even though iam sadi rotterdam, my home city. even though i am sad i know that everyone else is.ecause of eurovision, i sing because of eurovision. this would have been my first year of organising a party with my friends. i am sad at this point but i'm looking forward to 2021. it is sad those entries won't be seen or heard. i think every single one of them deserves it. even though turkey does not participate any more we still love and follow eurovision. we were devastated just like the others. i had tickets booked. i had a hotel booked. all that i was waiting to do was book the flights. the only way to describe how i am feeling is heartbreaking and like a piece of me has been torn away. hi, everybody. i just thought i would talk to you face to face. you know, here we are, face to face. you know, here we are, face to face. because it has been a sad day for eurovision but it is really important that peoples help us really important that peoples help us look after at this crazy time. —— health is looked after. the bbc sent as an e—mailand health is looked after. the bbc sent as an e

we hope to see you next year in rotterdam. who says this, but it hurt. it really, really hurt. it still hurts. i was...very upset. i cried a lot. but i'm sure it will be just as fun next year. please don't lose your smile. you have to keep your smile, of course. ihope we... we get to value a lot of things in life, life in general, a lot more. i hope everything will get well and that everybody will be in good health. so i would like to wish you all good health so that we can celebrate eurovision and everything else next year. we'll sing all together, we'll dance all together. never, never, neverforget that music is still alive. so, let's grab a glass of wine and cheers to music. just keep spreading love, cos that's what this competition across all borders is all about. hope you are all safe and sound. and even though there might have been chains on you right now, don't forget that there is always the right timing for everything. some months ago, i was preparing for one of the most beautiful moments of my life. even though eurov

replaced with a special programme, featuring every song that should have been performed live in rotterdam that meant no cheering crowds, no endless scoring and no "nul—points". our arts correspondent, david sillito, reports. voiceover: from hilversum, the netherlands, this is eurovision: europe shine a light. eurovision 2020 — no crowds, no voting and the only people on the live stage in the netherlands, three presenters, standing well apart. and the mood? reflective, rather than the normal eurovision exuberance. we do have a very special show for you. in spite of everything, it feels great to be here together, live across europe. this event, live from hilversum, replaced the show that should have been taking place in rotterdam's ahoy concert hall. that venue is now an emergency hospital. but all the contestants did get a chance to say hi, and play a bit of each song. # baby, i can't wait to know what do you think about me...# normally, the message of the satellite linkups is how much everybody likes the show. this time it was stay safe. the main thing is just to worry about people's heal

the broadcasters announced at the end of the show tonight that rotterdam will be hosting the contesttries have already said the act they've selected for this year will represent them automatically next year. it won't be is of the same song, because all the songs that have been chosen for this year's contest, the cancelled 2020 contest, won't be eligible next year, but many of the singers that are going to represent their country this year will hopefully be onstage in rotterdam next year. the bbc had a vote asking viewers to choose their best eurovision song for all time, and abba's waterloo was chosen. did you vote for that song? if i'm honest, no. controversial, i know — it's not my favourite of all time. where did your vote go? of the songs tonight, i voted for rise like a phoenix, a fantastic song that lifted eurovision other gear a few yea rs eurovision other gear a few years ago, but realistically there was no surprise for abba's waterloo to win, but to be honest, not my personal favourite. there was a rare appearance from abba's bjorn, though. yes, he appeared on china light an

this event, live from hilversum, replaced the show that should have been taking place in rotterdam's contestants did get a chance to say hi, and play a bit of each song. # baby, i can't wait to know what do you think about me...# normally, the message of the satellite linkups is how much everybody likes the show. this time it was stay safe. the main thing is just to worry about people's health and, once they get that under control, then people will always need music. stay home a little longer and stay safe because you're doing this for you and for everyone. smile and stay healthy. # my, my, at waterloo napoleon did surrender...# but earlier in the evening, there was a chance to vote in the united kingdom. the bbc‘s poll of the greatest eurovision song of all time was won, unsurprisingly, by abba and waterloo. and bjorn from abba also had a message for the eurovision audience. everybody knows why there could not be the usual eurovision final this year, but we hope this show will comfort you in some small way, knowing that it will be back next year. # love, shine a light in every corne

they announced it tonight during the show that it will be in rotterdam next year. next year. and a number of the singers that were going to rotterdam 2020 have been told that they will be selected again. others won't be so for example but the swedish act is not about to participate in the national final the year after they have won it. —— not allowed to participate. sweden will have a different participant next year whereas a country like israel has said that the artist deserves to go to eurovision so they will automatically be the country's choice. ben royston. eurovision commentator speaking to me earlier. the american nascar racing season gets underway on sunday after a 3 month delay caused by coronavirus. the event at darlington raceway in south carolina normally attracts thousands of race fans but will be held behind closed doors. each team has been limited to just 16 personnel including the driver and strict social distancing measures have been put in place. the teams are set for a busy period to make up for lost time with 7 races in 11 days. a reminder of ou

then asked tonight that it will be in rotterdam next year.s year in the end, they will host it next year. and a number of the singers that were going to rotterdam 2020 hath been told that they will be selected again. 0thers told that they will be selected again. others won't be so for sam but the swedish act is not about to participate in the nationalfinal the year after they have won it. sweden will have a different participant next year where is a country like israel has said that the artist deserves to go to eurovision so they were on maccabee the country pounds my voice. we will wait and see what form that takes. ben royston thank you. it was a big day for german football fans as borussia dortmund marked the return of the bundesliga with a convincing derby win over schalke. with a round—up of all saturday's games here's gavin ramjaun. hello there, this is your latest sports news. let's start with the resumption of the german bundesliga. players saw the lighter side of having no fans cheer them on due to the strict coronavirus measures in

that venue taking place in rotterdam.ospital but all the contestants did get a chance to say hello and play a bit of their song. normally, the message of their song. normally, the message of satellite linkups is about how much everybody likes the show. this time it was to stay safe. the main thing is to worry about people's health and once they get under control, people will always need music. you're doing this for you and for everyone. smile and stay healthy. but earlier in the evening, there was a chance to vote in the uk. bbc‘s pulp for the greatest eurovision of all time was one, a surprisingly bite abba with waterloo. bjorn ulvaeus had a message. everybody knows why they could not be the usual eurovision final but we hope this show will comfort you in some small way, knowing that it will be back next year. so not eurovision but at least a reminder of a time when uk last one. a rendition of must shine a light from the 19705. david sillito, bbc news. did you have your favourite? did you have your favourite ?|j did you

steel blood blu—ray including the black and white version of the film when she first unveiled at the rotterdam held as the best film of last year i will leave you something from a movie that was widely considered to be the worst. spotlight and a drum roll please. #isit roll please. # is it what i had known, when i thought it would be? adapted from a long running stage show hit, it drove booze and not even a star—studded cast including judy dench, taylor swift, idris alba and rebel wilson could convince people to pay for this turkey which is reported to have lost over $100 million and cinemas. maybe it will make some of that back on desk and download or maybe not. that is it for this week, thank you for watching the film review, stay safe andi watching the film review, stay safe and i will be back next week with more home viewing treats. that is not going to work, is it. hello and welcome to the latest and oui’ hello and welcome to the latest and our special programmes on the coronavirus pandemic, i am victoria derbyshire. 0n coronavirus pandemic, i am victoria derbyshire. on our programme we h

steel blood blu—ray including the black and white version of the film when she first unveiled at the rotterdamas held as the best film of last year i will leave you something from a movie that was widely considered to be the worst. spotlight and a drum roll please. # is it what i had known, when i thought it would be? adapted from a long running stage show hit, it drew boos and not even a star—studded cast including judy dench, taylor swift, idris alba and rebel wilson could convince people to pay for this turkey which is reported to have lost over $100 million and cinemas. maybe it will make some of that back on desk and download or maybe not. that is it for this week, thank you for watching the film review, stay safe and i will be back next week with more home viewing treats. that is not going to work, is it. ourwarm and sunny our warm and sunny weather is good to continue into sunday as well. linda did quite well. kent look you in the highlands of the scotland's at 27dc. at the moment we've got clear skies for most of us but watching for developments and a little bit a low cloud just runnin

steelbook blu—ray including the black and white version of the film, which bong first unveiled at the rotterdamrasite was hailed as the best film of last year, i'll leave you with something from the movie widely considered to be the worst. spotlight and a drum roll please. # and so maybe my home isn't what i had known. # what i thought it would be...# adapted from a long—running stage show hit, cats drew hearty boos on screen, even after director tom hooper tried to appease viewers with upgraded cgi fur effects. not even a star—studded cast including judi dench, idris elba, taylor swift, and rebel wilson could convince people to pay for this turkey, which was reported to have lost over $100 million in cinemas. # ..alone and haunted...# maybe it'll make some of that back on disc and download. or maybe not. that's it for this week. thanks for watching the film review. stay safe and i'll be back next week with more home viewing treats. right, well, that's not going to work, is it? hiss. that's what i say to you. hiss. it's been another day with nationwide sunshine. in wales, the warmest day of the

so the euro vision song contest was supposed to take place in rotterdam in the netherlands this weekend but instead the event was held online with artists streaming their performances former your vision winner bjorn over vegas from the group welcome viewers to the broadcast . everybody knows why there couldn't be a mutual eurovision final this year. but we hope this show will comfort you in some small way. there was no official voting and no winner with a clear the event viewer shines a light featured songs from $41.00 national artists who also sang together and. this is news remember you can keep up to date with all the latest news on our web site that's d w dot com we'll have more news as always at the top of the hour. deep w.'s crime fighters are back with africa's most successful radio drama series continues from the all of us odes are available online course you can share and discuss song w. africa's facebook page and other social media platforms crime fighters tune in now .

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life in the age of corona the eurovision song contest were supposed to take place in rotterdam in the netherlands this weekend but instead the event was held online this time around where the order streaming their performances former your vision winner bjorn ulvaeus from their group welcome viewers to the broadcast. everybody knows why there couldn't be the usual eurovision final this year. but we hope. this show will comfort you in some small way there was no official voting and no winner was declared the event dubbed europe shines a light featured songs from 41 national artists who also sang together in a combined anthem. this is deja news remember you can keep up to date with all the latest news on our web site that's dot com and don't forget to follow us on twitter and instagram at the news i'm michael local from the in the entire team here in berlin thanks for watching. this state of emergency is the. people around the world are documenting these dramatic times. they're keeping a corona diary and welcoming us into their hearts they let us get as close and personal as the pandemic

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the eurovision song contest was supposed to take place in rotterdam in the netherlands this weekend but instead the event was held online this time around with artists streaming their performances former your vision winner. from the group welcome viewers to the broadcast. everybody knows why there couldn't be usual eurovision this year. but we hope this show comforts you in some small way there was no official voting and no winner was 6 where is your vent europe shines white featured songs from 41 national artists who also sang together in a combined anthem this is d w news i'm michael oku we'll see you at the top of the hour with more news. if nothing else it's not easy to go to another country and know nothing about why i don't do this because we can't stay here and it's way into. that. closely global news that matters d.w. made for mines.

hilary jacobs she's a psychotherapist and author of it's not always depression and in rotterdam alley fenech he's a behavioral psychologist welcome to you all if i could start with alice so what do you think we do think we'll all employees ever return to the office says we've known it before coronavirus hit. well i do think some of employees will definitely want to go back to the office it's not everyone who likes to work from home and so there will be people who are just kind of missed the hustle and the bustle of the workplace and because it helps them to thrive it helps them to to be productive and a lot of them are actually facing you know the some issues around working at home affectively when they're doing remote work so definitely they'll be people that will want to go back but what i also think has happened is that there's a lot of people now that have become accustomed. to working from home setups and they've seen the benefits of not having to commute having much more productive and efficient meetings and also being able to manage a work life balance so i think working from h

london sastry senior lecturer in the department of informatics at king's college london and from rotterdam alan phatic a behavioral psychologist and professor of organizational behavior at the help business school could have you all with us can start with dr patrick so to what extent have mobile phone tracking apps actually proved effective so far and helping to contain covert 19 well i think there's a lot of promise for different how status apps and tracking apps were part of the picture in. that night out rate right now there's a few countries around the world that have started to use. types of apps to track their occupation and monitor their house status and there's many other countries that are considering adopting this technology and there's many companies either companies are also trying to develop apps for this purpose as well to alec can people be motivated to carry their mobile phones of all time make sure that the batteries always charged in the bluetooth is switched on it seems like the effectiveness of these apps depends on a lot of things related to human behavior. well i thin

replaced with a special programme, featuring every song that should have been performed live in rotterdamver: from hilversum, the netherlands, this is eurovision: europe shine a light. eurovision 2020 — no crowds, no voting and the only people on the live stage in the netherlands, three presenters, standing well apart. and the mood? reflective, rather than the normal eurovision exuberance. we do have a very special show for you. in spite of everything, it feels great to be here together, live across europe. this event, live from hilversum, replaced the show that should

replaced with a special programme, featuring every song that should have been performed live in rotterdamerlands, this is eurovision: europe shine a light. eurovision 2020 — no crowds, no voting and the only people on the live stage in the netherlands, three presenters, standing well apart. and the mood? reflective, rather than the normal eurovision exuberance. we do have a very special show for you. in spite of everything, it feels great to be here together, live across europe. this event live from hiversum replaced the show that should have been taking place in rotterdam‘s ahoy concert hall. that venue is now an emergency hospital. but all the contestants did get a chance to say hi, and play a bit of each song. # baby, i can't wait to know what you think about me...# normally, the message of the satellite linkups is how much everybody likes the show. this time it was stay safe. the main thing is just to worry about people's health and, once they get that under control, then people will always need music. stay home a little longer and stay safe because you‘re doing this for you and for e

less things and taking fewer flights they also add ons was 16 years old when he started working in rotterdam ports in the past 40 years he's seen what he describes as a container revolution. ships as large as complete villages of being unloaded here it's like an oil spill that keeps growing what are all these goods to be really need them when do we have enough so haven't sloss his job and is using this crisis to rethink his and his country's future he's not alone and now 170 scientists in the netherlands have written to the government calling for a major change in policy to come out. disband them make a greener more sustainable society student one system to produces inequality it preys on the weekend to marginalise it doesn't take into account long term more substantial aspirations of society doesn't protect the environment it doesn't protect. the weak to marginalize he doesn't it doesn't focus on anything but making more profits contrast that with the plans to expand schiphol airport. remarks sound on realistic but his hope is that people in the netherlands will be used to quiet the coronav

this containership travels between immingham and rotterdam, it has had one indonesian crew member onnot so nice because all the indonesian guys cannot go home because everything is closed in indonesia, there is a lockdown over there so nobody can go home or leave the ship or even come to the ship. seafarers are perhaps used to long periods of isolation but support workers on the humber say the extra confinement is taking its toll. they are going through this pandemic but without their families, they are going through this pandemic without actually being able to get a break, even if it is just two hours going ashore, having a wanderaround just two hours going ashore, having a wander around the ports. many ships cruise urgently need changing or resting and that means flying them in or taking them off ships, so could they also be cut up by the government's new quarantine rules? that is something the industry is urgently seeking clarity on. everybody arriving in the uk is now going to face 40 day quarantine —— 14 day quarantine, i'm sorry but the shipping minister is saying this country

going to be able to do the pandemic means that the annual eurovision song contest due to be held in rotterdam tonight has been cancelled but that doesn't mean the show hasn't gone on. instead a show called shining light named after the u.k.'s winning entry in 1970 as ed across europe it featured the songs due to compete in the t.v. contest and musical contributions sent in remotely from cities across the continent . quick mind of our top stories the man accused of funding the militias who killed hundreds of thousands of people during the rwandan genocide in the 1990 s. has been captured. or was found hiding in paris after avoiding capture for more than 2 decades the u.s. had offered a $5000000.00 reward for information leading to his arrest. italy's government says it will reopen its borders and allow travel to and from the country from next month after the country reported its lowest daily coronavirus death toll since early march it had been under one of the world's strictest coronavirus lockdowns. it's thought hundreds of people may have died from coronavirus a yemeni city of aden in the pa

contribution sent in from cities across the continent contest will now be held in the dutch city of rotterdam next year. it is good terry with us hello adrian for they get to hear the headlines i was here of the man accused of funding militias who killed hundreds of thousands of people during the rwandan genocide has been detained for the couple that was found hiding in france adrift false name after avoiding arrest for the early 25 years thailand is easing a lockdown that began today for shopping malls in the pop and stores of reopened at an unlikely curfew will be shortened by an hour thailand hasn't reported any new cases of the coronavirus since friday. the 1st day of a weeklong locked out in chile's capital santiago has seen streets almost deserted more than 6000000 people have been ordered to stay at home the health ministry reversed the easing of restrictions there on friday after infections rose over the past 2 weeks so there is a bow reports from the very beginning cina implemented a case where they called it a federal gated lockdown where they blocked certain neighborhoods that had

the glitz of glam of eurovision should have been taking place this saturday night in rotterdam.ir songs for tv viewers — but without the judging and the live audience. one of those fans is our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg. hejoins me now he joins me now from hejoins me now from his spare room. and i know you're taking requests later, but let's hear one of your favourites — johnny logan's hold me now. that's right, the 1987 winner. this is not my spare room, that is naughty. this is the dutch embassy in moscow, the very plush surroundings, they are hosting is for this bbc news facebook request show, i will be playing all your requests from 3pm, but you want a bit of hold me now? here it comes. he plays piano. studio: i told you it was a moment of madness. we will leave steve and his spare room alone! he is playing john logan's hold me now. time for a look at the weather, here's susan powell.

rotterdam is calling that a suicide. also another crew member on jewel of the seas went overboard.hey're assisting in that investigation. on top of that, you have the members of the romanian crew team who are now holding a hunger strike to call aapprehension tension to their plight, to call attention to their fight home. the royal caribbean says that situation has been resolved but a lot of frustration, a lot of concern about their next job, their next paycheck, and how they are going to get home. >> can't even imagine. so, with all the restrictions, what has the trip been like for those crew members who did get home? >> we spoke to that one woman, malinda mann who did get home to georgia. she says -- she called it ridiculous. they put her on a private jet because she wasn't allowed to fly in a commercial airline. they flew her to florida, seven hours away from her parent's home in georgia. because she wasn't allowed to rent a car or take public transportation, her mother drove from georgia to pick her up. then on the way home, they weren't allowed to stop at a bathroom, they weren

i did not get to rotterdam, sadly. would know and it's a well—known song that came from eurovision. as well that, we have the song heroes from mans zelmerlow, which i think changed eurovision. even though it is a recent one. a different setting to what i thought i was going to be doing, i thought i would be polishing my dancing shoes and getting ready for a big night on the bigger stage of my life but instead i'm in the kitchen having a cup of coffee. it's a nice kitchen, i'll give you that. what will you be doing tonight? goal unfortunately for my wife, i've got us some abba outfits, so because there is only two of us, we are just ab. do you have on nearby? is it the white satin jumpsuits? go and have on nearby? is it the white satinjumpsuits? go and she has a poncho and i have put up some bunting and british flags, and we are going to have a zoom party with my family are going to have a zoom party with myfamily and are going to have a zoom party with my family and stuff. you are buying into it, that's amazing. do you

it was due to take place in rotterdam on saturday night but had to be cancelled because of coronavirusision's famously fervent fans, who include the bbc‘s moscow correspondent steve rosenberg. we can say hello to him now. good morning. you look like you do not only have a grand pen and —— piano but the place looks grand as well. where are you? this is not my house. we are live in the dutch embassy in moscow, why the dutch embassy? because the netherlands won eurovision last year and rotterdam was supposed to be hosting this is concert that as you said, it has been cancelled. however, eurovision will go on because later today i will go on because later today i will be at this piano playing eurovision request that you can request your favourite eurovision song, winning song or perhaps one that did not win by the bbc news facebook page. i will be live at three p.m.. at those requests ready andi three p.m.. at those requests ready and i will try and play them. i think i can play every winning eurovision song since 1956 and a few others as well. it is a little sad but i do love eurovision.

hope they're going to be able to do annual eurovision song contest was due to be taking place in rotterdam right now but even though it had to be canceled that doesn't mean the show hasn't gone on. instead a show called shine a light named after the u.k. is winning entry in 1970 has aired across europe it featured the songs due to compete in the t.v. contest and musical contributions sent in remotely and cities across the continent . i talk to an artist is used an unusual medium to display a message of hope in the middle of the pandemic often being used to signal danger stefano cargo that flares to act as a beacon for what he called a better future for his country his artwork in the cathedral square of bresson on a in the dollar amount mountains could be seen up to 10 kilometers away not the international day of light so had this news out near rivals you can't depart for dozens of newborn babies are stranded in ukraine. and pro-democracy activists in hong kong rally again in shopping malls angry to report the defends the police. they say to really know someone you must walk a mile in their

when the threat of the virus remains i found weak is a behavioral psychologist who joins us from rotterdam in the netherlands so you know we think of lifting the long down this as something easy and positive which people look forward to how much of an adjustment does it really take. well it's you know it with wires or adjustment because 1st of all you know a lot of all of us most of us have been in lockdown for 60 days or longer and so now that lockdown measures are being loosened you see that people behave really will respond differently to coming out of lockdown there will still be some people that are very fearful of still going outside they would prefer to remain indoors and not just only because of health reasons but also because of his personal concern at people that some people are just more fearful than others and you will see on the other side that people can't wait to get out and so you know that loosing the measures means that people can go outside now and start participating in the economy again that's something that you'll see 2 ends of the spectrum here happening in some coun

eurovision should have been taking place this saturday night in rotterdam, but was cancelled.ut iputa i put a request to him later on. let's see how he's getting on. that is a 1964 eurovision winner. i believe we are being joined by the bbc news channel in the uk, and i know that simon mccoy is presenting, and no, this is not my spare room, as you said earlier. we are coming live from the dutch embassy in moscow, and i think simon has requested a 1969 winner, and that was the year that four countries tied for first place. this is the united kingdom's song, and it goes something like this. that is the winner for the uk. my favourite winner from 1969 was actually the french when. it went something like this. that is not as good. that is my taste in music, and the director is going to say that make the director just said she was not going to go clubbing with me if that is my taste, which is a double result. well, you can hear more about the cancellation of this year's eurovision song contest over on bbc iplayer. radio 1 newsbeat followed james newman on hisjourney to be the uk's

steelbook blu—ray including the black and white version of the film, which bong first unveiled at the rotterdamfilm of last year, i'll leave you with something from the movie widely considered to be the worst. spotlight and a drum roll please. # and so maybe my home isn't what i had known. # what i thought it would be...# adapted from a long—running stage show hit, cats drew hearty boos on screen, even after director tom hooper tried to appease viewers with upgraded cgi fur effects. not even a star—studded cast including judi dench, idris elba, taylor swift, and rebel wilson could convince people to pay for this turkey, which was reported to have lost over $100 million in cinemas. # ..alone and haunted...# maybe it'll make some of that back on disc and download. or maybe not. that's it for this week. thanks for watching the film review. stay safe and i'll be back next week with more home viewing treats. right, well, that's not going to work, is it? hiss. that's what i say to you. hiss. hello. this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. good morning to you. we will bring you up—to—date