the new prime minister liz truss confirms plans will be unveiled tomorrow to help with energy costs. taking part in herfirst pmqs, she ruled out a windfall tax on energy companies, but says her proposals will help individuals and businesses. ias i as prime minister will take immediate action to help people with a cast of their energy bills and i will be making an announcement to this house on that tomorrow and giving people certainty to make sure that they are able to get through this winter. protecting oil and gas profits and forcing working people to pay the bill. she's the fourth tory prime minister in six years. the face at the top may change,

but the story remains the same. and there is a new warning today that more than 75,000 businesses could fold in the face of unmanageable utility bills. we will have more on that. also this lunchtime... the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs is to face a re—trial, on domestic violence charges. free meals are being introduced for the youngest pupils at primary schools in wales — it's planned that all primaries will offer them by 202a. and, chelsea have sacked their head coach, thomas tuchel, after their third defeat of the new season. and coming up on the bbc news channel: a devastated nick kyrgios exits the us open after karen khachanov edges out the australian after five sets at flushing meadows.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in the last hour, liz truss has faced the labour leader sir keir starmer for her first prime minister's questions — and confirmed that she will announce proposals tomorrow to tackle the soaring cost of energy. pressed on how she'll pay for them, she ruled out a windfall tax on the profits of energy companies. the plans, which could include freezing energy bills, were discussed at this morning's first meeting of the new cabinet. among the key figures sitting around that table — kwasi kwarteng, who is the new chancellor, james cleverly is the foreign secretary, suella braverman is now the new home secretary, and therese coffey is deputy prime minister and health secretary.

0ur political correspondent damien grammaticas has our first report. less tha n less than 2a hours in the job, prime minister liz truss heading for her first test, on the floor of the commons. first test, on the floor of the common— first test, on the floor of the commons. ~ .,~ �* ., ., ., commons. mr speaker, i'm honoured to take my place — commons. mr speaker, i'm honoured to take my place as — commons. mr speaker, i'm honoured to take my place as prime _ commons. mr speaker, i'm honoured to take my place as prime minister- commons. mr speaker, i'm honoured to take my place as prime minister in - take my place as prime minister in this house and to take on responsibility at a vital time for our country. at, responsibility at a vital time for our country-— responsibility at a vital time for our count . ~ , ., , our country. a cap on soaring energy rices is our country. a cap on soaring energy prices is expected _ our country. a cap on soaring energy prices is expected but _ our country. a cap on soaring energy prices is expected but how _ our country. a cap on soaring energy prices is expected but how to - our country. a cap on soaring energy prices is expected but how to pay - prices is expected but how to pay for it... she has ruled out any windfall tax on energy firms making tens of billions in profits. the prime minister _ tens of billions in profits. the prime minister knows she has no choice _ prime minister knows she has no choice but — prime minister knows she has no choice but to back an energy price freeze _ choice but to back an energy price freeze but — choice but to back an energy price freeze but it won't be cheap and the real choice. — freeze but it won't be cheap and the real choice, the political choice, is who— real choice, the political choice, is who is — real choice, the political choice, is who is going to pay. is she really— is who is going to pay. is she really telling us that she is going to leave — really telling us that she is going to leave these vast excess profits on the _ to leave these vast excess profits on the table and make working people

foot the _ on the table and make working people foot the bill for decades to come? well, _ foot the bill for decades to come? well, i_ foot the bill for decades to come? well, i understand that people across our country are struggling with the cost of living and they are struggling with their energy bills and that is why i as prime minister will take immediate action to help people with the cost of their energy bills and i will be making an announcement to this house on that tomorrow. ~ ., announcement to this house on that tomorrow. a, ,., ., announcement to this house on that tomorrow. ~ ., ,., ., ., announcement to this house on that tomorrow. a, ,., ., ., , tomorrow. more borrowing than is needed, tomorrow. more borrowing than is needed. that _ tomorrow. more borrowing than is needed, that is _ tomorrow. more borrowing than is needed, that is the _ tomorrow. more borrowing than is needed, that is the true _ tomorrow. more borrowing than is needed, that is the true cost - tomorrow. more borrowing than is needed, that is the true cost of i tomorrow. more borrowing than is| needed, that is the true cost of her choice _ needed, that is the true cost of her choice to— needed, that is the true cost of her choice to protect oil and gas profits, _ choice to protect oil and gas profits, isn't it? mr choice to protect oil and gas profits, isn't it? mr speaker, the reali is profits, isn't it? mr speaker, the reality is that — profits, isn't it? mr speaker, the reality is that this _ profits, isn't it? mr speaker, the reality is that this country - profits, isn't it? mr speaker, the reality is that this country will. reality is that this country will not be able to tax its way to growth. the way we will grow our economy is by attracting investment, keeping taxes low, delivering the reforms to build projects quicker, thatis reforms to build projects quicker, that is the way that we will create jobs and opportunities across our

country. jobs and opportunities across our count . , ., ., ,., country. there is nothing new about the tory fantasy _ country. there is nothing new about the tory fantasy of _ country. there is nothing new about the tory fantasy of trickle-down - the tory fantasy of trickle—down economics. nothing new about this tory prime — economics. nothing new about this tory prime minister who nodded through— tory prime minister who nodded through every single decision that -ot through every single decision that got us _ through every single decision that got us into this mess and now says how terrible — got us into this mess and now says how terrible it is and can't she see there _ how terrible it is and can't she see there is— how terrible it is and can't she see there is nothing new about a tory prime _ there is nothing new about a tory prime minister who when asked, who pays? _ prime minister who when asked, who pays? says, — prime minister who when asked, who pays? says, it is you, the working people _ pays? says, it is you, the working people of— pays? says, it is you, the working people of britain.— people of britain. while there is nothin: people of britain. while there is nothing new _ people of britain. while there is nothing new about _ people of britain. while there is nothing new about a _ people of britain. while there is nothing new about a labour - people of britain. while there is i nothing new about a labour leader who is calling for more tax rises. i'm afraid to say the right honourable gentleman doesn't understand aspiration. he doesn't understand aspiration. he doesn't understand opportunity. he doesn't understand opportunity. he doesn't understand that people want to keep more of their own money, and that is what i will deliver as prime minister. what i will deliver as prime minister-— what i will deliver as prime minister. ., , ,�* minister. earlier, liz truss' new cabinet, gathering _ minister. earlier, liz truss' new cabinet, gathering for -

minister. earlier, liz truss' new cabinet, gathering for the - minister. earlier, liz truss' new cabinet, gathering for the first. cabinet, gathering for the first time. much has been made of the diversity in the top jobs, no white male operating the four great offices of state. there is continuity as well like in defence and ms truss has pledged to spend millions here as well. for all the smiles, this is a time of crisis, tackling energy prices is what liz truss will be judged on. tackling energy prices is what liz truss will bejudged on. ehe’s tackling energy prices is what liz truss will be judged on. truss will be 'udged on. she's been prime truss will be judged on. she's been prime minister _ truss will be judged on. she's been prime minister for _ truss will be judged on. she's been prime minister for less _ truss will be judged on. she's been prime minister for less than - truss will be judged on. she's been prime minister for less than 24 - prime minister for less than 2a hours. while we've been working on plans in the run—up to this potential event, i think it's important that all the tyres kick to make sure we have robust energy proposal order to set out... that can be set out to help households and businesses and details on that will be coming this week. i and businesses and details on that will be coming this week.- will be coming this week. i think what's important _ will be coming this week. i think what's important is _ will be coming this week. i think what's important is she - will be coming this week. i think what's important is she is - will be coming this week. i think what's important is she is going | will be coming this week. i think l what's important is she is going to freeze _ what's important is she is going to freeze bills. it is where is the money— freeze bills. it is where is the money coming from? is it actually going _ money coming from? is it actually going to _ money coming from? is it actually going to come from consumers, from bill going to come from consumers, from hill payers _ going to come from consumers, from bill payers down the line, or is it

going _ bill payers down the line, or is it going to — bill payers down the line, or is it going to come from the oil and gas companies — going to come from the oil and gas companies who have made huge profits, — companies who have made huge profits, more than they imagined, and can_ profits, more than they imagined, and can actually afford to fund it? liz and can actually afford to fund it? liz truss — and can actually afford to fund it? liz truss has filled her cabinet with allies and friends but someone that risks repeating the mistake made by borisjohnson. experience sidelined, loyalto made by borisjohnson. experience sidelined, loyal to prized above all at a time of huge challenges. damian grammaticus, bbc news, westminster. 0ur chief political correspondent nick eardley is in the houses of parliament. what is the feeling, how did she do? i think team truss will probably be quite happy with how that first outing in the commons went. there is not much time in the newjob to think things through. she was straight here this morning for that really important performance and as you saw in that piece, the main debate wasn't actually about whether a lot needs to be done to tackle

energy crisis, it was how to pay for it. you can see already that differentiation between liz truss, who is likely to borrow money to do it, and the labour party and other opposition parties who say you should be taxing the big oil and gas companies who are making record profits to do it. but liz truss has set herself three things for us all tojudge her by set herself three things for us all to judge her by over the set herself three things for us all tojudge her by over the next set herself three things for us all to judge her by over the next few months. one is whether she can get the economy growing again. the other is whether she can repair the nhs. and the third one is those energy prices, whether she can do enough to help households through the winter and enough to repair the energy sector in the uk. they are all big challenges. none of them are going to be simple to do. we will get the first part of that plan tomorrow afternoon in parliament. indeed, thank ou afternoon in parliament. indeed, thank you very — afternoon in parliament. indeed, thank you very much, _ afternoon in parliament. indeed, thank you very much, nick. - afternoon in parliament. indeed, thank you very much, nick. nick| thank you very much, nick. nick eardley there. and you can find more analysis of prime minister's questions and the latest details

of the appointments to liz truss's new cabinet on bbc news online — that's bbc.co.uk/news, and by using the bbc news app. as we say, liz truss confirming she will announce proposals tomorrow to try and deal with the soaring cost of energy. 0ur economics editor faisal islam joins me — and faisal we've been hearing this morning from the govenor of the bank of england.... yes, just on the other side of the house of commons where we saw those scenes of the prime minister doing herfirst prime scenes of the prime minister doing her first prime minister's questions and in many ways one might argue that sorts a message we were getting was perhaps the the bigger take from today, the sense this is the biggest energy shop that uk households have a face, much bigger than the 19705. that there is nothing really that they can do to prevent a recession and blaming the up coming rece55ion, which they are now clearly predicting, and vladimir putin directly. so sort of big themes from

the governor of the bank of england and his chief economist. some better news in terms of where they think there's energy package is going to land. we don't have the details yet but you can see it here in a clip from the governor of the bank of england an acknowledgement that it could have an impact on the overall rate of inflation. i do very much welcome the fact that there will be, as i understand from announcements this week, because i think that will help to sort of, in a sense, frame policy, and that's important. and i think it's important that there is a clear way forward on policy, so i welcome that because i think that will be important for markets to understand what is going to happen. and also, there are staggering figures being put around today about the number of businesses that could be notjust impacted, could fold. everyone has been understandably focused on the energy household cap

as it applies to households but the bills are coming through in terms of energy contact renewal for small businesses are absolutely staggering. small businesses and large businesses, frankly. an insolvency consultancy red flag have done an analysis suggesting over 25,000 businesses could go bust. when you compare the revenues and cash and profits are the sorts of bills we now expect, it is a dire situation and the bad news there is that actually jobs have situation and the bad news there is that actuallyjobs have been a silver lining in the economy so far. if they are squeezed this much by energy bill so high, then we have a problem. we do expect some small businesses to get support in the package tomorrow. where the cut of is, we don't know. it's one of the key details we are waiting for, alongside all the other details to be announced in the energy package tomorrow afternoon.— tomorrow afternoon. thank you very much, tomorrow afternoon. thank you very much. faisal — tomorrow afternoon. thank you very much, faisal islam. _ president putin has accused western countries of declaring an economic war on russia, with the sanctions imposed following moscow's invasion of ukraine.

vladmir putin was speaking at an economic forum in russia. in a moment we'll speak to hugo bachega in ukraine's capital, but first our russia editor steve rosenberg who is in moscow. president putin has been talking about energy and europe, what did he have to say? for a start, he commented on the idea which is being considered by some western nations, the idea of a price cap on russian energy exports. putin described that idea is stupid and threatened to stop supplies of oil and gas completely if a price cap is introduced. but he denied using energy as a weapon and he basically blamed europe' energy problems on european governments. now, that is what he said, but what is he thinking? i think in his stand—off with the west, vladimir putin clearly says the energy card as his trump card. he knows that europe is heavily reliant on russian

energy. he knows that by turning off the russian gas taps, that will raise prices, raise energy bills, increase pressure on consumers across europe and on european governments and i think his calculation is that that will ultimately die loot european support for ukraine and help to ease sanctions against russia. and perhaps that belief, that conviction is the reason he was looking pretty confident at this economic forum. i think he believes that the russian economy, well, it has survived until this point, it hasn't collapsed and now he is trying to re—pivot the russian economy away from the west towards the east, towards asian markets, including china.- towards the east, towards asian markets, including china. thank you, steve rosenberg. _ markets, including china. thank you, steve rosenberg. let's _ markets, including china. thank you, steve rosenberg. let's assess - markets, including china. thank you, steve rosenberg. let's assess thingsj steve rosenberg. let's assess things in ukraine. among other issues today, the un has suggested a zone around the nuclear plant, the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant we keep talking about. what sort of response

are you hearing where you are? for weeks, the — are you hearing where you are? fr?" weeks, the ukrainians have been calling for the creation of a demilitarised zone around the zaporizhzhia nuclear complex. it is hard to see it happening without any difficult negotiations. who would enforce it and how to do it? russia has repeatedly rejected removing its troops from the complex, saying they are there, protecting it. ukraine says this is part of this country's territory in the complex were safe before the russians invaded. the un's nuclear watchdog was clear in a report yesterday, unless the hostilities stop, there will be a risk of a nuclear accident. there is special concern about conditions for the ukrainian staff who are still operating in the station, one that they describe is unsustainable. in kyiv, an adviser to president zelensky said there was only one solution to reduce tensions in the area and that is russian troops should leave this complex. he also

had a message to people in the west facing a cost of living crisis, countries should be united together against what he described as russia's economic blackmail and that it was time for europe to reduce its dependency on russian energy. this comes at a price, he said, but the ukrainians were paying with their lives. thank you very much. the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs is to face a retrial, on domestic violence charges. 0ur correspondent, matt graveling, is outside manchester crown court. ryan giggs wasn't in court today but he has issued a statement in which he has issued a statement in which he said he is disappointed that a retrial has been ordered and that he continue to deny all three charges against him. he also added that he is confident that his name will be cleared. these allegations have hung over the head of the former

manchester united player for almost two years now, but he is going to have to wait until the 31st ofjuly next year, because that is the earliest date that this child can be heard here at manchester crown court for a second time. ryan giggs is accused of controlling behaviour towards his former partner kate greville over a period of three years, and is also accused of the alleged assault of kate greville and her younger sister emma gravel at his home in manchester on the 1st of november 2020. his home in manchester on the 1st of november2020. last his home in manchester on the 1st of november 2020. last week, a jury here failed to reach a majority verdict on any of these three charges. earlierthis verdict on any of these three charges. earlier this morning, the prosecution barrister peter wright stood up in front ofjudge hilary manley requesting a retrial and told the judge that this matter has been discussed at a high level within the crown prosecution service. the trial is expected to last around three to four weeks when it gets under way in july next year. four weeks when it gets under way in july next year-— july next year. matt graveling, thank you- _ the mother of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel, who was shot in liverpool last month, has called for the person who killed her daughter to confess.

speaking in a video filmed and released by merseyside police, cheryl korbel, who was injured during the shooting, said the murderer knew they'd done wrong and should own up. four men arrested in connection with the murder have been released on conditional bail. judith moritz reports. stop filming me, dad. i'm on it as well. grabbing onto her dad for comfort, 0livia pratt—korbel was spellbound by the christmas fair, eyes wide and full of questions. what's that big black thing? it's a forklift. today, both of her parents have told of the depths of their loss. her father, john, said the little girl was his bright spark, and still nursing her own injury from the gun attack which killed her daughter, 0livia's mum, cheryl, spoke in a video released by merseyside police. she left a mark on everyone that she met. and she may well have only been nine, but she packed

a lot in them nine years. cheryl korbel appealed directly to the gunman who burst into her home two weeks ago, and to anyone who may be helping him. you know you've done wrong, so you need to own up. like i've taught my kids — you do something wrong, you own up to it. if anyone is hiding these guns, they need to speak up, because they need to be off these streets. no—one, no—one at all should have to go through this. four men were arrested earlier this week, one on suspicion of 0livia's murder, and three for assisting an offender. all four have now been released on conditional bail. merseyside police say their investigation is ongoing. judith moritz, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime: liz truss, at her first

prime minister's questions, confirms she will unveil proposals tomorrow for tackling rising energy bills. and still to come... how scientists discovered that wild chimpanzees drum messages to each other in the rainforest. coming up on the bbc news channel, alex hales is called up to england's 2020 world cup squad for the first time since 2019 as a replacement for the injured jonny bairstow. sixth form and further education colleges from all over england have written to the new chancellor warning that rising energy prices put some at risk of going bust this year. in an open letter seen by the bbc, 189 college principals say many are facing at least fourfold increases in their utilities bills.

some headteachers in england have told the bbc that they would cut extracurricular activities before they reduce staff numbers. 0ur reporter ellie price has been to an academy in greater manchester to find out more: all the walls painted... oh, wow! it's amazing what a new coat of paint can do. the teachers at 0ldham academy north will get all their students back in later this week. i'm always really excited at the start of a term... for rachael hallam, the head teacher, the class of 2023 isn't going to be an easy one. 0bviously, with the looming energy crisis, that is something that i am really concerned about. the changes to the examinations for 2023 are a concern for our students moving into year 11 this year. we're bracing ourselves, potentially, for another year where covid comes back — staff absence potentially over the winter months might be an issue. dave, tell us about what you've done for co—curricular.

rachael says the rising cost of living is biting. she says teachers have already left because they can't afford the higher petrol prices to commute. but it's the students and their parents in this already deprived area she worries about the most. some of our students come here and, for them, this is the only time that they have warmth, heating and i do think that there's more and more emphasis on schools becoming centres to support families and becoming crisis centres almost. there's so much pressure now being put on schools across the country to provide all of these services, but we just don't have the funding to be able to do it. the academy trust, which runs this school and 27 others, says energy bills have gone up 300—400%. the budget is finite and therefore, with the majority — the vast majority of our costs being in staffing, we will do what we can to be more efficient elsewhere. but there's potentially an inevitable impact on staffing to pay for increased energy costs. so to keep the lights on, you might have to make redundancies? we may have to look at our staffing levels, yeah.

at st edmund's primary in kent, they've also seen a hike in energy prices, and like most other schools, they're also having to find money for pay rises for teachers and support staff set by the government that they hadn't budgeted for this year. whereas in the past we would have a buffer, this completely takes away that buffer, and it means that other things that schools would normally pay for — exciting opportunities, experiences, trips, visits, things like that, uniform for those families that need it, we haven't got that money to be able to push that out to parents. the department for education says it's increasing core funding by £4 billion this year alone — a 7% per pupil cash terms boost — and providing schools in england with tools to help them get the best value for money from their resources, including recommended deals for energy costs. headteachers we've spoken to say that simply covers shortfalls from before, and the gloss of new classrooms will be taken off if you can't afford to heat them. ellie price, bbc news, 0ldham.

free meals are being introduced for the youngest pupils at primary schools in wales. reception pupils will be offered the meals from this month, as part of a phased rollout to all primary schools by 202a. let's get more with our wales correspondent, hywel griffith, who's at a school in pembrokeshire. tell us more about this plan? is the first day of— tell us more about this plan? is the first day of term _ tell us more about this plan? is the first day of term here _ tell us more about this plan? is the first day of term here for— tell us more about this plan? is the first day of term here for the - first day of term here for the pupils here. around wales, the first day of universal free meals for the youngest learners, initially those in the reception years. by april, that will build to pupils in year one and year two. actually, at this school, they are starting out with that already. so pupils who lined up for their meals today, this was them earlier, they were given their meals forfree. i am sure their earlier, they were given their meals for free. i am sure their parents were grateful. some of them might be surprised to see the first minister mark drakeford there, doling out the carrots and potatoes. he says this is in effect a helping hand for families as they go into particularly difficult financial

period. by 2024, the idea is that this is available to all primary school pupils around wales, at least in maintained schools, as well as some nursery pupils. his political opponents, some have criticised this, the welsh conservatives saying this, the welsh conservatives saying this is terrible use of public money. we also have to consider how this bill may go up and up over the years, because local authorities, like the rest of us, are facing increased energy costs and food bills. so although this was announced last year, the bill potentially will climb and climb over the next few years. we should also remember that year one and two pupils in england already have access to free school meals. in scotland, the provision goes up to year five and intended to go even later. , , ' . ~ year five and intended to go even later. , , ' ., ~' ,, chelsea have sacked their manager thomas tuchel following last night's champions league defeat by dinamo zagreb. the 49—year—old had been in charge since january last year: in that time, chelsea won the champions�* league and the club world cup — but are are currently sixth

in the premier league. here's our sports correspondentjoe lynskey. thomas tuchel came to chelsea and won the champions league in his first year. his time with the club finished in the same competition. commentator: it's around the goalkeeper and in! - beaten 1—0 in croatia by dinamo zagreb, chelsea's third loss of the season — after a summer where they've spent. £255 million has gone on new players. it still brought a match he couldn't explain. i don't really know where this performance today comes from. for me, it's a lack of... a lack of determination, even a lack of hunger, a lack of intensity and we are clearly not where we want to be. tuchel arrived injanuary 2021 and won the biggest prize four months later. he won the club world cup as well, but now, chelsea have a new owner. with roman abramovich gone, the american todd boehly bought the club — this is his decision.

a statement said, as the new ownership group reaches 100 days since taking over, they believe it's the right time. now chelsea seek a new coach, less than a week from their eighth signing of the summer. at the very top in football, things change fast. joe lynskey, bbc news. scientists studying wild chimpanzees in uganda have found that each animal has its own signature "drumming style". the chimps use tree roots to hammer out messages to each other over long distances. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill explains. chimpanzee screeches the panting, hooting call of a wild chimpanzee, quickly followed by a short burst of tree root drumming. these chimps, scientists say, use the large buttress tree roots to drum out messages to one another that carry over distances of up to a kilometre.

researchers followed and recorded the chimps in budongo forest reserve in uganda and found that each male had his own signature drum style. the animals use the sound to announce their presence when they're travelling through the dense rainforest. the researchers who've studied this chimp population for many years say their discovery solves something of a communication puzzle about these very social apes — the fact that chimps greet each other to say hello but don't ever seem to say goodbye. well, one of the things we realized is that you only really say goodbye if you're not going to see somebody for a while. you know, you don't say a big goodbye if they're just popping out of the office for two minutes. and perhaps with the chimpanzees, because they're able to encode their identity and what they're up to and transmit that over long distances through the day, they've got a way ofjust constantly being sort of checked in with each other. not every bout of drumming carries a performer�*s signature beat, though. the researchers also noticed that if a male was showing off to a group of females, he'd often disguise his identity

from nearby competitors by switching to a different rhythm. victoria gill, bbc news. the eurovision song contest is heading to the uk next year — and seven cities are in the running to stage the event. we're taking a look at each of the potential hosts — and this week our entertainment correspondent colin paterson visited newcastle. # you shook me all night long... newcastle and tyneside's musical output has been wildly varied, from ac/dc singer brianjohnson... # let's get ready to rumble! ..to pj and duncan. from sting, to gazza with lindisfarne. # fog on the tyne is all mine... and now the city could host eurovision. so this is what gives newcastle its name. this is it? this is the new castle. the team behind the city's bid are full of confidence. we have the hotel space, we have the arena, we have the connectivity links. we are the perfect eurovision host.

newcastle doesn't have many eurovision links, but one former contestant is now working at a vet's in south shields. hello, rocky. david ducasse has made the move from scooch to pooch. everything all right? # flying the flag for you. would you like a complimentary drink with your meal, sir? in 2007, the uk's entry, scooch, came 22nd out of 24. i think out of the four of us, i was the one who genuinely believed that we were going to win, so i was gutted. but as an experience, i think any eurovision entrant would just say, "we'll do it all over again." and if eurovision came to newcastle, would scooch get back together? 100%, we'd be there. literally, i would swap this t—shirt and go and get my cabin crew outfit out of the wardrobe. newcastle hosting eurovision would also mean a lot to ukrainians living in the area. alex was a newsreader in ukraine until she fled the country with her mother,

sister and dog yizhak, which means hedgehog. she is now working here in a bar. for me now, after months of living in this area, newcastle is like a part of ukraine, part of ukraine culture. and i understand that it's like a second home for me and if it will invite eurovision, i would be really happy. this is about newcastle getting the bid for eurovision. and hosting the event could have a huge impact on all aspects of the city. eurovision—themed silent disco walking tours are already being tried out. # 0oh, ah, just a little bit, ooh, ah, a little bit more! i think it would be - a perfect place, basically, because it's like a party town. we just noticed! in 2023, if it's eurovision time on the tyne, then there are going to be an awful lot of excited people. colin paterson, bbc news, newcastle. yeah! cheering.