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Hola, bonsoir and willkommen! Tonight is the night millions across Europe have been waiting for as the Eurovision Song Contest final takes place in Sweden.
The competition has been rocked with a series of crises in the build up to the showpiece event in Malmo with the Dutch entrant axed and Ireland’s Bambie Thug absent from
Eurovision fans expressed shock as fan favourites Malta and Belgium failed to make it through Thursday’s semi-final show in a shock result.
Israel’s Eden Golan defied thousands of protestors demonstrating in Malmo calling for her to be excluded from the competition as she made it through to the final.
Latvia, Austria, Netherlands, Norway, Greece, Estonia, Switzerland, Georgia and Armenia were the other countries who made it through to Saturday’s final.
Malta was represented by Sarah Bonnici with the song Loop
Israel’s Eurovision singer Eden Golan has been ordered to stay in her hotel room and is under constant protection after thousands of pro-Palestine protesters gathered in Malmo, Sweden.
Israel’s national security agency Shin Bet warned Golan not to leave her hotel room except for performances after receiving death threats and amid terror-attack fears.
There have been calls from protesters to throw Israel out of the singing competition because of the war in Gaza following Hamas’ terror attacks on October 7.
Anti-vaxxers today called for Pfizer and Moderna to urgently withdraw their Covid jabs in the wake of heightened safety fears.
AstraZeneca’s landmark decision to withdraw its lockdown-banishing vaccine from global markets sparked hysteria online about the rival jabs – made using pioneering tech never utilised until the virus crisis spawned.
The UK-based pharmaceutical titan insisted its decision was a commercial one due to demand being slim, with its jab no longer being manufactured.
Ministers favour superior mRNA jabs, like those
Queen Mary of Denmark and her husband King Frederik once again brushed off affair rumours as they put on a very affectionate display during the second day of their royal state visit to Sweden.
Mary, 52, looked elegant in a ruby long-sleeved gown as she arrived for lunch at City Hall in Stockholm with hosts King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden.
The Australian-born royal and her husband, 55, clearly hoped to put an end to the ‘affair’ rumours
King Frederik X of Denmark and his wife Queen Mary have put on a united front as they arrived in Sweden today for their first state visit since ascending to the Danish throne.
Despite rumours the couple is dealing with marital struggles, the royals were all smiles when welcomed by King Carl XVI Gustaf and German-Brazilian-born Queen Silvia in Stockholm on Monday.
Australian-born Mary, 52, was the epitome of elegance in a white Mark Kenly Domino Tan dress, royal blue
With her high cheekbones and aubergine dye streaking her chestnut hair, Eden Golan looked every bit the Eurovision starlet as she rehearsed her country’s entry ahead of this week’s song contest.
Holding the hopes of a nation is burden enough for any 20-year-old, but since Eden won her ticket to Malmo – the Swedish host city of this year’s competition – she has endured a barrage of death threats. As Israel’s entrant, she has become a lightning rod for hate
The fashion world has been left reeling following the death of design icon Roberto Cavalli, who died on Friday aged 83.
Yesterday, a host of celebrity mourners came to remember the legendary designer, as he was laid to rest in his home town of Florence.
Among them was his long-term girlfriend and Swedish former model Sandra Nilsson.
Sandra, 38, was photographed appearing bereft at the funeral, with one photo appearing to show her leaning in towards the hearse carrying her
World Health Organization (WHO) chiefs could be given power over Britain’s future pandemic policies, MPs fear.
Under plans for a new global pandemic treaty, the UN agency is considering making dozens of amendments to its legally-binding rulebook.
Critics worry member nations might be made to comply with advice in future health crises, such as enforcing lockdowns or vaccine passports.
A group of Conservative MPs have now warned the UK risks ‘signing away’ its powers to ‘unelected’ WHO bosses, complaining about
Explore new depths and immerse yourself in the beauty beneath the water’s surface through this breathtaking collection of images from Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024.
The winners have been revealed for the annual contest, which gives a platform to awe-inspiring photography captured beneath the surface of oceans, lakes, rivers and even swimming pools.
This year, more than 6,500 underwater pictures were entered by photographers around the world, with scenes captured including two fish fighting with their mouths to a
