live from london, this is bbc news. the headlines: 246 points, we have a winner! the swedish act loreen wins the eurovision song contest, becomimg the first woman to triumph twice. a ceasefire between israel and islamic militants in the gaza strip, appears to be holding after days of deadly exchanges. turkey's president and his main opposition challenger face their biggest test, as the country goes to the polls. and scientists find an image of man's best friend in a painting

from the 20th century by a master piece. hello i'm frankie mccanley. welcome to the programme. sweden's act loreen has won the 2023 eurovision song contest with her pop anthem tattoo. the favourite going into the competition, she's only the second person to win the competition twice. the ukrainian electronic duo tvorchi with their song heart of steel came sixth. their home town in ukraine was hit by russian missiles moments before the band took to the stage in liverpool. the mayor of ternopil said warehouses were damaged. the uk's entry, mae muller, came second from last in the final standings but said she would never forget this journey. for the first time, fans from around the world were allowed to vote in the competition. our arts correspondent, david sillito, reports from liverpool. the public has given you... it

was, for a moment, the public has given you... it was, fora moment, rather was, for a moment, rather tense. sweden versus finland. 243 tense. sweden versus finland. 215 points! we have a winner! sweden! fist 243 points! we have a winner! sweden! �* ., , sweden! at the end it was sweden's _ sweden! at the end it was sweden's night, _ sweden! at the end it was sweden's night, the - sweden! at the end it was - sweden's night, the combination of a show that began... with an artful blend of ukraine and uk. including skills of the princess of wales. including skills of the rincess of wales. ., ., princess of wales. now for the eurovision _ princess of wales. now for the eurovision song _ princess of wales. now for the eurovision song contest - princess of wales. now for the | eurovision song contest contest 2025 _ eurovision song contest contest 2023. �* ., ., , 2023. and then onto the songs with a familiar _ 2023. and then onto the songs with a familiar european - 2023. and then onto the songs with a familiar european and i with a familiar european and eurovision spread of styles. you had epic, from sweden's loreen, the hot favourite...

finland brought manic energy. the last of the 26 songs, uk's own mae muller.— the last of the 26 songs, uk's own mae muller. instead i wrote a son:! own mae muller. instead i wrote a song! cheering. _ a song! cheering. the turing - a song! cheering. the turing at - a song! cheering. the turing at the l a song! cheering. i the turing at the end, a song! cheering. - the turing at the end, they'd better check the rivets on the arena roof after that! find better check the rivets on the arena roof after that! and the arena roof after that! and the arena is going _ arena roof after that! and the arena is going wild! _ arena roof after that! and the arena is going wild! walk - arena roof after that! and the arena is going wild! walk on, | arena is going wild! walk on, walk on- -- — arena is going wild! walk on, walk on... the _ arena is going wild! walk on, walk on... the interval - arena is going wild! walk on, walk on... the interval act, l arena is going wild! walk on, walk on... the interval act, a celebration _ walk on... the interval act, a celebration of _ walk on... the interval act, a celebration of liverpool. - walk on... the interval act, a celebration of liverpool. # i celebration of liverpool. # and celebration of liverpool. is" and you'll never walk

celebration of liverpool. 32?" and you'll never walk alone... # and you will never walk alone! it is not often the show has to pause to wipe away the tears. and there were a few tears from the winner at the end of the evening. loreen, a second eurovision trophy. a great night for sweden but also you can see that finland here is parting into the night however there was one definite uk winner on the evening, liverpool. david sillito, bbc news.

that looks like such a spectacular night! the musical spectacular was watched by an estimated global tv audience of 180 million. people who weren't lucky enough to get a ticket to the arena in liverpool packed into the open—air fanzone on the city's waterfront. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson spent the evening with them. this was a eurovision party for the ages! this was a eurovision party for the aces! . 3, 3, this was a eurovision party for the ages!_ uk - this was a eurovision party for| the ages!_ uk fans the ages! cha cha cha! uk fans are amongst — the ages! cha cha cha! uk fans are amongst the _ the ages! cha cha cha! uk fans are amongst the less _ the ages! cha cha cha! uk fans| are amongst the less confident. where do you think will finish top or bottom. the where do you think will finish top or bottom.— top or bottom. the left-hand side! time — top or bottom. the left-hand side! time for _ top or bottom. the left-hand side! time for the _ top or bottom. the left-hand side! time for the contest. top or bottom. the left-hand side! time for the contest to | side! time for the contest to be . in side! time for the contest to begin and — side! time for the contest to begin and even _ side! time for the contest to begin and even the - side! time for the contest to l begin and even the eurovision theme turned into a mass singalong. there are 15,000

people here watching eurovision on the screen, the first act, let's see what they made of it! it has gone down well! it has gone down well! we are about to hear sweden, who are the favourites for this and it will be in to see how it goes down. singing. yeah, absolutely amazing. how did she do? _ yeah, absolutely amazing. how did she do? fantastic. - yeah, absolutely amazing. how did she do? fantastic. finland i did she do? fantastic. finland rr next and — did she do? fantastic. finland rr next and i _ did she do? fantastic. finland rr next and i suspect - did she do? fantastic. finland rr next and i suspect they - did she do? fantastic. finland | rr next and i suspect they may enjoy it. rr next and i suspect they may en'o it. 3, 3, 3, rr next and i suspect they may enjoy it-_ how - rr next and i suspect they may enjoy it._ how did l enjoy it. cha cha cha! how did he do? he _ enjoy it. cha cha cha! how did he do? he did _ enjoy it. cha cha cha! how did he do? he did well! _ enjoy it. cha cha cha! how did he do? he did well! very - enjoy it. cha cha cha! how did j he do? he did well! very nice. i love fenland _ he do? he did well! very nice. i love fenland and _ he do? he did well! very nice. i love fenland and it _ he do? he did well! very nice. i love fenland and it is - he do? he did well! very nice. i love fenland and it is crazy i i love fenland and it is crazy and — i love fenland and it is crazy and i— i love fenland and it is crazy and i love _ i love fenland and it is crazy and i love this party! is

i love fenland and it is crazy and i love this party!- and i love this party! is the last song — and i love this party! is the last song of— and i love this party! is the last song of the _ and i love this party! is the last song of the night, - and i love this party! is the last song of the night, it i and i love this party! is the last song of the night, it is| last song of the night, it is the uk, it is mae muller and they are ready! how did she do? i think she did amazingly. the last song, so it sticks in your mind. ,, . , last song, so it sticks in your mind. ,, .,, ., last song, so it sticks in your mind. ,, ., ., ., mind. she has done it again toniuht mind. she has done it again tonight in — mind. she has done it again tonight in 2023. _ mind. she has done it again tonight in 2023. finally, - mind. she has done it againj tonight in 2023. finally, the result. eurovision _ tonight in 2023. finally, the result. eurovision is - tonight in 2023. finally, the result. eurovision is over i tonight in 2023. finally, the | result. eurovision is over but for liverpool and ukraine, this has been a week which will not be forgotten. colin patterson, bbc news. live now to alesia michelle, a eurovision youtuber and blogger based in washington dc. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. you watched the whole show take place. what did you think? did you think it was always going to be a win for sweden? i always going to be a win for sweden?— always going to be a win for sweden? 3, 3, , sweden? i mean, a little bit. it was a 2-way _ sweden? i mean, a little bit. it was a 2-way race - sweden? i mean, a little bit. it was a 2-way race between | it was a 2—way race between finland and sweden ever since the songs were selected. that is what we ended up with in the and, we had the split screen of both sweden and finland down to

the wire. sweden ultimately came out victorious.- the wire. sweden ultimately came out victorious. what did ou came out victorious. what did you think _ came out victorious. what did you think of — came out victorious. what did you think of the _ came out victorious. what did you think of the act _ came out victorious. what did you think of the act as - came out victorious. what did you think of the act as well. you think of the act as well because many people say she has changed the face of eurovision? she really did. i think it was an entry, and if we look at the path career of loreen at the eurovision song contest, eurovision song contest, eurovision pre—2012 looked a bit different to eurovision post 2013 and many say it is because of her and the song she had, euphoria, and i will not lie, i live in a cat that i think the song contest change because of her. i'm not sure what eurovision 2024 may look like because of its. did what eurovision 2024 may look like because of its.— like because of its. did she deserve — like because of its. did she deserve the _ like because of its. did she deserve the win? - like because of its. did she deserve the win? you, - deserve the win? you, completely! _ deserve the win? you, completely! it - deserve the win? you, completely! it was - deserve the win? you, | completely! it was well executed. this was swedish production. they have melody festival and already had the best test case to see whether the entry will stick or not because they already have a set “p because they already have a set up designed to that and have a

set up that many of us eurovision fans were not even european, hello, i'm american! they tune into and figure out whether we like the entry or not that i have this great test case to figure out whether there entry will stick or not and i mean, we were all anticipating her in the bar was high, to be fair. we could have been really let down with what she would give us an sweden's national selection. we were not. when she was selected and came to eurovision it was ok, he was going to be able to best her? i will not lie, finland, they have been coming with heat and fire and, yeah, finland was sort of a good contender to possibly best her but ultimately, sweden still won. we have to talk about uk. i'm based in london and british and we were all rooting for mae muller and i met her and she is

a lovely young girl. what did you think of the uk's entry? it was great. it was current, it felt pop friendly and something that would easily charter. i think globally. i think it all comes down to execution and thatis comes down to execution and that is one of the things i love about eurovision, it is notjust love about eurovision, it is not just about the track, yes, you have to have a good song but it is all about how you translate that to the stage and if you are able to bring it to life live on stage in a way that sticks for people. great track, great effort by the uk. i mean, don't feel bummed out, uk public, please! please, we like this quality! she uk public, please! please, we like this quality!— uk public, please! please, we like this quality! she has come out and said _ like this quality! she has come out and said it _ like this quality! she has come out and said it is _ like this quality! she has come out and said it is one - like this quality! she has come out and said it is one of- like this quality! she has come out and said it is one of the . out and said it is one of the best moments of a life. wonderful to hearfrom her so i don't think i will be the love that we will see from her but obviously not what we got last year, is it? we did so well last year. took me through some of your favourite points of the night last night because it looked like a huge party? i

mean, festival, let me say, bbc, you came out with the best flag parade we have had in years at eurovision. we had all these different elements of past ukrainian participants at eurovision but then the artist still had an opportunity to shine. i'm sam ryder�*s new track and that was a moment i will forever remember. and then ijust think the will forever remember. and then i just think the hosting team was amazing. i will say, i needed graham norton, so i'm glad he showed up but author hannah, she was great! a triumph! and i really loved it and it was really, really a great show, all in all. great to hear- — great show, all in all. great to hear. and _ great show, all in all. great to hear. and our— great show, all in all. great to hear. and our people - great show, all in all. great to hear. and our people all| to hear. and our people all over the world can vote for your evasion, what is a popularity like in the united states? , 4, states? some people may think it is not popular— states? some people may think it is not popular in _ states? some people may think it is not popular in the - states? some people may think it is not popular in the united i it is not popular in the united states but in washington, dc we had a live watching party and

showing the semifinals on tuesday and thursday and today and people sitting on the floor. we had all of our tables fall and people standing in the background and we had over 600 people rsvps just to watch the song contest. if it was not popular before, i am telling you, it is popular now. wonderful to hear it and glad you are enjoying it across the pond! thank you for speaking to us from washington, dc.- us from washington, dc. thank ou. a ceasefire between israel and palestinians in the gaza strip appears to be holding despite some reports of fighting. the agreement was brokered by egypt following five days of violent exchanges which have killed at least 33 palestinians in gaza and two people in israel. the truce, which as you see here prompted celebration in the streets, includes a commitment by israel to stop so—called targeted assassinations. in return, israel reportedly demanded a complete halt

to rocket fire by palestinian militants at its civilians. however, just hours after islamichhad militants confirmed a ceasefire was in effect, a rocket was fired from the gaza strip, prompting rocket warning sirens across a southern israel. it's not yet clear who fired the rocket, but several smaller militant palestinian groups are opposed to the truce brokered earlier in the day. 0ur reporter in gaza, rushdi abualouf, has more details about the ceasefire. agent was there from the beginning pushing for the ceasefire trying to de—escalate the situation. they offered three drafts in the vessel was rejected by israel in the second by islamichhad and the third one tonight was egypt succeeded to hopefully and this round of fighting. until now, until now, we can hear the fighting still going on but we can see it in the past, this is

the fifth stage of escalation in the last three years so there is always hard to tell in there is always hard to tell in the first hours but it is difficult but egypt is a team that will come together maybe tomorrow to put forward an end tomorrow to put forward an end to the fighting and make the ceasefire work. let's get some of the day's other news now. the most powerful cyclone to affect the bay of bengal for more than ten years is expected to make landfall in the next few hours, bringing dangerous levels of flooding to coastal areas of bangladesh and myanmar. hundreds of thousands of people have already been evacuated as cyclone mocha approaches. the democratic governor of the us state of north carolina has vetoed legislation that would have banned almost all abortions beyond the first trimester of pregnancy. the state's general assembly will now need to attempt an override vote to force through the measure,

which would ban all abortions in north carolina after twelve weeks except in some cases. the new chief executive of twitter says she is excited to help transform the business. linda yaccarino's appointment was announced by elon musk on friday. posting on twitter, she said she had long been inspired by his vision to create "a brighterfuture". the polls are opening in turkey for a crucial election and security has been stepped—up across the country. the interior ministry says around 600,000 security personnel will be deployed. turkey's long—time leader, recep tayyip erdogan, addressed supporters on the last day of campaigning. he finished the day with prayers at the symbolically important hagia sophia mosque. and his secular challenger, kemal kilicdaroglu, has also been campaigning, pledging to restore democracy and improve relations with the west.

nicky schiller has the background to these elections. they are over 190,000 polling stations across the country. some 64 million people are eligible to vote in this election and that includes more than 5 million first—time voters. 0verseas, there are 3.3 million voters, including here in the netherlands but they completed their vote last week. turks are electing both the president and a parliament for a five year term today. if anyone of the presidential candidate secures more than half the vote, they will be declared the overall winner. however, if there is no overall winner, the two top candidates will go for another election held on may 28. 600 seats in parliament. turks use a proportional representation system which means they are

voting for a party rather than a candidate. a party or aligned needs 70% of the vote to attain a seat in parliament. expect to have an idea of the presidential election result later on sunday. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has arrived in germany for a visit there. earlier, he was in italy to meet the pope and political leaders. the italian prime minister georgia meloni has promised to supply more weapons and cash to ukraine. but that promise is not universally supported by her coalition partners, as sofia bettiza reports from rome. fanfare a grand welcome today in rome. this is the first time that president zelensky has visited italy since russia invaded ukraine. on his arrival, he tweeted it was an important visit for what he said was the approaching victory

against russia. and it was a packed agenda. first, a private meeting with his counterpart, the italian president, sergio mattarella. translation: first of all, i'm here to thank all- of italian society. unfortunately, i do not have time to shake hands with everyone, to hug them, for the great support italy has provided to ukraine. then, a working lunch with prime minister giorgia meloni. her message the conflict will only end when russia withdrew from all of ukraine. but italy is a country that historically has strong ties with russia, and some members of meloni's government are not so keen on sending weapons to kyiv. silvio berlusconi is part of the governing coalition and another of vladimir putin and blames mr zelensky for the war. after a meeting with the prime minister, a private audience

with the head of the catholic church. this is the first time that president zelensky and pope francis meet since russia invaded ukraine last year. the pope has called for peace in ukraine time and again, and even though he does not take political sides, this meeting is very symbolic. at the end of the 40 minute private meeting, the pope had assured the president of his constant present for peace. as ukraine prepares for a counteroffensive against russia, this diplomatic effort is more important than ever. sofia bettiza, bbc news, rome. voting is underway in thailand's national election, in which voters will decide which people will sit in the country's house of representatives and who will lead the country for the next 4 years. nearly 10 years on from a successful military coup

in 2014, the election is being described as a turning point. the prime minister who led that coup, prayut chan—o—cha is seeking another term, but he is facing challenges from two anti military parties. the party pheu thai is leading the polls. they're led by paetongtarn shinawatra, the daughter of a former ousted prime minster. live now to south east asia correspondentjonathan head, in bangkok. just talk us through the two main candidates at the moment. in essence you have an incumbent prime minister who is a coup leader, a former army commander and he has been in powerfor nine years commander and he has been in power for nine years through a coup government and then managed to get back into government four years ago, he was pushing for a continued term of office but more of that hip represents an old way of doing things in thailand, or that you have elections, you have a lot of other players in power, the military, senior

bureaucrats, the monarchy who are very influential. it is a very conservative message. there has been a huge surge of support for the other two parties who are saying enough of military rule. pheu thai has won every election held this entry get two of its previous governments have been ousted by coup, two of its previous prime minister are coup, two of its previous prime ministerare in coup, two of its previous prime minister are in excel. you have this new useful party called move forward which is excited ijy move forward which is excited by the younger voters and voters in thailand who state is not enough to tinker with the system but need a complete transformation. there has been a real buildup of support for these two parties. the real question in thailand is not so much whether they win and that the margin that they are important things obvious — but if these two reform party doing whether prayut chan—o—cha allows them to take from government. there are unelected

senators all appointed by the general prime minister who get to vote as well so the playing field is not a level one. it seems you are at a polling station right now. how is voting now? have you been able to speak to any of the voters? look, it is going very smoothly. the mechanics of voting are done very well here. this is one of 100,000 polling stations. there will be hi tina, they're generally always is but people feel there is more at stake here. —— high turnout. what happens afterwards is what thai i waiting for. they want to see how the reform party is doing. but whether they get a really substantial majority and whether they are allowed them to form a government and also whether they can push forward the radical agenda which is to get the military out of politics for good and even to reform the monarchy. these are explosive issues in thailand

and quite a lot at stake in the outcome of this election. thank outcome of this election. thank ou ve outcome of this election. thank you very much- _ outcome of this election. thank you very much. we _ outcome of this election. thank you very much. we will- outcome of this election. thank you very much. we will be - you very much. we will be following that story throughout the day. pablo picasso was one of the most famous and influential artists of the twentieth century. famous for his experimental style, he helped develop collage and cubism, but one of his earliest works has now come under intense scutiny for a secret image hidden for more than a century. tim allman has the story. pablo picasso painted le moulin de la galette when he was just 19 years old. at first glance, by his standards, it seems fairly conventional but what is this? the dark shape at the bottom of the painting. is it a check, perhaps a jacket? bottom of the painting. is it a check, perhaps ajacket? no, it turns out it was originally meant to be a dog.- turns out it was originally meant to be a dog. turns out it was originally meant to be a do. ~ . ~ ., meant to be a dog. what we know

is that pablo _ meant to be a dog. what we know is that pablo picasso _ meant to be a dog. what we know is that pablo picasso in _ meant to be a dog. what we know is that pablo picasso in many - is that pablo picasso in many instances, painted aspects of the composition and then subsequently obliterated them and transform them into other compositional elements. this was really part of his practice. was really part of his practice-— was really part of his ractice. , ., , ,, . practice. expert long suspect that there — practice. expert long suspect that there may _ practice. expert long suspect that there may have - practice. expert long suspect that there may have been . that there may have been something hidden in the painting but it was only when they used a new technique, x—ray fluorescence imaging, the hidden image was revealed. why he chose to alter the painting is unclear but the presence of a dog in the foreground may well have changed the way a viewer might interact with the image. viewer might interact with the ima . e. 3 3, viewer might interact with the imaue. .. ., , viewer might interact with the imaue. ., . ., image. one can only speculate why because — image. one can only speculate why because i _ image. one can only speculate why because i could _ image. one can only speculate why because i could have - why because i could have concealed this but sadly now my eye is drawn to the wonderful images. —— certainly. le eye is drawn to the wonderful images. -- certainly. le moulin de la galette — images. -- certainly. le moulin de la galette has _ images. -- certainly. le moulin de la galette has recently - images. -- certainly. le moulin de la galette has recently been| de la galette has recently been

fully restored but the mysterious canine remains hidden away. it was apparently intended to be a cavalier king charles spaniel which seemed sort of appropriate right about now. tim allman, bbc news the platypus has been reintroduced into australia's oldest national park in a landmark conservation project. the mammal disappeared from the royal national park in new south wales around 50 years ago. the relocation of ten platypus into the park is part of a re— welding effort to increase awareness of the platypus and allow researchers to better understand the specific habitat and the needs of the species. you will find lots more detail about the stories we're covering on our website. especially the eurovision song contest. just head to bbc.com/news —

or use the bbc news app you can also contact me on twitter. hello. for the vast majority of places, saturday turned into a mostly sunny and very warm day. many parts of western england, wales, northern ireland and scotland saw temperatures up to 21 degrees. however, in eastern england underneath this stubborn area of cloud, some places only got to ten degrees. now, that stubborn area of cloud still with us for sunday morning but it should break up a little more effectively through the day ahead to allow more sunshine and warmth. at the same time, this cold front pushing in from the north—west will bring rain into parts of scotland and northern ireland first thing, and as that front pushes south—eastwards through the day, it will introduce something a little bit cooler to the north and the west of the uk. so, through sunday morning, this cloud to start off across central and eastern

england should break up a little more effectively, rolling back out into the north sea, but this frontal system pushing south—eastwards out of scotland and northern ireland, into northern england and west wales by the mid afternoon and behind that, things certainly will be a good deal cooler. 14 for aberdeen, for glasgow, for belfast, but a warmer day in eastern england — 20 or 21 degrees. now, as we head through sunday night, this weather front will push a little further south—eastwards and we'll also see this little clump of showers drifting across eastern scotland and down into north—eastern england. actually quite chilly for monday morning across northern and western parts of the uk — four degrees there in glasgow, for example — because as we head into monday and this frontal system clears through, we will be left in some cooler air — in fact, in quite a chilly north—westerly wind around the top of an area of high pressure. that wind will be noticeable through the day. it'll certainly make it feel chillier. we will see some showers running down the east coast of england and, more generally, some scattered showers breaking up, particularly across central and northern parts of the uk.

not as many down towards the south but lower temperatures — 12—15 degrees. actually, a little disappointing, or at least below the norm for this time of year. now, into tuesday, there will still be some showers around. not as windy, so it won't feel quite as chilly. 11 degrees there for aberdeen but 17 the high in cardiff. there will be some spells of sunshine. and as we head deeper into the week, well, a fair amount of dry weather. high pressure never too far away, but there will be some weather systems bringing a bit of rain at times. it is set to turn a little warmer.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the swedish act loreen has won this year's eurovision song contest in liverpool, after surviving a last—minute surge in votes for finland. the singer made history as the first woman to win twice. after days of fighting, a ceasefire between israel and islamic militants in the gaza strip appears to be holding. the deal was welcomed by the white house, who praised egypt for its role in brokering the truce. turkey's president and his main challengers are facing their biggest test as the country goes to the polls. 0ppostion parties are trying to appeal to younger voters by proising to improve relations with the west. after an audience with the pope in rome,

ukraine's president zelensky has visited berlin as part of his diplomatic tour.