this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm lewis vaughan jones. six years of donald trump's tax returns are finally released, after the fromer president lost a long legal battle to keep them secret. it's truly appalling that the president of the united states had so little commitment to paying for our national security and vital services that he thought it was ok to pay $750 and some years and some years absolutely nothing. the ukjoins a growing list of countries imposing new covid restrictions on arrivals from china. england will require a negative pre—departure test from next week. controversial online influencer andrew tate is remanded in custody in romania, as part of an investigation into allegations of human trafficking and rape.

and brazil lights up in honour of pele on the first of three days of national mourning for the footballing legend. queen guitarist brian may is among those receiving awards in the new year's honours list. he's knighted for services to music and charity. hello and welcome to those watching in the uk and around the globe. a us congressional committee has released six years of tax returns for the former president donald trump. mr trump battled for years to keep the documents secret until the supreme court approved their disclosure last month. the returns show that in 2020 he paid nothing in federal income taxes. the former president has released a video statement, condemning the release of the documents. although these tax returns contain

relatively little information and not information that almost anybody would understand, they are extremely complex, the radical democrats' behaviour is a shame upon the us congress. i spoke with lloyd doggett, a democratic party congressman and a member of the ways and means committee. he gave his reaction to the revelations in trump's tax returns. he did not pay at the rate of a janitor or sanitation worker, he paid nothing some years. what if that was because his businesses were not making money? therein lies the problem with the failure of the trump irs to investigate and audit of him. we have as many questions as answers. what we know from a new york times

investigation is that in 2009 he claimed a loss of $700 million, associated with his failed atlantic city casinos and he continued to carry that along and at the beginning of 2015 he was still claiming a loss of $105 million. so by using creative losses and credits and deductions that were never thoroughly analysed, he was able to avoid paying taxes. is that the fault, is that not the fault of the system, of legislators like yourself to try and simplify and make sure people cannot use different methods, if you do not like them? much of it absolutely is the fault of the congress that seems to be dominated by the super rich and too often and large multinational corporations and had the irs had done its job of thoroughly auditing we could determine

if this isjust donald trump, like many supre rich avoiding his fair share of taxes or whether there was fraud committed here. we cannot really tell from what we have. the committee's inquiry it was narrow only exploring eight of some 500 trump owned business entities. the committee was not able to talk with anyone at the irs so we only have electronic records. there is much more out there but i think we have reason to complain when the irs failed to do, for trump, under his administration with the irs has done with all of our presidents going back to nixon. what about the people who will say you are a democrat, he is a political opponent, this is a politically motivated exposure of his tax returns? i think our investigation shows that it was

targeted toward finding out of the presidential audit system was working, that it failed and that for people to have confidence in the _ extent of which it failed they need to see the returns. that isjust as public cover—up effort, they blocked my motion for two years to get the returns and then a trump appointed judge help the case for years in addition to that. i think their opposition is weak but if they want more investigation of the way the irs did thisjob or failed to, i am all for it. before i let you go what do you make of donald trump's reaction to the release of these documents? typical trump. evading his failure to pay his fair share of taxes and trying to blame others. there is nothing about this that applies to the tax returns of ordinary americans, the president of the is unique in his situation. in his power and ability to affect what goes on in our government in the world. he should have been subject to the same audit that applies now to joe biden and many presidents before donald

trump, before america had the misfortune of donald trump becoming president. passengers arriving in england from china will have to provide a negative covid test before they board a flight to the country. china's due to fully reopen its borders next week for the first time in almost three years. but a number of countries, including the united states, india, france, spain and italy have now said passengers arriving from china will need a negative covid test before they travel. our political correspondent helen catt reports. a flight touching down this evening at heathrow from qingdao. from thursday, anyone travelling to england from mainland china will have to show a negative covid test to fly. from a week on sunday, a sample of passengers at heathrow will also be tested on arrival. the government says it is a precaution, due to a lack of comprehensive information from the chinese government.

the country has seen a surge of coronavirus, which analysts claim is being underreported. the reason there are millions of cases of coronavirus infection happening is because the population there are either unvaccinated or under vaccinated, using chinese vaccines that don't work as well as the mrna vaccines that we've been using in western countries. and the consequence is that there is a really big surge in infections, and what people are concerned about is, among those new infections, there may be new variants of the virus. it is not thought that any new variants of coronavirus are circulating in china. yesterday, ministers here said that meant they had no plans to introduce testing. some had urged the government to consider it, and are pleased at the change of heart. the approach we have taken on board does make it clear to chinese authorities that, given their lack of transparency on their data, we will have to put in measures. and it does do some improvement

on protecting the nhs. so, it is not the full measure, but i think it's pragmatic and a sensible first step. the changes will bring england in line with the united states. france has tonight too said it will bring in mandatory testing. italy, india and japan are among other countries which have already done so. the uk government says it will review the temporary measures if china improves on its transparency and information sharing. the travel restrictions come as a report from a chinese state—controlled newspaper says two hospitals in shanghai have seen double the usual number of emergency patients, and most of them have covid. the global times says the two hospitals are dealing with up to 15 hundred emergencies every day. another news outlet suggests a third shanghai hospital has so many patients that it's having to treat them outside the building. the reports appear to contradict

official government figures — which on friday recorded only 5,000 new infections nationwide. our correspondent robin brant says western governments are often sceptical about chinese figures. they are insisting on the government side and the health advisor side, that it is temporary and precautionary. there will be discussions with the chinese, if they decide to change tack and share more, if, the government will change its position. the concern about new variants, although there are many who believe that the wave we have seen going through the chinese mainland at the moment, we have already seen in this country and other parts of europe. it has been far more devastating because of the lower vaccination rates and there is no herd immunity in china. this is precautionary, it is temporary. the big problem is that there are many western governments who don't believe china has ever really shed as much information about covid, and questions about the figures. there are questions

about economic figures. we always start those conversations by saying there is deep scepticism about official government figures, and that applies here. russia's president putin has said he expects his chinese counterpart xi jinping to make a state visit to moscow early next year. in a joint video summit, he also called for greater military co—operation between the two, at a time when western sanctions over russia's war in ukraine are making it increasingly reliant on beijing. but an official chinese readout of the video call made no mention of any state visit and stressed that china would maintain its "objective and fair" stance on the invasion. here's some of what mr putin had to say. translation: in the context of growing i geopolitical tensions, the importance of the russian—chinese strategic partnership as a stabilising factor is growing. we have the same view of the causes, progress and logic of the transformation of the global geopolitical landscape that is now under way. despite the unfavourable external environment, illegitimate

restrictions and direct blackmail by some western countries, russia and china managed to ensure record high growth rates of mutual trade turnover. in response, the chinese leader said the two countries should continue co—operation — but without giving details. translation: your excellency, president putin, my old friend. | it is a great pleasure to meet you once again. it has become a good tradition for us to hold a video meeting at the end of a year. under ourjoint guidance the china—russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era has become more mature and resilient. in the face of an international situation intertwined with changes and turbulences china is ready to strengthen strategic coordination with russia.

adhered to being each other's development opportunities in global partners. and strive to bring more benefits to our two peoples and inject more stability into the world. i am also ready to have frequent and timely exchange of views with mr president on bilateral relations and major issues of common interest. the controversial social media figure, andrew tate, has appeared in court in romania as part of an investigation into sex trafficking and rape. both he and his brother, tristan tate, have now been remanded in custody for 30 days. the 36—year—old was arrested with his brother in romania where he has been living for the past 5 years. their lawyer says they both refused to answer questions from the prosecutor. andrew tate has a huge online following, but several platforms have banned him for offensive and misogynistic comments. our culture editor katie razzall reports the social media star you might have

never heard of but your teenage children mostly will have. provocative and condemned for extreme misogyny, andrew tate regularly shows off his supposedly luxurious lifestyle online and seems to relish causing offence. it's been proven that the smartest people in the world are men. that's been proven. female infidelity is more disgusting than male infidelity and i think the world agrees with me. earlier today his brother were arrested at their compound in bucharest, accused by the romanian authorities of recruiting, housing, and exploiting women by forcing them to create pornographic content. the suspects are alleged to have set up and organised crime group. how did andrew tate, who calls himself the most famous man in the planet and has had billions of views on the internet, become so popular with teenage boys?

camapigners agaisnt hate speeechsay he is a master manipulator at getting this content to spread online. he has created highly controversial content. he has cultivated a group of followers and also haters who work together in reality mathematically to amplify his content, to engage with it, whether it is to hate—tweet it or to praise it. through that he has built himself and enormous global brand. a global brand of huge influence. earlier this year he did an interview at his romania home with hugo rifkind. he was, man to man, quite good company. my experience would have been different had i been female. i would not have introduced him to my female friends. he does manage to speak to teenage boys in a way that few people do. because teenage boys can think a lot of nasty things and they quite like the validation of somebody older repeating those nasty things back. he did that in a very un—complicated way. ever combative, the former professional kickboxer says he is simply standing up for men. his words, he claims, are often taken out of context.

he is banned from most social media platforms but that hasn't stopped his views are spreading. an influencer whose influence shows no sign of waning. our central europe correspondent nick thorpe is in west hungary — he gave us the latest from that court appearance in neighbouring romania. in the court case, rather the hearing, in bucharest criminal court, that hearing lasted nine hours. we heard arguments from the prosecutors to the judges, arguing that the two brothers and their two romanian co—defendants, should be remanded in custody in due course the judges, just in the last hour or so, decided they would accept the prosecutors' argument and the two tate brothers have been remanded in custody for 30 days. their lawyer has said they will appeal against that he is planning to lodge an appeal next week. just remind us who this person is.

andrew tate has been living in romania off and on for the last five years. in 2017 he bought the house on the northern outskirts of bucharest. he is not so well—known as a celebrity in romania. he is obviously much better known around the world because of his comments on violence and since his detention there has been no comment or no access to him, but through his lawyers, his lawyer told the bbc today that he and his brother deny all the charges. they said, the lawyer said on their behalf, that they were disappointed by the judges�* decision to remand them in custody and said they had not made any financial gain, which is, of course, one of the main charges against them from the exploitation of the six women who the police say are involved in this case. nick, thank you very much.

some breaking news coming in regarding north korea. they are saying that north korea has fired a ballistic missile towards the sea east of the korean peninsula. this is reporting from saturday citing that south korean military and of course tensions between north and south korea have been hiding recently with various different missile tests and launches in the latest report that north korea has fired a ballistic missile towards the sea east of the korean peninsula. us police have made an arrest in connection with the murder of four university students in idaho last month. three young women and one man were stabbed in their beds at their house in the small college town of moscow. us officials say a 28—year—old man, bryan christopher kohberger, was taken into custody in pennsylvania.

the case has gripped the us and has led to wild speculation, with investigators receiving thousands of tips. police did not disclose any motive, and described it as a "complex case". here's the county prosecutor, bill thompson. a criminal complaint was filed yesterday here in latah county. charging the defendant, mr kohberger with four counts of first—degree murder in addition to felony burglary, which involves entering the residence with the intent to commit the crime of murder. here in the uk... merseyside police have again appealed for anyone with information about the murder of elle edwards to come forward — saying those responsible don't deserve protection or to be walking the streets elle was fatally shot as she celebrated with friends in wallasey. officers don't think she was the intended target. danny savage reports. at merseyside police headquarters today, elle edwards' father, tim, sat next to the officer leading the hunt for his daughter's killer. for him and his family, life will never be the same again.

the officer read out a statement on their behalf. 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 el knew how special she was. she loved life and had so many amazing plans for the future. 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, my elle has never gone. elle was having a drink outside this pub in wallasey on christmas eve when she was fatally wounded. someone repeatedly fired a gun at a group of drinkers. of the four other people injured, three have been released from hospital, one is still undergoing treatment. police still haven't found a dark—coloured mercedes used in the attack, or the gun. they want anyone with information

about where they could be to come forward, along with details about who was involved. these people don't deserve to be walking our streets, they don't deserve to be protected — they belong in prison. guns have no place on the the streets of merseyside and we're dedicated to getting weapons off the streets. silence is never an option. of the three people arrested so far, one man is still being questioned and a woman has been released on bail. a 30—year—old man arrested on boxing day on suspicion of murder has been recalled to prison. tributes are continuing to flood in from around the world for the brazilian football legend pele — who has died at the age of 82. in brazil, three days of national mourning have been declared. pele was known by many as the king of football — the only player to have won the world cup three times. katy watson reports. brazil's most famous

landmark, paying tribute to brazil's most famous name. at santos, the club where pele played for so many years, brazilians came to mark his passing. the whole nation is in mourning for a man who defined the beautiful game. pele made it against the odds, in an often racist and classist country, this poor black and talented footballer was a success story from the beginning. a player who stayed true to his brazilian roots but had fans the world over. he transcended his sport. the man on the pitch, the man off the pitch, the dignity and grace that he seemed to exude for the people around him. i don't think they make them like that any more. truly a great. those qualities were remembered at sao paulo's museum of football today, the exhibition space filled with memories of pele. this was the shirt he wore in 1970, when he won his third world cup title. it was packed with brazilians

of all ages who came to pay their respects. translation: for us _ he is a national symbol who turned into an international symbol. he took our country to all corners of the world. we say he is our king. brazil may not have a monarchy, but in football we have our king, who sadly left us. i don't think pele has died. pele and his legacy will be eternal. the football he achieved in his era, imagine what he could have done with today's technology. brazilians are always keen for a photo opportunity. today of all days was one to remember. it has been a day of reflection here in brazil. i think this headline sums it up. pele died, if indeed pele can die. his influence will remain for generations to come. preparations are under way at his club in santos, where a public wake will be held from monday. big crowds are expected. brazilians want to remember

their beloved king. sporting personalities and those involved in the war in ukraine are among those awarded in the new year's honours list, which was published earlier this evening. lizo mzimba reports. brian may, on top of the palace and now feeling on top of the world — the guitarist and animal welfare campaigner knighted notjust for services to music but for his charity work too. i do feel that this is notjust a kind of reward or a gong, this is a kind of licence and a kind of commission to carry on doing what i'm doing. and it gives me a bit more power to my elbow, so i'm very happy about that. a fellow campaigner, virginia mckenna, becomes a dame for her work with wildlife — work that was ignited when she appeared in the film born free. and artist grayson perry says he's surprised and humbled to be knighted.

other well—known figures honoured include anne diamond, whose long standing campaign to help prevent cot death is thought to have saved the lives of thousands of babies. she becomes an obe, as do actors stephen graham and david harewood and illustrator david sutherland, who's drawn some of the beano's best known characters for 60 years. becoming mbes, countdown star and campaigner rachel riley, for her work on holocaust education, lissie harper — widow of pc andrew harper — for her campaign to bring in automatic life sentences for anyone killing an emergency worker while committing a crime, and comedian, actor and presenter frank skinner for services to the entertainment industry... ..while janet kay, known as the queen of lover's rock, says she's deeply honoured to be made an mbe. # to play your silly games... #

her single silly games was one of the defining songs of the 1970s. most people being honoured never expected to be in the public eye — people like louenna hood, a nanny who organised supplies and raised tens of thousands of pounds for people fleeing ukraine. she receives a british empire medal. how does it feel to be honoured like this? i mean, it'sjust absolutely amazing. and i think, because we've had a bit of a gap and i'm able to look back and reminisce, it is incredible what you can do in such a short amount of time. i think if i'd planned it, it would never have happened, but we just... we just went with it and, yeah, it was amazing. just one of the many being recognised for making a difference to others. lizo mzimba, bbc news. congratulations to all of them and putting more details online. if you are online you can get me there on

social media anytime. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ lvaughanjones this is bbc news. hello again. we've got some big weather contrasts around on saturday, which, of course, is new year's eve. now, for england and wales, it's going to be a mild day, but there'll be some heavy rain around. colder air across northern areas, and in scotland, that will bring some snow. so very different air masses across the country at the moment. strong south—westerly winds bringing the mild air across england and wales, but the colder air in scotland will continue to bring some snow showers in here. so, weather—wise, next few hours, risk of some icy stretches in scotland. could see a few centimetres of snow building in over the hills here in places. further southwards, we've got this area of rain around across england and wales. but look at these temperatures as we head into the early morning on new year's eve — 10,11,12 celsius. very, very mild indeed.

and through the rest of saturday, it's going to stay mild across england and wales. there will be more rain coming and going. now, the groun�*s saturated across the south of england and wales, and this rain could actually lead to some areas of localised surface water flooding. very mild, 12 to 11; degrees in places through the afternoon. but the colder air in scotland, where there will be some places that struggle to see temperatures much above freezing. now, running closer to those new year celebrations, midnight — hogmanay, of course — we've got this area of rain extending across northern ireland, northern england, showers following to the south, where it stays quite breezy and mild. now, as this rain band starts to move into the colder air in scotland, we might actually start to see it turn to snow. there is quite a bit of uncertainty about this one, but we could see some heavy snow not just affecting some of the hillier areas, but maybe also getting down to some lower levels. as i say, there is a degree of uncertainty in that kind of forecast, but stay in touch with the weather if you live in scotland and you're worried about those snowy conditions heading

into new year's day. new year's day itself, it stays quite cold in scotland. any snow will slowly begin to fizzle in intensity. further southwards, we've got the mild air with us again. still a few showers around, but those temperatures, 12, 13 celsius. that's still around 5 celsius above the december average. now, beyond that, generally, those south—westerly winds will continue to blow across much of the uk well into the start of the new year. so it's going to be quite cloudy at times with outbreaks of rain. quite breezy but, on the whole, staying on the mild side. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: six years of donald trump's tax returns that he'd refused to make public have been released in the us. they confirm that the former president paid no tax in 2020. the uk hasjoined a growing list of countries imposing new covid restrictions on arrivals from china, in response to a surge in infections. england will require a negative pre—departure test from next week. controversial online influencer andrew tate has been remanded into custody for 30 days in romania, along with his brother. the pair were arrested on thursday as part of an investigation into allegations of human trafficking and rape. queen guitarist brian may is among those receiving awards in the new year's honours list. he becomes sir brian for services to music and charity.

also knighted, the artist grayson perry.