she is my world, my best friend. she will always shine and be beautiful and bright, she will always shine and be beautifuland bright, my she will always shine and be beautiful and bright, my elle marlene has never gone. elle

marlene�*s family are understandably devastated by her shocking and needless death. they need answers and now it is more important than ever that people come forward and tell us what they know. while i understand how worrying incidents such as this are, i want to reassure people that my investigation team is working round the clock to get justice for ellie li elle marlene and herfamily. i can confirm that two people in connection with elle marlene�*s murder have been released from custody. a30—year—old male from tranmere has recalled is known on licence and a 19—year—old woman from rock ferry has been bailed. there is a 31—year—old male still in custody. we have already spoken to a large number of witnesses and reviewed a

vast amount of cctv footage and we are pursuing a number of lines of inquiry still. we are committed to finding the person responsible for elle marlene�*s death and putting them behind bars. these people don't deserve to be walking our streets. they don't deserve to be protected. they don't deserve to be protected. they belong in prison. guns have no place on the streets of merseyside and we are dedicated to getting weapons off the streets. silence is never an option. we need people to take a stand against criminals. we need you to speak to us, so that we can take action. let us know who is carrying and storing weapons and let us do the rest. we know that the answers to this lie within our communities, so my appeal to you is please tell us what you know and help us getjustice for elle�*s

family. particularly, we want information about the whereabouts of a dark coloured mercedes that was in the lighthouse inn public house car park before the incident. we want to know where it came from and where it has gone since then. if you have got information, but you don't want to speak to a police officer directly, please contact us via crimestoppers. thank you. please contact us via crimestoppers. thank ou. . ~ please contact us via crimestoppers. thank ou. ., ~ ,, please contact us via crimestoppers. thank you._ that - please contact us via crimestoppers. thank you._ that was - thank you. thank you. that was detective superintendent - thank you. thank you. that was detective superintendent joyce | detective superintendent joyce coombs and detective superintendentjoyce coombs and the man leading there on the left with her is bird, elle's father, and you may have seen pictures of him —— tim edwards, coming to look at pictures, and over

the weekend, it was quite understandable that he didn't feel he wanted to say anything to the press directly, but it was important that we have been updated on the status of the investigation by sue coombs, and you heard there an appealfor more coombs, and you heard there an appeal for more information about this, and a sense that these news conferences are away also for the police to keep the investigation in the public eye. remember, we also heard about... that man remains in hospitalfor injuries heard about... that man remains in hospital for injuries sustained in that attack, and apparently entirely unprovoked attack as people were out celebrating on christmas eve and a terrible shock it must be and continues to be for the edwards family, even more so to find, not only that you lose a loved one, but that you are rightly hard all the media attention and perhaps most of all what you want is privacy and a chance to mourn, but of course even

that process of mourning is projected whenever there is a police investigation and potentially criminal charges involved and the whole judicial process to go through. that was the latest from merseyside police. we will of course bringing more on better litigation whenever whenever we get it. let's move to myanmar now, where... 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. not least because the trial has been held out of sight. the 77—year—old was arrested when the military seized power on 1st february last year in a coup that ended a decade of tentative democracy and plunged the country into chaos. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardner, has been giving us the latest.

yes, this was a secretive trial, controlled by the militaryjunta. 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're absolutely right that the shine has rather come off aung san suu kyi. she's 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. there is widespread evidence of rape, of arson, of killings, of extrajudicial murder there — all of which she seemed to be in denial of. so she's no longer the kind of the almost saintly figure that she was as a pro—democracy campaigner. nevertheless, this is a widely condemned trial. this the latest in a whole string of offences that she's been accused of — all of which she denies. but, as it stands, she would be

in prison till she's 110, if she lives that long. so it's a pretty grim, bleak outlook for democracy. do you think, frank, that tells us something about how the military might still see her as a potential threat? 0h, she's definitely a threat to them because however she's regarded outside the borders of myanmar and the rest of myanmar in the rest of the world, she is hugely popular in the country. she won a landslide victoryjust less than a couple of years ago and that's a threat to the generals, who didn't want to see that kind of populous 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, 11 kilograms of gold, of illegally importing walkie—talkies,

of breaking the official secrets act, of covid law... a lot of the things that in some cases others have been accused of. she denies it, but she's been convicted of them. frank gardner on aung san suu kyi. 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 on friday morning, 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 afghanistan, let's not forget, is one of the biggest humanitarian emergencies. 28 million people are in need of assistance. we have 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 for china arrivals are "unjustified." turning now to the news of another death, announced late last night — 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. the death of vivienne westwood was announced on thursday evening. she was 81. just to update you on something, you can find a lot of material elsewhere in the bbc, the live page on bbc news website, wherever you are on the world, has tributes and also if you have access to the bbc sounds app you can also hear dame vivienne westwood's interview on at desert island discs,

is not often what it was interview celebrities do, notjust because of the interviews, but also what they say in between, let's talk to someone who knew her way back, one of the original members of the six pistols. you were there back in the 19705 pistols. you were there back in the 1970s when she worked on the london kings road and many people think of it as the birthplace of punk because the fashion and music industries came together so effectively there. what were your memories of vivienne westwood early on was like hello, the funny thing is i have eventually found myself sitting pretty much opposite the found myself sitting pretty much opposite th— opposite the shop, it was a little coterie of paparazzi _ opposite the shop, it was a little coterie of paparazzi -type - opposite the shop, it was a little l coterie of paparazzi -type people. coterie of paparazzi —type people. what to think about her? yes, i always... i don't know, it is weird, people i have never come across before in my life, were both very

highly spirited, erudite, driven, interesting, had a fantastic coterie and circle of friends that were all kind of happening people and she was very interesting. in kind of happening people and she was very interesting-— very interesting. in later life, certainly before, _ very interesting. in later life, certainly before, when - very interesting. in later life, certainly before, when she i very interesting. in later life, - certainly before, when she became established she came across as a very confident person, very self—assured, was she like that even when she was young? yes. self-assured, was she like that even when she was young?— self-assured, was she like that even when she was young? yes, right from the net no. when she was young? yes, right from the get go. malcolm _ when she was young? yes, right from the get go. malcolm told _ when she was young? yes, right from the get go. malcolm told me - when she was young? yes, right from the get go. malcolm told me that - when she was young? yes, right from the get go. malcolm told me that she j the get go. malcolm told me that she had been a schoolteacher at one stage, so she sort of had a bit of, you know, a sort of class mistress way about her. laughter could keep you all in order? laughter could kee ou all in order? , could keep you all in order? yes, she did, she _ could keep you all in order? yes, she did, she didn't _ could keep you all in order? yes, she did, she didn't suffer- could keep you all in order? 133 she did, she didn't suffer fools gladly. the shop, both malcolm, but particularly vivienne westwood, was sort of like a pop sound with people with ideas coming in and out and she was very much the charge hand of it

all, really. was very much the charge hand of it all, reall . ~ . , , ., was very much the charge hand of it all,reall . ~ , .,, all, really. was she a snappy dresser. _ all, really. was she a snappy dresser, even _ all, really. was she a snappy dresser, even back - all, really. was she a snappy dresser, even back then? . all, really. was she a snappy l dresser, even back then? yes, all, really. was she a snappy i dresser, even back then? yes, i mean, dresser, even back then? yes, i mean. when _ dresser, even back then? yes, i mean. when i — dresser, even back then? yes, i mean, when i started _ dresser, even back then? yes, i mean, when i started working i dresser, even back then? yes, i. mean, when i started working for her, it was purely a teddy boy shop, so it was all 1950s oriented stuff, but i think they had deliberately chosen that because it was kind of the antithesis of what was actually or supposedly going on in the mid—19 70s onwards, so it was quite sort of reactionary, but it was also an action are a kind of thing. did she dress ou action are a kind of thing. did she dress you in _ action are a kind of thing. did she dress you in your _ action are a kind of thing. did she dress you in your days _ action are a kind of thing. did she dress you in your days in - action are a kind of thing. did she dress you in your days in the - action are a kind of thing. did she i dress you in your days in the band? not really, i think everybody, people who were involved in the band and the hangers on, not the hangers on, but some of the people who were around at that time or went on to do stuff, you know, maybe people like susie he went on to do the banshees and then a guy called billy broad who went on to become billy idol, they were all part of that crowd and everybody brought something to the

table somehow and used what they could afford and mix it up a bit. people say they invented the safety, but actually that was john's then, he already had that. but it was a collective consciousness, somehow. glen matlock, lovely to speak to you, formerly of the six pistols. lovely to speak to you. i you, formerly of the six pistols. lovely to speak to you.- you, formerly of the six pistols. lovely to speak to you. i just want to say one — lovely to speak to you. i just want to say one thing... _ lovely to speak to you. i just want to say one thing... very _ lovely to speak to you. i just want to say one thing... very sad. - lovely to speak to you. i just want to say one thing... very sad. i'm l to say one thing... very sad. i'm sor , it to say one thing... very sad. i'm sorry. it is — to say one thing... very sad. i'm sorry. it is very — to say one thing... very sad. i'm sorry, it is very sad, _ to say one thing... very sad. i'm sorry, it is very sad, but - to say one thing... very sad. i'm sorry, it is very sad, but we're - sorry, it is very sad, but we're going to have to leave it there. vivienne westwood, who died at the age of 81. hello. i think you will 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 will notice from the extent of the cloud on the satellite imagery across the atlantic, as you can see the gaps as you can see the gaps are fairly brief. this first batch of cloud has cleared away, but still there is that risk of further flooding in south—west scotland, where we have had a met office amber weather warning out for heavy rain. the rivers, of course, continue to be high. that rain, though, clearing away into the afternoon across the south—east of scotland, and drying up across other eastern areas, after a wet lunchtime. but then sunny spells for many. there will 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, all though they will be afternoon, although they 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 has been so wet through today. another batch of rain, with milder air pushing northwards into the start of new year's eve. so, could be a bit of a damp start

across this 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 a 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 and wales, the north of scotland, but southern scotland, northern ireland potentialfor some rain, even a bit of sleet and snow. just on the forward edge of the weather fronts as they nudge into the colder air. as for the day itself, if you are out 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 east anglia, 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.

this is bbc 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 —