to afghanistan to try to convince the taliban to reverse its ban on women working for aid agencies. and the fashion world pays tribute to vivienne westwood. the british designer who was a key figure in the rebellious punk movement of the 1970s has died aged 81. whatever you are watching, welcome to bbc news. it is good to have your company. brazil has declared three days of mourning for pele for many, the world s greatest ever footballer who has died in sao paulo at the age of 82. tributes to the footballer have been pouring in from around the world. during his career he became the first and so far only player to win three world cups and scored over a thousand goals. simon jones has more. a sporting icon who made football beautiful. described by the brazilian football confederation as the greatest sportsperson of all time. he burst onto the international stage at the world cup in 1958, when he wasjust 17. he scored six goals in four matches. he d win the world c
pele. talking about the impact of seeing these players for the first time, neymarsaying seeing these players for the first time, neymar saying that pele changed everything. he turned football into entertainment. but why do you think his personality transcended the game because he was an incredibly talented sportsperson but an extraordinary ambassador both for the game of football and for brazil as a country? it for the game of football and for brazil as a country? brazil as a country? it was his humility. brazil as a country? it was his humility. i brazil as a country? it was his humility, i think, brazil as a country? it was his humility, | think, that- brazil as a country? it was his humility, i think, that struck. brazil as a country? it was his i humility, i think, that struck me. and interestingly he always spoke of pele, he never spoke a pillar in the first person. in fact, he very kindly signed something for me so he
any other stories you have seen on newsday so far i am on twitter. i am looking forward to hearing from you. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. remembering the victims of gun violence. the museum in america is commemorating the lives lost every single week. in all russia parris turmoil it has never quite come to this. president yeltsin said that they would decide the nation s destiny stuck overnight me if people have the feel for so out its act here. russians are killing russians in front of the grandstand audience. it killing russians in front of the grandstand audience.- killing russians in front of the grandstand audience. it was his humility which grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced - grandstand audience. it was his i humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world, but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. this but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. the catholic church. th