the ebu, who oruanised meant to be hosting? the ebu, who organised the _ meant to be hosting? organised the event, do not - meant to be hosting? the ebu, who organised the event, do not want. meant to be hosting? the ebu, who| organised the event, do not want the eurovision— organised the event, do not want the eurovision song contest to be seen as politicat — eurovision song contest to be seen as political. it is a bit like the olympics _ as political. it is a bit like the olympics. you're bringing together many— olympics. you're bringing together many different nations under the premise — many different nations under the premise of music and entertainment, but you _ premise of music and entertainment, but you are _ premise of music and entertainment, but you are not trying... even if many— but you are not trying... even if many of— but you are not trying... even if many of the _ but you are not trying... even if many of the countries who are outraged — many of the countries who are outraged by what is happening with russia _ outraged by what is happening with russia it _ out

i think the collaboration in the ebu and eurovision is...an help each other out in this way is a testament of our strength together. # got a heart of steel. none of this is phasing ukraine's contestant. we are honoured to represent our country in these hard times. all the people who chose us and voted for us. we take all of that and show the world our message. we will show how ukraine can be different and how strong ukrainians are and we hope we can inspire people around the planet to look at the ukrainians fighting for theirfreedon, land and families. # together in electric dreams. i would like everyone to feel that we in the uk have done ukraine proud. that is what i would love. how are you doing liverpool? it is time to kick off the eurovision song contest 2023. we are all nervous and tired and happy but we won't totally rest until we finish what will hopefully be another great live show tomorrow night. this is the eurovision song contest 2023. hello there. the next six to ten days look fairly benign all thanks to high pressure, so i thin

we ran with it _ it to the bbc and do the ebu. we ran with it we _ it to the bbc and do the ebu.with it. we want the job and off we went. in the last six months we have all hands _ went. in the last six months we have all hands and here we're.— all hands and here we're. what's the idea and thinking _ all hands and here we're. what's the idea and thinking behind _ all hands and here we're. what's the idea and thinking behind the - all hands and here we're. what's the idea and thinking behind the stage? | idea and thinking behind the stage? the stage reflects the unity and collaboration between ukraine and the uk _ collaboration between ukraine and the uk. the architecture of our set resembles — the uk. the architecture of our set resembles a big hug for them as if saving _ resembles a big hug for them as if saying welcome to liverpool, everybody in europe, people across the world _ everybody in europe, people across the world at ukraine. that everybody in europe, people across the world at ukraine.— the world at ukraine. that is our conce t. the world at ukraine. that is our conte

and they argue it is rightly a matter for the intervene, and they argue it is rightly a matterfor the ebuht that the decision will be changed. mil expectation here tonight that the decision will be changed. all right, ione decision will be changed. all right, lone wells, _ decision will be changed. all right, ione wells, thank _ decision will be changed. all right, ione wells, thank you. _ decision will be changed. all right, ione wells, thank you. let's - decision will be changed. all right, ione wells, thank you. let's get i decision will be changed. all right, l ione wells, thank you. let's get the thoughts of our culture and media editor, katie razzall, who is with me by the fan zone, the party still going on. in terms of the bigger picture, we are hosting on behalf of ukraine, this is a huge moment for the city and the whole country. that is absolutely — the city and the whole country. that is absolutely right, _ the city and the whole country. twat is absolutely right, and here in liverpool they are seizing it with all the sequence and fabulousness that the city has to offer, the st

ahead by the broadcasting union, they have said that while it was a laudable intense to do that, the ebuture of this event. of non—political nature of this event. of course, that doesn't prevent the fact that russia has been barred from taking part, in part due to its invasion of ukraine. as you mention, the primer minister rishi sunak said he has been the disappointed with that, but the media offices have denied reports this was happening in the first place. despite that, there is no stopping the celebration of ukraine in other ways, with the events here in the ukrainian village. ijust want events here in the ukrainian village. i just want to show you some of the ukrainian arts here. let's speak to sir gaye, ellis ergo, what are doing here? find let's speak to sir gaye, ellis ergo, what are doing here?— what are doing here? and making otte . what are doing here? and making pottery- where — what are doing here? and making pottery. where are _ what are doing here? and making pottery. where are you _ what are doing here? and making pottery. where are you coming i what are doing here? and ma

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i think the collaboration in the ebu and eurovision is...ares to your crane -- ukraine's compares to your crane —— ukraine's end to. compares to your crane -- ukraine's end to. ~ ., compares to your crane -- ukraine's end to. . ., ., ., ., , , end to. we are honoured to represent our country — end to. we are honoured to represent our country in — end to. we are honoured to represent our country in these _ end to. we are honoured to represent our country in these hard _ end to. we are honoured to represent our country in these hard times. i end to. we are honoured to represent our country in these hard times. we l our country in these hard times. we take all— our country in these hard times. we take all of— our country in these hard times. we take all of that and show the world our message. we will show how ukraine — our message. we will show how ukraine can be different and how strong _ ukraine can be different and how strong ukrainians are and we hope we can inspire _ strong ukrainians are and we hope we can inspire people around the planet

in fact, ebu, the european- in fact, ebu, the european broadcasting also broadcasting union, also suspendedative government, which has tried for the last year and a half to get people back into the office. labour offering flexi flexi labour is offering flexi flexi time hours , trying to get people time hours, trying to get people to , you know, do what they can to, you know, do what they can when they can. thousands more onshore wind turbines , other onshore wind turbines, other policies such as making it easier for workers to strike, they're going to close loopholes in fox hunting and they're going to investigate the battle of orgreave, which i don't really know much about. but apparently it a very important moment it was a very important moment in the clash during king thatcher's era. yeah, and it remains as some people feel unexamined. yeah, remains as some people feel unexamined . yeah, yeah, yeah. it unexamined. yeah, yeah, yeah. it was unexamined. yeah, yeah, yeah. it o tug— unexamined. yeah, yeah, yeah. it o ttg teat.— unexamined. yeah, yeah, yeah. it o ttg teet- — unexamined. yeah,

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plenty of fine weather ebu— average.. we'll be on the picket— be back on strike as well. we'll be on the picket line at one beebbeb— be on the picket line at one hospital asking— be on the picket line at one hospital asking industry, asking how hospital asking industry, asking bew bobby-e— hospital asking industry, asking how today's industrial action bbb— how today's industrial action bbb bebeee— how today's industrial action will impact your— how today's industrial action will impact your health care . will impact your health care. and— will impact your health care. and be— will impact your health care. and be e— will impact your health care. and in a week— will impact your health care. and in a week that— will impact your health care. and in a week that a- will impact your health care. and in a week that a 74- will impact your health care. and in a week that a 74 year old becomes king, a new report shows that more of us are working into our 70s. we'll be discussing when is the right time to retire. throughout the prog

so i'm glad that the bbc and the ebu managed to that the bbc and the ebu managed re uphold— that ther front that's bringing outbreaks rain. bringing the outbreaks of rain. it's pushes its way south it's slowly pushes its way south eastwards sunday into monday eastwards sunday and into monday and actually cooler and introduces actually cooler air across for many of us by the end of the day. this morning, a wet start across northern ireland, parts of scotland, some of rain could heavy of this rain could be heavy at times. england wales times. england and wales generally quite cloudy. some mist murk with, but mist and murk to start with, but it brighten up as the it should brighten up as the morning on some hazy morning moves on some hazy spells of sunshine , the warmth spells of sunshine, the warmth of the day. we could see a few showers across central parts, but places will be dry. the but most places will be dry. the weather front by the end of the afternoon into parts afternoon stretches into parts of southern scotland. northern england wales. england and north wales. temperatures i

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