for all of you watching in the uk, on pbs in the us and around the globe, welcome to bbc news as we bring you continuing coverage of the death of the brazilian footballer, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, pele. he died at the aged of 82 and had been suffering from cancer. during his career, he won three fifa world cups, the only player to do so, and received countless awards and titles. in brazil, he is hailed as a national hero for his achievements in football, and for his repeated calls to improve the social conditions of the poor. joe wilson reports on the life of one of the true greats. the greatest, it s opinion, but pele led, others stand on his shoulders. well over 1,000 goals, a career of over 20 years, three times a world cup winner. brazilian football, synonymous with flair and success, was built on pele. in 1958, pele took part in his first world cup tournament, aged just 17. he scored six goals in four matches, playing himself to the point of ex
across england and wales. by the end of the evening, we will start to see some showers developing across the isles of scilly, moving through cornwall, into wales and gradually they will spread through the midlands into south east england. some potentially turning heavy and thundery, it is great news for gardeners and growers and not if you are trying to get a good night s sleep and it could linger first thing on sunday morning. a few more nuisance showers on sunday developing across north wales, stretching into the north of england towards the scottish border. sunday is more hit and mist under the showers perhaps not quite as warm. if you dodge them and keep the sunshine, low 20s. but quite a volatile night, sunday into monday, showers were widespread, moving their way from the south and gradually pushing into southern scotland as well. that means on monday we could start off again with some showers, england and wales through the week will be dry and relatively warm but still
Southern england, sunny spells developing but still some heavy showers later in the day. I will have all the details throughout the programme. Its monday the 1st of april. Our main story. Energy prices in england, wales and scotland have fallen to their lowest level for two years today, as the regulator ofgems new quarterly price cap Comes Into Force. A household using a typical amount of energy will see their bills fall to £1,690 the lowest its been for two years. Charities say customers still owe billions of pounds to suppliers in unpaid bills. With more, heres our cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey. Spring has arrived in the gardens of this east Kent Community centre, promising warmer months ahead. I love the daffodils. But locals are still feeling the chilling Impact Winter Bills had on their finances and lifestyle. Its been quite a harsh winter and i havent been able to afford to have the Central Heating on. So its been rather challenging. And so ive been using hot water
At what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. At 7 oclock, beyond 100 days is live in virginia where voting is under way to choose a new governor. Following the sentencing of a 90 year old man who knocked down and killed two women, well explore the wider issue with a charity that aims to keep older drivers safe behind the wheel. And following the revelations emerging in the paradise papers, we will speak to two tax experts later one here in the uk, another in the cayman islands. Thats all ahead on bbc news. Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday im hugh wooencroft. Here are our main headlines. Back in management and, he says, hungry to get things right. David moyes arrives to take charge of west ham united. The england football squad has been hit by a raft of withdrawals of some of the most experienced players ahead of the friendlies against germany and brazil. And stoking the spirit stuart broad says england can cope without their all rounder ben