then won the tournament again as manager in 1990. tributes are now pouring in. live now to jane dougall at the bbc sport centre. jane, what more can you tell us? confirmation came in the last hour from franz beckenbauer s family that he had in fact passed away at the age of 78. a statement from his family to the german news agency dpa reads, it is with deep sadness we announce that my husband and our father franz beckenbauer passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday, surrounded by his family. we ask that you allow us to grieve in silence and refrain from asking any questions. beckenbauer was widely regarded as one of the greatest ever footballers of all time and one of only three men to win the world cup as both a player and a manager. he was an icon of german football but he earned 104 caps complaint for west germany as it was back then, and captained them to glory in 1974, winning the world cup. before of course repeating defeat as a manager in its elite 16 years ago. h
let s speak to james smith, developed markets economist at ing. people are talking of a mild recession. what does that mean? quite often when we talk about recessions and the gdp numbers we think of two courses of negative growth being a technical recession. but that doesn t always feel like a recession to people. when we see a recession to people. when we see a recession we associate it with widespread job losses, people spending less money, people trying to save more, because they re uncertain about what is to come. we are not necessarily seeing that now. the fall in gdp we saw in the third quarter was small, we might see another slight fall in the fourth quarter. but it is not comparable to recessions in the past such as 2008 and the covid recession. so it is worth putting that in context. fix, worth putting that in context. a recession is two sets of three months where growth has been negative. in terms of what it means for people, what will this mean? the uk economy is
elliott. health workers from across the uk have gathered at kings cross this afternoon, to hold a multi faith vigil for those suffering in the conflict in the middle east. leaders from the jewish, muslim and christian faiths are uniting to call for a ceasefire. our reporter tom brada was there and spoke to the representatives from the faith groups. the aim was to highlight that the violence in this area has been so extreme over the last few months and to call for peace. so i think the key message this year, as we approach christmas day tomorrow, is to remember that christmas should be a time of peace, this is the right time to call for an end to violence and for a peaceful solution to the crisis in gaza. and for a peaceful solution to the crisis in gaza. and you are from the british just crisis in gaza. and you are from the british just activist crisis in gaza. and you are from the british just activist group crisis in gaza. and you are from the british just activist g
in praia da luz, the long running search has resumed, with police digging near the arade dam, just 50 kilometres away from where she went missing. also tonight the disgraced entertainer rolf harris has died aged 93. we ll talk to a reporter that sat through every day of his sexual assault trial. we will also speak to the chief rabbi of ukraine about the impact of russia s invasion and what he s doing to support people across the county. but first, we start with that news that the former british prime minister borisjohnson has been referred to police over new allegations he broke lockdown rules during the covid pandemic. the information was passed to police by the government s cabinet office. it s being reported that the referral is to two police forces based on recently discovered information. it should be stressed at this stage, police are investigating, and no breach of the rules has been confirmed. live now to our uk political correspondentjonathan blake. hi there. this is
song contest final. the uk s entry, will be the last of the twenty six acts to perform. now on bbc news, it s time for the road to eurovision. ukraine won with 631 points, beating sam ryder s 466. find ukraine won with 631 points, beating sam ryder s l“36- ukraine won with 631 points, beating sam ryder s 466. and here they are, ukraine, sam ryder s 466. and here they are, ukraine. the sam ryder s 466. and here they are, ukraine, the winner. ukraine, the winner. congratulations, guys. fix, ukraine, the winner. conuratulations, au 5. ., congratulations, guys. a growing olitical congratulations, guys. a growing political crisis congratulations, guys. a growing political crisis meant congratulations, guys. a growing political crisis meant 2023 s - political crisis meant 2023 s contest couldn t be hosted in ukraine. 1 contest couldn t be hosted in ukraine. ., ., , , ukraine. i handed the trophy, lifted u -. you ukraine. i handed the trophy, lifted un- you deserve