Brazil's farewell to Pelé
We come live from the Urbano Caldeira Stadium in Santos
Brazilians are paying their final respects to the football legend Pelé with a 24-hour public wake at the Urbano Caldeira Stadium, the home of his former football club Santos. OS's James Reynolds is at the stadium, speaking to locals abour their memories of the player and to journalists who are there to cover the event.
We also hear from football fans around the world who share how they remember Pelé.
We find out about Ukraine’s claims that it has killed around 400 Russian soldiers in a missile attack on the occupied Donetsk region.
The body of the late Pope Benedict is lying in state in the Vatican. Our reporter joins us from Rome.
(Photo: A Santos fan waves to mourners queuing to pay their respect to Brazilian soccer legend Pele, as his body lies in state on the pitch of his former club Santos' Vila Belmiro stadium Credit: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
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