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back in turin, sore heads but pride| back in turin, sore heads but pride for the brits, as well. has sam's result list your faith in the uk's eurovision dream? hopefully this is the beginning of something and we shall continue to have success. so our country and the rest of _ have success. so our country and the rest of europe starts to take us seriously— rest of europe starts to take us seriously again. italy hosted quite the party here. there was politics, too, with russia kicked out for taking europe back to war. but last night, at least, there was room for the fun. thank you so much. and so the hopes of bringing peace and eurovision to ukraine next year both, for now, in doubt, but europe is dancing to ukraine's tune, and that is what russia will hear. mark levin, bbc news, turin. that's it for now. the next news on bbc one is at 6.35 — bye for now. you are watching bbc news. let's return now to nato expansion. finland has formally announced that it's abandoning decades of neutrality, to apply for membership. the decision, in direct response to russia's attack on ukraine,

the excitement is mounting here in turin and there is mounting here in turin and there is already a runaway favourite for the final on saturday. it is a bit more than just the song because the country we are talking about is ukraine. —— about more thanjust country we are talking about is ukraine. —— about more than just the song. the ukrainian orchestra has been travelling in europe and we spoke to the band leader during a brief stop in their tour. nice to see you. translation: hell out, things are going well and we're getting ready for our univision performance in turin. how does it feel to have made it this far? it’s feel to have made it this far? it's 'ust feel to have made it this far? it's just another _ feel to have made it this far? it�*s just another aspect of us being useful for the country and we consider this to be the highest use that we can beat for the whole country. that we can beat for the whole count . f , that we can beat for the whole count . j , ,, country. they've been given special permission — country. they've been given special permission to _ country.

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david sillito, bbc news, turin. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. thank you, george. we are keeping a theme of sunshine and showers for theme of sunshine and showers for the next few days, with even some more persistent rain expected across england and wales into tomorrow, good news for gardeners and growers and it will remain on the breezy site with low pressure continued to be close by, sitting to the north of the uk, with showers moving on from the uk, with showers moving on from the west. this is the feature that will move across england and wales tomorrow to bring outbreaks of persistent rain. we have some rain and cloud across the far south—east of england this morning. that cleared, plenty of centring around as you can see from the later satellite and radar picture. some showers across scotland and northern ireland heavy, some rumbles of thunder in places, and they will continue through this evening, some of them merging to give longer spells of rain, and they will be quite heavy for a time, easing down by the end of the night. towards the

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and the eurovision final is getting started in turin. there are high hopes for the uk's sam ryder, but ukraine are favourites to win. good evening. russia's 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

and eurovision 2022 is underway in turin. and grab your flags, eurovision 2022 has started in turin. uk hopes are pinned on sam ryder, who hasjust performed. but ukraine 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

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. just tell me, because the uk, sam ryder�*s song, they were leading at what we would see as the halfway point, if you like, the juries felt, the experts felt that it was perhaps the best song, but then this huge wave of, i guess, sympathy, is it, took ukraine over the finish line and they won it by a huge distance. thejury, which consists of musical professionals, they have different criteria to the public. the jurors are a bit more looking for radio friendly songs, but the public votes votes with its heart, music is feeling, and the ukrainian song, stefania, made people feel something, the staging was so beautiful and emotive, all about mother ukraine taking care of her children as they try to defend her, and we saw these weary eyes on a big led screen, tearful because of the

and the eurovision final is under way in turin. there are high hopes for the uk's sam ryder and his song space man, but ukraine are favourites to win. now on bbc news, our world — cambodia: returning the gods. temples across cambodia have been looted. their ancient treasures torn away. well, 0k. i've got exclusive access to the sites they were stolen from, and speak to the temple raiders who did the looting. this one? for many cambodians, these cultures are much more than just stone objects. now cambodia is fighting back, demanding that some of the biggest museums in the world return their antiquities. these museums and these individuals are in receipt of stolen property, and the stolen property needs to come back. angkor wat is the beating heart of cambodia. this temple has been in continuous use for over 900 years. cambodia is one of the poorest countries in asia, but many will spend what little they have to come here. everyone, it's believed, has to make the journey to this complex at least once. but even though angkor wat is

david sillito reports from this year's host city of turin. turin. the morning after the night before. a night that was all about ukraine, as the kalush 0rchestra made its way to the final. there were many blue and yellow flags at the many gatherings across the city. this was a moment when eurovision becomes something more than just a song contest. it's a very emotional moment. but it's so much sad also. so it's really like a big family in europe and ukraine feels part of it. and this is really like celebration of this european union and all the values are european values. so it means a lot. but while they are the odds—on favourites, it's not over yet. turin has sprung a surprise in the betting. there could be, on saturday night, a few unionjacks flying along these famous streets. and if you are a film fan you might just recognise this location. you know, plucky brits carrying out a daring heist. and if you look at the betting, there is a feeling that maybe, just maybe, this year there could be a 2022 uk italianjob! sam ryder, space man, is this ye

winning entry, our world follows kalush orchestra from the war torn outskirts of kyiv to their triumph in turin. they sing in ukrainian this is kalush orchestra, winners of this year's eurovision song contest. but they are no ordinary band. they're from ukraine, a country in the midst of a bloody war. in the lead—up to the contest, all the band members faced a difficult decision. now their winning song has become a powerful statement of defiance. and they hope their global stardom will help ukraine's plight. i'm viktoria zhuhan, i work as a journalist for bbc in ukraine. i don't normally cover eurovision, especially when there is a war raging in my country. but kalush orchestra isn't an ordinary, typical eurovision contestant. but after following the kalush orchestra for ten days, i've learned that, for them, this is much more than a singing competition. it's a way to tell the world about the war that's destroying ukraine. we are on our way to a rehearsal in the north of the country. oleh, in the pink hat, the group's front man finds it hard to take in what he sees. it's tima, the band's voca

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 with a lovely song, a performance art type song in which the first line is the singer asking about meghan markle's shiny hair. italy could do well for a second year running, norway, the dark horses, possibly, singing give that wolf a banana, classic eurovision. let me give you a sense of the scene. there is a sea of different flags, the swedish flag, the portuguese club, the israelis, spaniards, germans. it's really a festival of european fun and music. there is politics this year, with ukraine the favourite and russia kicked out, but really it is the music and the fu

the campus is an hour south of turin in a small town. and when i say small, i mean small, like tiny. could we go on smaller streets? it's like a test. what an amazing spot. this is clearly not your average college campus. students here get to study in a 19th century palace originally built for piedmont's royal family. all right. let's go. i'm meeting carlo patrina, the founder of the industry, you might say a real-life caped crusader. >> slow food's mission is to fight against bland industrialized food. the university teaches the value of regional specialties from olive oil to wine. it's all about savoring, food, drink, company, the wonderful ritual of eating. i've come back to turin to see slow food's philosophy in action and understand the food's impact across this region and beyond. >> nice to meet you. hello. welcome. >> hello. >> pleased to meet you. elizabeth. >> this is a family-run business. she does the cooking, and her son serves the customers. today, she is making a specialty, a warm sauce made from anchovies and garlic that y

david sillito, bbc news, turin. let's see what happens. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcnuala. thanks i'm @bbcnuala. for watching bbc news. hello there. we had some contrasting weather conditions on friday across the country. it was rather cool and breezy at times across scotland and north—east england, as depicted by this weather watcher in moray. in fact, in one or two spots, temperature struggled to climb into double figures. but it was a different story after a rather grey start across england and wales. the cloud broke up and we saw temperatures peaking in the london area by the middle of the afternoon of 21 celsius. now, clear skies will continue to dominate the weather story to start off our weekend. we will see a little more in the way of cloud, producing a few scattered showers into the far northwest of the great glen, but elsewhere, it's a relatively mild start to the day, and, yes, there will be some early morning sunshine for many. out to the west, there will be a little bit of early morning patchy mist and low fog. t

mark lowen, bbc news, turin. liverpool have won the men's fa cup final after beating chelsea on penalties at wembley. nesta mcgregor reports from wembley. another event this weekend where you represented by waving your flag. although, in the fa cup, it's not a case of nil points, more point to prove. an occasion where even brotherly love is put on hold. as liverpool chased an english football record of four trophies in a season, chelsea were trying to avoid three fa cup final defeats in a row. liverpool started freshest and fastest, but luis diaz's finish didn't match his clever run. 30 minutes in, the reds were forced into a substitution and it was a key player — top scorer mo salah. a goalless first half and, after the break, chelsea settled. they came closest to getting on the score sheet when, from a free kick, marcos alonso grazed the post. as full time neared, one final chance. off the post! again, so close. so that meant extra time, and a chance for extra words of encouragement between players and from f

mark lowen, bbc news, turin. a british man has broken the record for climbing the most summits of mount everest by a non—sherpa. kenton cool has now topped the world's highest peak 16 times, and he's literally on top of the world. today's been absolutely unreal. we always start in the dark, to allow enough time to come down in daylight in case it goes wrong. and we had almost a full moon all the way up, the video footage is going to be amazing. you can see the sun coming up over chinese tibet. it's just been absolutely epic on the weather front today. it was simply sublime. my next question was going to be, what keeps bringing you back again, but maybe you have just answered it! i presume it is also the challenge. it is also the challenge. my dayjob is an everest guide — i guide people to the top. my client, i am looking across at her now, we are still coming down, we are 8,500 metres above sea level still. it is partly because i love the mountains, partly i love the sherpa people that i work with. throw that

david sillito, bbc news, turin. that's it.

david sillito, bbc news, turin. 0ur reporter, mark lobel, is here. i was doing the countdown but apparently the contest is still under way?— apparently the contest is still under way? the grand final is in today but _ under way? the grand final is in today but we've _ under way? the grand final is in today but we've had - under way? the grand final is in today but we've had the i under way? the grand final is l in today but we've had the jury final, half of all those that i voted for by fibre music professionals from each of the countries participating. those of the votes presenters read out first before you get the votes of the public have sent in. that's happened. we will get the votes on the day night at the same time as the other boats but we have had some word on social media from people inside the stadium about how a remedy did and every body is on track with many of the top down like the uk, sweden, italy and poland it well. they were worried about the ukrainians because kalush 0rchestra doesn't have many live vocals and in the competition y

and he's here in turin for his second eurovision song contest, representing italy. you have fans here and everywhere. everyone knows you. have you got used to all of this, what eurovision has done to you? are you used to this fame? oh, you know, for me it's always a new thing, you know, because the emotion is always the same, so...yeah. in the past, many looked upon eurovision as a graveyard for careers. but things have changed. for anyone who wonders what eurovision is all about, this is what it's all about. for mahmood... ..it�*s made him a star. and it's also done the same for last year's winners — maneskin. well, we've basically been touring nonstop, making new music. yeah. — going all around the world. so it's been like basically all we dreamt of. music: stefania by kalush orchestra. and while the favourites for tonight are ukraine's kalush orchestra, there've also been quite a few bets on a country that's rather struggled in recent years — the uk. # i'm up in space, man... sam ryder and space man has won many admirers. i'll be completely honest, it's q

they broken the ice in turin, which was set up as nice of you stadium in 2006. thejury grand final, the other block of people, fibre music professionals from each but is evading country, on the arcs so they've seen those. from those inside the stadium, the book is' favourites have done well and some outsiders like serbia, and some outsiders like serbia, a son about well being, asking what the secret is behind meghan markle pozner care. who meghan markle pozner care. who knows. meghan markle pozner care. who knows- maybe — meghan markle pozner care. who knows. maybe it'll— meghan markle pozner care. who knows. maybe it'll all be revealed. who should we be watching?— revealed. who should we be watchin: ? _, ., watching? david cover the main contenders. _ watching? david cover the main contenders, the _ watching? david cover the main contenders, the ukraine, - watching? david cover the main contenders, the ukraine, uk, i contenders, the ukraine, uk, italy, but others look out for spain's chanel, her song, slow mo, she was shortlisted in west side story, steve

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 close to 200 million people tuning in for of close to 200 million people tuning infora of close to 200 million people tuning in for a festival that, despite some people having a bit of scorn and cynicism about the camp and the kitsch, there is some great music that comes out of eurovision. is the festival that launched abba and lulu and buck�*s fizz, and this year there are some great entries riding high in the odds. you heard some of them in the report, the uk, possibly the first time in 25 years, with sam ryder. the ukraine, benefiting not only from the music but european solidarity and support. one of their band may be stayed in ukraine

mark lowen, bbc news, turin. liverpool have won the men's fa cup final after beating chelsea on penalties at wembley. the result means liverpool are a step closer to winning the quadruple, as they hope to add the english premier league and the european champions league titles in the next few weeks. nesta mcgregor reports from wembley. another event this weekend where you represented by waving yourflag — although, in the fa cup, it's not a case of nil point, more point to prove — an occasion where even brotherly love is put on hold. as liverpool chased an english football record of four trophies in a season, chelsea were trying to avoid three fa cup final defeats in a row. liverpool started freshest and fastest, but luis diaz's finish didn't match his clever run. 30 minutes in, the reds were forced into a substitution, and it was a key player — top scorer mo salah. a goalless first half and, after the break, chelsea settled. they came closest to getting on the scoresheet when, from a free kick, marcus alonso

mark lowen, bbc news, turin. a pair of rare pangolins have made their debut at prague zoo. the pair — a male called guo bao and a female called run hou tang — were unveiled to the public after a month in quarantine following their arrival from taiwan. pangolins are the only mammals with scales entirely covering their bodies. the animals' arrival is emblematic of a u—turn in czech foreign policy in recent years. the government had been making overtures to china with the expectation of a couple of pandas for prague zoo, but has since become more pro—taiwan. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. it really is a messy picture out there at the moment. 0bviously we've seen a lot more cloud around today, some bursts of rain too. the rain in western scotland probably easing away, but further south into england the rain that we've seen developing here will continue to push its way northwards, could be heavy, possibly even thundery as well, working its way upwards into southern scotland. if you're hoping to see the super blood moon later in the night, the best

europe's fanfare of fun came to turin with that unique mix of... coming together in a plea for peace before the entries took to the stage. the sparkles of spain belting it out with slomo, asequin a sequin filled dance, anything but. then italy with an all male falsetto love song. sweden. eurovision once gave birth to abba, remember them? then the hand washer of serbia asking why meghan markle's hair is so shiny. then the uk, too many nul points in recent years but with sam ryder hits stratospheric notes with spaceman. then ukraine's folk hip—hop number. one band member stayed in the country to fight and the rest got permission to leave. the final results... 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 votes. 183 points. he did so well. there it is. sam ryder was 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 the public was with ukraine. for

"eurovision" 2022 concludes in turin, italy, later this month. we went to iceland, a country of 350,000 souls with an outsized passion for "eurovision," to meet their contenders. for all the snow-capped mountains and rainbows in reykjaviÍk, the essence of iceland revealed itself one saturday in march, inside this fertilizer factory converted into a concert hall. >> ♪ take up this stage baby, turn this around ♪ >> wertheim: rapping their way out of a giant disco ball: the daughters of reykjaviÍk, the odds-on favorite to win iceland's annual" soÖngvakeppnin," or song contest. >> ♪ calling out in the rain ♪ >> wertheim: it's a national preliminary, a sort of play-in tournament to determine who will represent the country at "eurovision" in italy this year. ♪ ♪ ♪ tell me the name of the contest. >> jón jónsson: "soÖngvakeppnin." >> wertheim: "soÖngvakeppnin." >> jónsson: you got it. >> wertheim: backstage, the evening's hosts graciously approved of our pronunciation and explained "eurovision's" appeal. >> bjoörg magnúsdóttir:

david sillito, bbc news, turin. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. we got there in the end today, it was a cloudy start but glorious eventually across england and wales and this was kentjust a little earlier. slightly different story further north and west, more of a breeze, cooler and showery as well. northumberland has those threatening skies and this shows what we are likely to see this weekend. certainly saturday is the better of the two days, dry and warm, but there will be more showers becoming more frequent as the weekend continues. that is because we have high pressure building at the moment, the isobars opening up and the wind is falling light and so very pleasant indeed with lots of dry weather around but we need to point out this cloud of blue, that is a showers at will arrive later on saturday. saturday is a quiet day, a few isolated showers north—west but generally speaking plain sailing, high teens like me through scotland and northern ireland, may be low 20s

back in turin, sore heads, but pride for the brits too. has sam's result restored your faith in the uk's eurovision dream? definitely. hopefully this is the beginning of something and we shall continue to have success. and our country and the rest of europe starts to take us seriously again. italy hosted quite the party here. there was politics, too, with russia kicked out for taking europe back to war. but last night, at least, there was room for fun. thank you so much. and so the hopes of bringing peace and eurovision to ukraine next year both for now in doubt. but europe is dancing to ukraine's tune, and that's what russia too will hear. mark lowen, bbc news, turin. it really was a well a spirited event, wasn't it? now it's time for a look at the weather with darren. hello there. it really is a messy picture out there at the moment. obviously we've seen a lot more cloud around today, some bursts of rain too. the rain in western scotland probably easing away, but further south into england the rain that we've seen developing here will co

mark lowen, bbc news, turin. for the only time this year, the earth will come between the sun and the moon tonight. it will create a type of full lunar eclipse — and we will see what's callled a super blood moon. joining me now from palm coast, florida, is astronomer and author tom kerss. thank you forjoining us. are you in florida because that is where we can get the best side of this blood moon? it get the best side of this blood moon? , ., ., . . get the best side of this blood moon? , ., ., .. ., moon? it is no accident i am here, it is a really _ moon? it is no accident i am here, it is a really good _ moon? it is no accident i am here, it is a really good place _ moon? it is no accident i am here, it is a really good place to - moon? it is no accident i am here, it is a really good place to view - it is a really good place to view this eclipse. today is my birthday so... . , , this eclipse. today is my birthday so... , this eclipse. today is my birthday so- - -_ thank - this eclipse. today is my birthday

the eurovision song contest is back, with qualifying rounds underway in turin, italt. y. this is ukraine's band, who has been outspoken since the conflict began. the concert is supposed to be all about the music, but political overtones are not unusual at the eurovision song contest. joining me now from the eurovision venue in turin is susanna adams, with all things eurovision song context. the audio was a bit shaky before, we hope you have that resolved right now. this is so much morehan a musical competition is in -- musical competition, isn't it? >> most americans don't realize, this is the original american idol. it came together in the years following world war ii to unite europe. from my perspective, it's all about the travel, the quality time i get to spend with my brother, i get a little culture and history every time i am here. i learned about the different countries, the different music, and it is so fun. leila: it is a lot of fun. it is supposed to be a still photo contest, but with all eyes on ukraine, understandably, will ukraine when eurovision this year? >>

. # 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, this is where the audience are going to go through the arches to the stadium for tonight's grand final, completely sold out, of course, possibly up to 200 million people will watch the grand final tonight around the world, it is hugely popular. eurovision perhaps gets a little bit of a cynical reputation, but there are acts like maneskin, who you saw in that report, who have had huge success over the last year. and the italian entrant he is riding high in the odds with his song, shivers, a kind of a love song between two male performers. could the uk finally win for t

but more seriously, if you look at the shroud of turin, that has been an intense focus of study from all kinds of angles, scientific in the last few decades, the results of that are extremely intriguing if not convincing. for a number of the people on the team, it is convincing enough to convert to the catholic faith. >> is that right? >> but to anyone who has any interest at all, they're intriguing. there are so many powerful signs that point in the same direction and then there is some strong signs that point otherwise. like the -- one of the later radio carbon datings was it was from 1350 something. >> okay. >> so there is all kinds of conflicting evidence. but the scientific approach is to look at all the evidence and include it in any viable theory. can't just say well, we're not going to pay attention to that and we'll come up with a theory that ignores the data. a scientist has to deal with all the relevant data and come up with the theory that explains all of it or it is not a confirmed theory. so far that hasn't happened for any of the sides to explain a the data, convincing

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yes, your vision is tonight from turin. a reporter is in i tonight from turin. a reporter is in the magnificent setting of the square in turin and you have been soaking up all the atmosphere ahead of the big night. tell us more. if you think norway is weird, wait till you see serbia. eurovision is a bit of fun, it's a big party, but some people take it very seriously and it is fascinating. the man who knows it alljoins me now. yes. and it is fascinating. the man who knows it all joins me now. knows it all 'oins me now. yes, we have a knows it all joins me now. yes, we have a podcast _ knows it all joins me now. yes, we have a podcast about _ knows it all joins me now. yes, we have a podcast about eurovision. l have a podcast about eurovision. marvellous. everyone has been talking about sam ryder, a british chance of winning. is talking about sam ryder, a british chance of winning.— chance of winning. is that really true? i genuinely _ chance of winning. is that really true? i genuinely think - chance of winning. is that really true? i genuinely think you - cha

david sillito, bbc news, turin. the queen has made herfirst public appearance since march at an equestrian show close to her windsor castle home. the 96—year—old monarch missed the state opening of parliament on wednesday, on the advice of doctors due to her continued mobility problems. but, despite concerns about her health, she appeared well and spent almost an hour at the parade ring. how brave are you? take a look at skybridge 721, the longest suspension bridge in the world. it opened on friday in the czech republic. it is 721 metres long, 95 metres above ground and collects two mountain ridges — and it took nearly two years to build. it's about 200 km from prague and the project cost nearly £7 million. officials hope it will attract tourists to the area, which is definitely not for the faint—hearted. i'm out, definitely not one for me i'm afraid. see you soon, bye—bye. hello there. we had some contrasting weather conditions on friday across the country. it was rather cool and breezy at times across s

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but yates caught him for his sixth giro stage win in turin. carapaz claimed the overall lead from juan pedro lopez. cameron norrie has won his fourth atp title in the space ofjust ten months and his first on clay. the world number 11 beat alex molcan from slovakia in three sets to win the lyon 0pen. norrie will play his first round match at the french open on monday. harlequins staged a remarkable comeback to beat gloucester 28—24 at twickenham, a victory that sealed a place in rugby union's premiership semifinals. the champions were outplayed in the first half and trailed 24—7 at the break, but hit back with three tries, cadan murley clinching victory with the third. here are some of the other results. bath have moved off the bottom of the table after beating london irish 27—24. leicester tigers look like they'll finish the regular season at the top of the table. they beat newcastle 27—5. and saracens beat northampton saints 112—38 to secure them a home semifinal. in superleague, hull kr were beaten 20—8 by catalan dragons. the fr

david sillito, bbc news, turin. there is a 16 hours until it gets going. we will know this time tomorrow who has one. now, how brave are you, really? take a look at sky bridge 721 — it's the longest suspension bridge in the world and it opened on friday in the czech republic. it's 721 metres long, 95 metres above the ground and connects two mountain ridges. it took nearly two years to build the bridge which is about 200 kilometres from prague and the project cost nearly $7 million. officials hope it will attract tourists to the area but it's definitely not for the faint hearted! the us, eu and un have led international condemnation of is really police for their use of force at the funeral of a journalist, shireen abu aqla, who was shot dead when covering the rate of israeli forces at the rate of israeli forces at the west bank. see more on the story and others we have been covering on a website at bbc news. thanks very much for watching. hello there. we had some contrasting weather conditions on friday across the country. it was rather cool and breezy at

turin is the host and this is italy�*s hopeful. it is his second contest. you have fans here everyone knows you. have you got used to all of this, what eurovision has done to you? are you used to this fame? oh, you know, for me it�*s always a new thing, you know, because the emotion is always the same, so...yeah. in the past, many looked upon eurovision as a graveyard for careers. but things have changed. for anyone who wonders what eurovision is all about, this is what it�*s all about. for mahmood, it�*s made him a star. and it�*s also done the same for last year�*s winners — maneskin. well, we've basically been touring nonstop, making new music. yeah. going all around the world. so it's been like basically all we dreamt of. music: stefania by kalush 0rchestra. and while the favourites for tonight are ukraine�*s kalush 0rchestra, there�*ve also been quite a few bets on a country that�*s rather struggled in recent years — the uk. # i�*m up in space, man... sam ryder and space man has won many admirers. i�*ll be completely honest, it�

david sillito, bbc news, turin. and now it is time for a look at the weather with susan powell. some rain on the way for many parts of the uk in the next 24 hours. it has been particularly dry in recent weeks across england and wales. certainly the gardens will be grateful for it. quite unsettled through the end of the week, often breezy because we'll have low pressure to the north of the uk. it's this little low centre running into the southwest that we are going to be looking at all wednesday, bringing rain into the southwest of england and wales. it will start to edge in by the end of the night. further north, with the low in place, we will keep showers feeding into scotland, particularly heavy one of the course of the night, and more through day of the course of the night, and more through the day on wednesday, sweeping further south into northern ireland and northern england. the biggest question is just how far north this area of rain will push on wednesday. at the moment, it looks perhaps not that much gets up into lancashire or yorkshire, but i think we will see weather

david sillito, bbc news, turin. david is not the only one soaking up the atmosphere. 0ur correspondent in italy mark lowen has been getting a taste of it too.— taste of it too. they are preparing her for the _ taste of it too. they are preparing her for the jury — taste of it too. they are preparing her for the jury final, _ taste of it too. they are preparing her for the jury final, as _ taste of it too. they are preparing her for the jury final, as it - taste of it too. they are preparing her for the jury final, as it is - herfor thejury final, as it is known. some people buy tickets and see sets of the dress result, but it is what the jury watch and they base their points, which will be revealed tomorrow night onto night's show, so they are the one who decide the points. that is the show tonight, a kind of dress result in a sense for tomorrow night, and then tomorrow night is the big show, and do we dare to dream from the uk? quite possibly. you heard there in david's piece, sam ryder is riding high in the od

david sillito, bbc news, turin. and good luck to ukraine and the other contestants, of course. bye for now. hello there. tuesday was a day of sunshine and showers — most of those showers were across scotland and northern ireland. and there was quite a lot of rainfall across parts of western scotland at times — some of these showers quite heavy, even some rumbles of thunder, too. for the next few days, it's going to remain breezy, rather unsettled, low pressure nearby, and we'll see showers or even longer spells of rain. now for wednesday, this feature could bring some significant rainfall to parts of england and wales throughout the day. now some of that rain really will be quite heavy across parts of wales, south—west england through wednesday morning. and then, that rain will push in towards the midlands, parts of eastern england into the afternoon — i think the northern extent of it being around the greater manchester area, not further north than that. but as this rain band begins to move south—eastwards into east anglia in the southeast, it will begin to fragment.

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mark lowen reports from turin. let the eurovision song contest 2022 begin! europe's fanfare of fun came to turin with that unique mix of glam glitter and glorious tunes. a europe seeing wall 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, her sequin filled dance, anything but. then italy with an all male falsetto love song. sweden. eurovision once gave birth to abba, remember them? then the hand washer of serbia asking why meghan markle's hair is so shiny. then the uk, too many nul points in recent years but with sam ryder hits stratospheric notes with spaceman. then ukraine's folk hip—hop number. one band member stayed in the country to fight and the rest got permission to leave. the final results... 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 votes. 183 points. he did so well. there it is. sam ryder was pipped at the post by ukrai

the uk's eurovision hopeful is already a hit in turin. # and i'm drifting in the dark...#. his song, space man, is being hotly tipped. eurovision has helped transform his life. 2.5 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. because 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 is super warming, super lovely. and five minutes later... this is what eurovision fame feels like. i've got to get out of this! however, while ukraine remains the fa

and he's here in turin for his second eurovision song contest, representing italy. you have fans here and everywhere. everyone knows you. have you got used to all of this, what eurovision has done to you? are you used to this fame? oh, you know, for me it's always a new thing, you know, because the emotion is always the same, so...yeah. in the past, many looked upon eurovision as a graveyard for careers. but things have changed. for anyone who wonders what eurovision is all about, this is what it's all about. for mahmood, it's made him a star. and it's also done the same for last year's winners — maneskin. well, we've basically been touring nonstop, making new music. yeah. — going all around the world. so it's been like basically all we dreamt of. music: stefania by kalush 0rchestra. and while the favourites for tonight are ukraine's kalush 0rchestra, there've also been quite a few bets on a country that's rather struggled in recent years — the uk. # i'm up in space, man... sam ryder and space man has won many admirers. i'll be completely honest, it's quite st

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no—fly zone across the country, so it's an uncomfortable three—day journey by road via poland to get to turin. kalush orchestra required special permission from the government to take part in eurovision. the band's arrival is met with huge media attention. everybody asks them the same question. what will it mean to ukraine if you win? journalists from all over the world want to talk to them. hi, bilbao! this... hi, bilbao. i'm oleh from kalush orchestra and these are my... this is my... these are my answers for your five questions. da? yes! it feels like no eurovision band from ukraine has ever been under so much pressure as this one. it's notjust about eurovision — it's the pressure about representing ukraine to the whole world as the war is going on and telling ukraine and its story during this one and unique chance. all: let the eurovision i song contest 2022 begin! cheering and applause. this is the night of the grand final, where we make eurovision history! tonight, the sound of beauty triumphs in torino. - 25 countries are competing i for the grand final and you — yes, you — have