so, sam ryder, i spoke with him _ day? so, sam ryder, i spoke with him here _ day?ith him here in turin and he was really open to the idea of ukraine winning. he loves their song. he said it reminds him of the beastie boys, and he loves them as artists. lots of people are fallen in love with him because they know that the struggle they have had to get here. this is about more than a song contest, this is part of our war effort, a reminder to the world that ukraine exists, has a culture, and has a future. good to see you. thank you so much. back to our main story, the shooting that has been reported in buffalo in new york. ten people known to have been killed. fast emily watkins is a reporterfor wbfo and shejoins me now from buffalo. thank you forjoining us. you have been in the area for some time. can you give us a sense of how people are dealing with what has happened? we have heard from various dignitaries and politicians about details, but this is a big hit for a community.— but this is a big hit for a communi . , ., , , community. yes, absolutely. it is 'ust com

but sam ryder was .'. ed there it is. but sam ryder was -|- ed at there it is. pipped at the _ there it is. but sam ryder was pipped at the post _ there it is. but sam ryder was pipped at the post by - there it is. but sam ryder was pipped at the post by ukraine, | pipped at the post by ukraine, eurovision triumph in its darkest moment. the spaceman had hoped to take the uk over the moon, but in the end public was with ukraine. huge congratulations to ukraine. for the very worthy second placed sam, relief at the uk's best result in years, a success to build on next time. ., ., , , time. the whole team held themselves with such credit, _ time. the whole team held themselves with such credit, such _ time. the whole team held themselves with such credit, such positivity, - with such credit, such positivity, being in that arena and witnessing just this tangible energy of life was incredible.— was incredible. everybody is standinu was incredible. everybody is standing un- _ was incredible. everybody is standing up. everybody- was incredible. everybody is standing up.

and then the uk, too many nil points in recent years but with space man a recent favourite, sam ryderd member staying to fight, the other is given special permission. back home the song has won hearts broken by war, proud of their homeland for standing up to russia and now standing tall in europe. as the votes came in from the europeanjuries it was heading for a close race. the uk, sweden, spain and ukraine leading at the top before it went to the public vote. 183 points. and then the uk had dared to dream big but sam ryder was pipped to the post by ukraine, a eurovision triumph in its darkest moment. the spaceman had hoped to take the uk over the moon but in the end the public went for ukraine. fighting back on the ground, standing proud on stage, living up to its national slogan, glory to ukraine. mark lowen, bbc news, turin. earlier, i spoke to william lee adams in turin. absolutely, there is nothing like an accordion from moldova to get people going, in the press room people are doing a conga line and in the arena it was pure fire, you could feel the heat all the way over here. ju

let's talk about sam ryder _ country has to offer.talk - about sam ryder because spaceman is one of those earworm songs where it gets you and you cannot get it out of your head but on top of that you have an artist who has really made himself a very endearing representative of his country and of the music industry.— the music industry. yes, he is such a likable guy _ the music industry. yes, he is such a likable guy with _ the music industry. yes, he is such a likable guy with such _ the music industry. yes, he is such a likable guy with such a _ the music industry. yes, he is such a likable guy with such a great - the music industry. yes, he is such| a likable guy with such a great song as well. you said to the an earworm, he wrote it a couple of years ago with no intention of sending it to the eurovision song contest and when he got asked if he wanted to go, this is the song he chose, put it together and that song and his vocals, i think the vocals were the biggest drop on the night of the grand final last night and it all just came

there are high hopes for the uk's sam ryder, but ukraine are favourites to win. good evening.president vladimir putin has warned his finnish counterpart thatjoining nato and abandoning finland's neutral status would be a �*mistake�*. finland is expected to formally announce its intention tojoin the western military alliance tomorrow. as this map shows, russia and finland share a 800 mile border and russia says it has no hostile intentions towards finland and sweden, but has warned that their membership of nato would lead to the militarisation of the baltic region. the finnish president is said to have told president putin that russia's invasion of ukraine had �*altered' his country's security environment. speaking ahead of a meeting of nato foreign minsiters — finland's foreign minister pekka haavisto explained why his country wanted to join nato and why his leader had spoken to president putin. we have 1,300 kilometre common border and it is peaceful and we want to maintain that. it's important we communicate with our neighbour, we don't ask permission. each and every member

sam ryder, space man. rarely has coming second felt so good. david sillito, bbc news. : sam, sam, sam! now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, on the show... meeting mummies in chile. wow, there are so many mummies here, vivien. ..grannies in austria... this is the open kitchen where our grandmas and grandpas bake their lovely cakes. ..and cabbies in england. oh, wow, look at this! this is amazing, john. in the chilean region of arica, on the northern fringes of the country's atacama desert, you'll find clues that something significant lies beneath the ground. hidden in the sand are some of the oldest mummified bodies in the world, evidence of an overlooked culture that once lived and thrived here on the western coast of south america. it's amazing how close these skeletons are to the surface and, apparently, there is layer after layer after layer of bodies going down as low as 2m underground. this is crazy. ifeel quite strange walking on the dead here. between 7000 and 1500 bc, the hunter—gatherer chinchorro people called this area home and developed complex mummi

sam ryder and space man has won many admirers.trange walking around as part of the uk delegation, with people going, "you're going to win, you're going to win!" and we're like, "what? i" # and i wanna go home... winning is perhaps being a bit optimistic, but few expect another last place. the left side of the leaderboard for us is a win, put it that way. a top ten is a win. a top five is a homecoming bus tour, in my eyes. a win is panic stations — "what are we going to do?" "this is amazing." and given the uk's long fallow period, a bit of eurovision hope is an unexpected turn of events. # and i wanna go home. david sillito, bbc news, turin. our correspondent mark lowen is in turin. what is the party atmosphere like? it's a great party atmosphere. it's a tough gig to cover this kind of story, but it's a real pleasure. the atmosphere is really building because the fans are beginning to turn up for the live final, which is getting under way in about an hour and 45 minutes. it's going to be packed in a huge global tv audience of clos

the uk ended their disappointing run of results with sam ryder coming second — the first time that therom turin. the colour, the kitsch, the camaraderie. europe's fanfare of fun came to turin. there is politics here, with ukraine an early favourite and russia booted out, but minds from across europe were on the music. it is magical, it is special, the feeling, people coming together and celebrating together from all over the world. 0h, iwould be so proud of my country. you get 12 points for the outfits. thank you very much. it keeps breaking. how are you feeling about the uk tonight? so excited because we think we have a really good chance. let the eurovision song contest 2022 begin! and then it was off, drawing almost 220 million tv viewers with its unique mix of glam, glitter and glorious tunes. # all we are saying is give peace a chance... a europe seeing war for the first time in three decades coming together in a plea for peace before the entries took to the stage. the sparkles of spain belting it out with slomo — a sequin—filled dance. the hosts italy with a heady falsetto all—ma

cheering sam ryder, space man. rarely has coming second felt so good. david sillito, bbc news. , and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lord digbyjones, who's a former uk trade minister, and the broadcaster, henry bonsu. welcome to both of you. the metro leads with teenage footballerjake daniels, who has become the first male professional to come out as gay since 1990. the i has the same story — and reports the huge wave of support jake daniels has received, calling it a "chorus of approval". the financial times features the warning by bank of england governor andrew bailey, that he's unable to stop inflation hitting 10% this year. the guardian also picks up on the governor's concerns. he's issued what he calls an "apocalyptic", warning about food price rises, driven by the war in ukraine. that story leads the telegraph, as well — they report the pressure andrew bailey is under from some tory mps, who believe he should have acted sooner to curb inflation. the sun has the latest revelations in the wagatha christie libel case,

uk hopes are pinned on sam ryder, who hasjust performed.aine are the favourites to win this year in sport, liverpool win the fa cup, beating chelsea 6—5 on penalties after a goalless game at wembley and in around half an hour we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers, with our reviewers shyama perera and andrew kidd. stay with us for that. good evening. our main news — the mayor of kharkiv has told the bbc that russian forces have withdrawn from the city area and are heading for some breaking news just some breaking newsjust into us, ten people have been killed in a mass shooting in buffalo in new york according to reports from us media, thisjust into us in according to reports from us media, this just into us in the last minutes, so you let media reporting that ten people have been killed in a mass shooting in buffalo in new york. we will have more for you throughout the evening here on bbc news. the mayor of kharkiv has told the bbc that russian forces have withdrawn from the city area and are heading for the russian border. ihor ter

and the uk's entry, sam ryder, is right up there amongst the favourites.

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sam ryder definitely in with a chance and if i was going to put a bet on it, maybe, just maybe, there

sam ryder and space man has won many admirers.ple going, "you're going to win, you're going to win!" and we're like, "what? i" # and i wanna go home... winning is perhaps being a bit optimistic, but few expect another last place. the left side of the leaderboard for us is a win, put it that way. a top ten is a win. a top five is a homecoming bus tour, in my eyes. a win is panic stations — "what are we going to do?" "this is amazing." and given the uk's long fallow period, a bit of eurovision hope is an unexpected turn of events. # and i wanna go home. david sillito, bbc news, turin. the song is stuck in my head! let's cross to our correspondent, mark lowen who's in turin. it's in my head as well! those stratospheric notes, will they match stratospheric notes, will they match stratospheric points for the uk, possibly the first win in 25 years for the uk? it's high in the odds, a bookies favourite, but so are several other songs, ukraine benefiting from the music but also the political support, the solidarity, serbia could do well w

uk hopes are pinned on sam ryder, who hasjust performed.

and the uk's entry, sam ryder, is right up there amongst the favourites.it's anything but a trifling matter. a lemon and swiss roll amaretti dessert is crowned as the queen's platinum jubilee pudding. hello and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has asked his cabinet to come up with a plan to cut about 90,000 civil service jobs to free up public money. borisjohnson told the daily mail that "we have got to cut the cost of government to reduce the cost of living". a source has said that the cuts are "not ideological" but about "good housekeeping". government insiders claim these plans could save £3.6 billion a year by returning to 2016 levels of employment. there were 384,000 civil servants employed in 2016 — the lowest number since world war two. but through brexit and the pandemic, numbers grew to 475,000 by the end of last year. the government believes it can reach its goal through a hiring freeze and what's described as "natural churn". no firm timescale has been given. let's talk to our political correspondent nick eardley. good morning. any more s

i _ sam ryder. i am convinced we will not finish bottom. iwill— sam ryder.n. we will definitely score some points, _ from button. we will definitely score some points, if- from button. we will definitely score some points, if you - from button. we will definitely i score some points, if you haven't heard sam ryder, listen, he is fantastic. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. more than £80 million has been paid by lambeth council to victims of historic abuse in its children homes. hundreds of children were subjected to physical, sexual and psychological trauma over a five decade period, before the homes were shut in 1983. a spokesperson for the council apologised for the "shameful abuse", and said it had offered counselling and support services for victims. new research suggests that the capital is the top city for us tech companies looking to expand internationally. london & partners found that over 250 us tech businesses have set up in the capital since 2017. it comes as mayor sadiq khan

sam ryder definitely in with a chance and if i was going to put a bet on it, maybe, just maybe, theres a chance. not sure you can get an odsonne may be, but thanks very much. david sillito, turin. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. that is otherwise known as cow parsley, i don't know anything about it, so let's move on to the forecast! the weekend, i deal with odds and chances, i would say a chance of thunder across the south of the country, something i do know. the weather is starting to stabilise across the uk with high pressure building from the south. but to the north, we still have low pressure close by, a stream of clouds sweeping across the uk. it is a very blustery day in scotland, some of this cloud has been bringing rain, bits and pieces here in the western scotland and northern scotland, 12 degrees in stornoway. across the bulk of the country, the mid and high teens and in the south, the low 20s. that is the high pressure building in from the southern climes, so sinking air slowly squeezing out the cloud. that is what high pressure is. through the n

sam ryder. the uk's eurovision hopeful is already a hit in turin. half years ago, december 2019, where was your singing career? i did a little bit of everything. i was a labourer, a dogsbody, basically. so, december2019, yourjob is a labourer? yeah. his journey to fame began with this tiktok video. i thought nothing of it. i went to bed that night and just thought, that was funny. i woke up and 2 million people had seen it. you had 2 million views? yeah, yeah. and it was that that led to eurovision. it was lovely to meet you. let's go for a walk. and to understand what that could mean, meet italy's mahmood. this is mahmood's second eurovision. and it's made him a star. you've got a few fans around here at the moment. how does it feel? i'm super happy about all the support. because italian people are super warming, super lovely. and five minutes later... this is what eurovision fame feels like. i've got to get out of this! however, the favourites remain ukraine. their song and anthem of national struggle. ukraine. their song and anthem of nationalstr

sam ryder and space man has won many admirers.tic, but few expect another last place. the left side of the leaderboard for us is a win, put it that way. a top ten is a win. a top five is a homecoming bus tour, in my eyes. a win is panic stations. "what are we going to do? this is amazing." and given the uk�*s long fallow period, a bit of eurovision hope is an unexpected turn of events. # and i wanna go home. # david sillito, bbc news, turin. now it�*s time for a look at the weather. we are going to see the weather changing and towards the south—west of england by this evening we have got more cloud and may be some showers which will push northwards but mainly affect the more southern parts of england and could get heavy and thundery downpours into the night. further north it will be chillier in scotland where we have got clearer skies but they could be a few showers by the morning as far north as scotland and ireland. the heavy ones will move away. generally showers are developing further north and moving further north allowing mo

ukraine are the favourites to win, but the odds are also in favour of the uk's entry, sam ryder. 0uro sent this report from turin. mahmood, lovely to meet you. let's go for a walk. sure. some fans have already gathered. i do not know what this is going to be like. meet mahmood. he is italy's eurovision hopeful. and it is the second time he has appeared. and my plan for a quiet stroll and a chat, but within seconds we began to attract a crowd. fans everywhere. everyone knows you. have you got used to all of this? what eurovision has done to you? are you used to this fame? you know, for me it is always a new thing, you know, because the emotion is always the same. does it matter whether you win or lose on a saturday? no. for me, the most important thing about all this competition is just to do a great performance. a minute or two later, we accepted the inevitable. for anyone who wonders what eurovision is all about, this is what it is all about. for mahmood, it has made him a star. how mahmood then ended up on a segway is a bit of a mystery, but it is an indication that eurovision migh

sam ryder and space man has won many admirers.u're going to win, you're going to win!" and we're like, "what? i" # and i wanna go home... winning is perhaps being a bit optimistic, but few expect another last place. the left side of the leaderboard for us is a win, put it that way. a top ten is a win. a top five is a homecoming bus tour, in my eyes. a win is panic stations — "what are we going to do?" "this is amazing." and given the uk's long fallow period, a bit of eurovision hope is an unexpected turn of events. # and i wanna go home. # david sillito, bbc news, turin. the prime minister will travel to the united arab emirates on sunday to pay condolences following the death of their president and the ruler of abu dhabi. he says it is deeply saddened by the news of his death and he was a widely respected leader and offers his condolences to the people of the united arab emirates. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. it has been a warm and largely sunny start to the weekend. we are going to see t

sam ryder, the uk's entry, finished second, but led after the jury votes with his song space man. 0ur sound, the sympathy, the success. ukraine's kalush 0rchestra went into eurovision as the favourite with a folk and hip—hop anthem to the lead singer's mother and now to their motherland now under attack, one member staying home to fight. # up in space, man! it so almost went the uk's way, sam ryder�*s space man hoping to take his country to the galaxy of winners for the first time in 25 years. 183 points. he did so well. there it is. as the public votes went in he was brought down to earth and ukraine's star shone bright. cheering all the way to kyiv where the winning song warmed hearts broken by war. this meant so much more than music or eurovision kitsch. it was a continent rallying behind a country in darkness, defending its european identity. we won here in the eurovision... we are going to interrupt that to take you live from the us, this is president biden making his first remarks on that shooting, ten people killed in buffalo. pray for the victims and their families, and their

sam ryder was pipped at the post by ukraine. eurovision triumph in its darkest moment. end the public was with ukraine. for the very worthy second place sam, relief for the uk's best resulting years, a success to build on next time. the whole team held themselves with such credit, such positivity. being in that arena and witnessing just this tangible energy of light was incredible. everybody is standing up, everybody is enjoying, everybody is in peace in this arena. fighting back on the ground, standing proud on stage, living up to its national slogan, glory to ukraine. thank you so much, thank you for supporting ukraine. this victory is for every ukrainian. slava ukraini! what an emotional night. a reminder of our top story. within the past hour, finland has formally announced that it's abandoning decades of neturality, to apply for membership of nato. the decision, in direct response to russia's attack on ukraine, will still need to be approved by finland's parliament. it comes as nato's foreign ministers hold a second day of talks in berlin, which they hope will smoo

sam ryder will perform his song, space man, in front of 200 million tv viewers, and he's hoping to breakand space man. after years of disappointment, finally, a uk song that's creating a eurovision buzz. where we sat down to chat, fans began to gather. no—one here is expecting another nil points. you have had such terrible years! i felt it was so terrible last year when they said, "zero". two—and—a—half years ago, december 2019, where was your singing career? i did a little bit of everything. i was a labourer, a dogsbody, basically. so, december2019, yourjob is a labourer? yeah. # my mind.# what changed his life... # ..so give me a sign.# ..was this tiktok video. # ..hit me, baby, one more time.# so, january 2020. yep, i shared my first video of me singing in my mum's kitchen, singing britney spears's baby one more time, as high as i could, and i thought nothing of it because i went to bed that night and just thought, "that was funny". and, erm, woke up, 2 million people had seen it. my mum was absolutely, like, scared to death that the kitchen was untidy, but it was spotless. the first

sam ryder. the uk's eurovision hopeful is already a hit in turin. 2019, where was your singing career? i did a little bit of everything. i was a labourer, a dogsbody, basically. so, december2019, yourjob is a labourer? yeah. his journey to fame began with this tiktok video. i thought nothing of it. i went to bed that night and just thought, that was funny. i woke up and 2 million people had seen it. you had 2 million views? yeah, yeah. and it was that that led to eurovision. mahmood, lovely to meet you. let's go for a walk. and to understand what that could mean, meet italy's mahmood. this is mahmood's second eurovision. and it's made him a star. you've got a few fans around here at the moment. how does it feel? i'm super happy about all the support. because italian people are super warming, super lovely. and five minutes later... this is what eurovision fame feels like. i've got to get out of this! and while ukraine remains the favourite, sam's space man is at number two in the odds. no—one is expecting another nul points. david sillito, bbc news,

sam ryder, the uk's entry, finished second but lead after the jury votes with his song, space man. 0ure's carnage 0rchestra went into eurovision is a favourite with a fork and hip—hop anthem to their lead singer's mother. now an anthem for their country, with one member staying home to fight. it is i almost went the uk's way. sam ryder�*s space man hoping to take his country to the galaxy of winners for the first time in 25 years. 183 oints! the first time in 25 years. 183 points! but — the first time in 25 years. 183 points! but as _ the first time in 25 years. 183 points! but as the _ the first time in 25 years. 183 points! but as the public- the first time in 25 years. 183. points! but as the public votes the first time in 25 years. 183 - points! but as the public votes came in, he was brought _ points! but as the public votes came in, he was brought down _ points! but as the public votes came in, he was brought down to - points! but as the public votes came in, he was brought down to earth, . in, he was brought down to earth, and ukraine's star shone bright. all the way to kyiv, wh

he claimed it well —— sam ryder. 0verall, what a joyous event.a song contest, it's the _ europe. it isn'tjust a song contest, it's the coming i contest, it's the coming together of countries, and that's why wonderful things like tonight happened, but it does get political. sometimes. but so does — does get political. sometimes. but so does the _ does get political. sometimes. but so does the world - does get political. sometimes. but so does the world cup, - does get political. sometimes. but so does the world cup, so| but so does the world cup, so did the olympics. these things happen. as we saw tonight, countries vote for others despite politics. the uk didn't do badly, we were rewarded for it. it's not —— about politics. everyone loves pain. i don't think we need to worry too much about politics —— everyone loves spain. it's more humanitarian. it's the least you could do.— humanitarian. it's the least ou could do. ., ,, ., you could do. can ukraine host? the winters _ you could do. can ukraine host? the winters to _ you could do. can ukraine h

sam ryder. the uk's eurovision hopeful is already a hit in turin. half years ago, december 2019, where was your singing career? i did a little bit of everything. i was a labourer, a dogsbody, basically. so, december2019, yourjob is a labourer? yeah. his journey to fame began with this tiktok video. i thought nothing of it. i went to bed that night and just thought, that was funny. i woke up and 2 million people had seen it. you had 2 million views? yeah, yeah. and it was that that led to eurovision. it was lovely to meet you. let's go for a walk. and to understand what that could mean, meet italy's mahmood. this is mahmood's second eurovision. and it's made him a star. you've got a few fans around here at the moment. how does it feel? i'm super happy about all the support. because italian people are super warming, super lovely. and five minutes later... this is what eurovision fame feels like. i've got to get out of this! and while ukraine remains the favourite, sam's space man is at number two in the odds. no one is expecting another nul points. da

sam ryder was pipped at the post by ukraine. eurovision triumph in its darkest moment. very worthy second place sam, relief for the uk's best resulting years, a success to build on next time. the whole team held themselves with such credit, such positivity. being in that arena and witnessing just this tangible energy of light was incredible. everybody is standing, everybody is enjoying, everybody is in peace in this arena. fighting back on the ground, standing proud on stage, living up to its national slogan, glory to ukraine. thank you so much, thank you for supporting ukraine. this victory is for every ukrainian. slava ukraini! what an emotional night. it really was a spectacular finale. the music certainly is catchy. i'm really not sure if the pink cat is going to go the same way. it's actual most news break —— why exactly are most read news story on the bbc news website just now. you can follow the football if you are a women's football fan with the women's football fan with the women's fa cup final this afternoon as well as full coverage of all international events

sam ryder and space man has won many admirers.ple going, "you're going to win, you're going to win!" and we're like, "what? !" # and i wanna go home... winning is perhaps being a bit optimistic, but few expect another last place. the left side of the leaderboard for us is a win, put it that way. a top ten is a win. a top five is a homecoming bus tour, in my eyes. a win is panic stations — "what are we going to do?" "this is amazing." and given the uk's long fallow period, a bit of eurovision hope is an unexpected turn of events. # and i wanna go home. # david sillito, bbc news, turin. live coverage begins at eight o'clock on bbc one. i am not going to ask darren bett about the weather prospects in turin, it is going to be outdoors. but much nicer outside here! ican i can tell you it will be dark, that is as far as i'm going to go! a lovely day in the uk across much of the country, the sun is out, the wind is lighter than yesterday, so feeling warmer. patchy cloud around, but sunny for many areas. most of the cloud across the far n

that said, could sam ryder with his spaceman song bring it home for the uk?he stratospheric points by other countries. literally, a lot of support for the second year running. —— italy. spain, serbia, there are a lot of songs into my�*s contest so it is quite an open content —— competition. excitement is building, this is where the fans will come into the stadium, it will be matched ljy into the stadium, it will be matched by a tv audience around the world, we expect in almost 200 million people. some of the lucky fans who have come here to watch it live are these three ladies. francesca and barbara are from italy, living in switzerland. and you are also from italy and azerbaijan. i am italy and azerbai'an. i am supporting _ italy and azerbai'an. i am supporting italy _ italy and azerbaijan. i am supporting italy this - italy and azerbaijan. i am | supporting italy this year, italy and azerbaijan. i am - supporting italy this year, they have a very good song so if you guys want to vote, please vote for italy. maybe italy could win for the second running. mayb

sam ryder of the uk finished second, but topped the jury votes with his song spaceman. this year, more than most, eurovision had a political dimension with that victory by ukraine's kalush orchestra being widely seen as a symbolic show of public support for the country. and that, coupled with an unusually successful night for the uk, who came second in the competition, explains why it featured prominently on bbc news on sunday. but for some viewers, the amount of attention devoted to it was still notjustified. stuart gordon e—mailed... on monday, the footballer jake daniels made a name for himself and not for any exploits on the pitch. as sports editor dan roan reported. some will be surprised that in this day and age, a player revealing their sexuality has made so many headlines. but others believe this is truly a historic moment for football, despite the issues that it continues to confront. jake daniels�* statement and the media coverage of it was widely applauded, with stigma base tweeting... but as dan roan suggested, others questioned whether the publicity around

sam ryder is a fantastic singer.enuinely talked about is one of the favourites! after so many years of, well, less than great results. it many years of, well, less than great results.— great results. it is always a treat great results. it is always a great night _ great results. it is always a great night watching - great night watching eurovision, not everyone agrees, but what are the striking performances, which countries should we looking out for? , ., ,. for? things are coalescing about four _ for? things are coalescing about four or _ for? things are coalescing about four or five - for? things are coalescing i about four or five countries, ukraine, the uk, sam ryder is the best singer in the contest. a simple but effective song from sweden, and very good song. italy, they could potentially do the double after winning with a heavy rock song last year they have a gentle ballad sung by two men, and they are the ones likely to be but a few potential outsiders as well. quite a bit of variety in the final on saturday.

sam ryder of the uk finished second but topped the jury votes with his song, space man. hoping to take his country to the galaxy of winners for the first time in 25 years. 183 points. he did so well! there it is. but as the public votes went in, he was brought down to earth and ukraine's star shone bright. all the way to kyiv, where the winning song warmed hearts broken by war. this meant so much more than music or eurovision kitsch. it was a continent rallying behind a country in darkness, defending its european identity. we won here in the eurovision, and now this whole feeling is like yes! and we will win also in the war with russia. and all europe is with us. and it was feeling like we are all together. in ukraine, we have war. it is not a time to have fun. but we need to have fun. we need to live. and we need to have understanding and a feeling of life. back in turin, sore heads — but pride for the brits too. has sam's result restored your faith in the uk's eurovision dream? yes. definitely. hopefully, this is the beginning of something and we shall continue to have

sam ryder and space man has won many admirers., it's quite strange walking around as part of the uk delegation with people going, "you're going to win, you're going to win!" and we're like, "what? !" # and i wanna go home... winning is perhaps being a bit optimistic, but few expect another last place. the left side of the leaderboard for us is a win — put it that way. a top ten is a win. a top five is a homecoming bus tour, in my eyes. a win is panic stations — "what are we going to do? this is amazing." and, given the uk's long fallow period, a bit of eurovision hope is an unexpected turn of events. # and i wanna go home #. david sillito, bbc news, turin. with all the sport now, here's holly hamilton at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. it's fa cup final day, and it could be the first trophy of the season for chelsea, as they face a liverpool side still in the running for the quadruple, after winning the league cup against chelsea earlier this season. our sports correspondent, nesta mcgregor, is there for us today. i'm veryje

sam ryder and space man has won many admirers. "you're going to win, you're going to win!" and we're like, "what? !" # and i wanna go home... winning is perhaps being a bit optimistic, but few expect another last place. the left side of the leaderboard for us is a win, put it that way. a top ten is a win. a top five is a homecoming bus tour, in my eyes. a win is panic stations. "what are we going to do? this is amazing." and given the uk's long fallow period, a bit of eurovision hope is an unexpected turn of events. # and i wanna go home. # david sillito, bbc news, turin. our correspondent mark lowen is in turin. i don't think anybody can blame you, captain!! i don't think anybody can blame you, ca tain!! ~ , . i don't think anybody can blame you, catain!! ~ , ., ., captain!! well, it is a tough gig, isn't it? the _ captain!! well, it is a tough gig, isn't it? the excitement - captain!! well, it is a tough gig, isn't it? the excitement is - captain!! well, it is a tough gig, j isn't it? the excitement is really building in turin,

sam ryder in the lead. ah. but a record number of fan boards lifted the ukrainians into the lead beans, popular performer chanel, to rattle, game, and 3rd. members of the galatia gastro received special permission to leave the country to represent ukrainian culture at the song contest. we have attempted the authorization to be sure, and it ends in 2 days and exactly in 2 days. we are going to be back in ukraine within the china like every ukrainian we are ready to fight as much as we can and gone until the end of dory. but with them they be taking home a much needed when and on that night. that's all for now. coming up next is an episode of shift living in the digital age. more used to be found a d, w dot com at any time of the day that you needed. more still on social media, on insta and twitter. the handle you need is at d. w. news. i'm anthony. how'd in berlin? i'll be back in 45 minutes. with another bulletin we've got some hot tips for your bucket list. ah romantic corner tread hotspot for food and some gr

uk entry sam ryder is amongst the favourites.low card for a challenge on son hyeung min. with the korean going on to seal the 3—0 win, which takes spurs to just a point behind arsenal with two games to go. i want iwant on i want on the touchline on monday night. i have two options, i can lie to you or i can be on the touchline against newcastle. well, by the time they play that game arsenal could be behind spurs. the race is as tight as arteta�*s lips were just then, but he said enough for antonio conte to notice. he has to be focused more to his team and not to complain, because he has just started this work and i think he has to become and try to continue to work because he is very good, but for a coach to complain a lot of the time is not good. liverpool have a weekend off from their own premier league concerns as they attempt to win the second of what could still be four trophies this season. it�*s the fa cup final against chelsea at wembley where alan shearer will be part of the bbc coverage. of the bbc coverage, and he says

what has been so great this year is not only the phenomenal performance by sam ryder, but also down toto go home. so, you are saying then the effort that they has been to make sure it was a top entry. that they has been to make sure it was atop entry-— was a top entry. yes, the years there was — was a top entry. yes, the years there was a — was a top entry. yes, the years there was a mentality - was a top entry. yes, the years there was a mentality that - was a top entry. yes, the years there was a mentality that we i was a top entry. yes, the years - there was a mentality that we have to send a eurovision style pops onto it, and i think there was also a sense that it really didn't matter so much about the performance because so many people were saying, oh, the reason we perform so badly is down to brexit, it is down to what europe thinks of us as a nation. and actually, those of eurovision fans have been saying for years it is just because we don't send anyone good enough. there are some things we could not control, for example the order that we were placed in. but we were at the poin

sam ryder of the uk finished second, but topped the jury votes with his song space man.raine's kalush orchestra being widely seen as a symbolic show of public support for the country. and that, coupled with an unusually successful night for the uk — who came second in the competition — explains why it featured prominently on bbc news on sunday. but for some viewers, the amount of attention devoted to it was still notjustified. stuart gordon e—mailed:

go _ got to meet sam ryder, and i have to say wherever you go in _ got to meet sam ryder, and i havea nice guy. 0h, have i got a sunglasses mark? we are in turin, and you've got to look your best. we are in italy, after all. and our meeting with sam was a brief chat over a mint tea. cool! am i 0k? yeah, yeah. one, two, three... cheering because things have got a bit hectic for the uk's eurovision hopeful. are you getting any sleep while you are here? lam, actually, yeah. steep — i'm glad you brought it up. so it's been absolutely relentless, going here, there and everywhere. so you really have to keep an eye on your diet, your rest pattern, staying hydrated. i know these are such obvious things. you're like an athlete. yeah, i always thought that! the worst athlete in the world! sam ryder and space man. if this gets nil points, then there really is no eurovision justice. indeed, as soon as we sat down, the fans began to gather. even the swedes, who know their eurovision, think the uk has got a real chance. i would be so happy for the uk because you have had such terrible years. i fel

there was a piece about sam ryder _ voice is amazing.ld let you know, don't tell him, we have got a few surprises for him on his last day on the programme. to stick around if you can, and maybe watch the last half an hour of the show? . . watch the last half an hour of the show? ., ., ., , . |t show? half an hour is too much. it is not all about _ show? half an hour is too much. it is not all about you! _ show? half an hour is too much. it is not all about you! it _ show? half an hour is too much. it is not all about you! it will- show? half an hour is too much. it is not all about you! it will be - is not all about you! it will be good fun, it's what i will say. i genuinely know something, let's see what happens. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. superarket giant tesco has apologised and promised more training for its staff after a blind man was refused entry to two of its london stores within a week because he needed his guide dog. it was all caught on sean dilley�*s body camera,