and the british fashion designer vivienne westwood, a key figure in the rebellious punk movement of the 1970s, has died in london. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin with news of the death of pele, widely regarded as the greatest person ever to play what he himself described as the beautiful game . he passed away in hospital in sao paulo surrounded by his family at the age of 82, having suffered from cancer. during his career he became the first and so far only player to win three world cups, and scored over 1,000 goals. he spent almost all of his club career playing in his native brazil after the government declared him a national treasure and blocked moves overseas, but was also a key part in the short lived north american soccer league, playing for the new york cosmos. during his life, he was also a charity fundraiser, a campaigner and a politician. joe wilson reports on the life of a true sporting great. the greatest. it s opinion. but pele led, others stand on
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