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Liverpool is about to host Britain's first Eurovision grand final for 25 years The UK’s Mae Muller has said she is “ready to get this show on the road” ahead of Saturday’s Eurovision final, after it emerged Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky had been barred from addressing the event. After months of preparation, the 25-year-old singer from north London will finally perform her track, I Wrote A Song, for the international voting public.

The Saints will play Championship football next season following today's 2-0 loss Southampton have been relegated from the Premier League after slumping to a dismal 2-0 defeat against Fulham at St Mary’s. The bottom side had needed to win to have any chance of beating the drop but second-half goals from Carlos Vinicius and Aleksandar Mitrovic – in his first outing since serving an eight-game ban – confirmed their fate

A nurse from Devon has fended off competition from more than 50,000 medical colleagues across the world to win a 250,000 dollars (£200,000) cash prize for her work in improving diabetes care. Margaret Shepherd, from Exeter, said she was left “shaking” after winning the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2023 on International Nurses Day on Friday evening. The 60-year-old was chosen from over 52,000 applicants across 202 countries, taking the

Lord Alan Sugar says he has “never, ever shouted” at any of his employees and that he is a “good bloke” and “good boss”. The Apprentice star, 76, said he could be “intimidating” if necessary but that “not one person in this world” would complain about him as an employer. Lord Sugar discussed his attitude towards workplace bullying during an interview with The Times, following the recent resignation of former

A Eurovision-themed theatre show created by and for care home residents is touring in Liverpool to provide “meaningful therapeutic engagement” for people living with dementia and other neurological diseases. Nwoko Arts, a theatre company based in Liverpool, visited 25 care homes to interview its residents about the themes of Eurovision, their memories of the mid-20th century and their thoughts on the war in Ukraine, to create the show ‘Songs for

Home Secretary Suella Braverman was advised to scrap plans to house asylum seekers at a former RAF base, it has been reported. According to an email reportedly seen by the BBC in February, a senior Home Office official advised the home secretary to stop work at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, warning of “significant challenges to progress”. The email from the Resettlement, Asylum Support and Integration Directorate, which formed part of

Captain Jordan Henderson believes Liverpool have to use the variety of goalscoring options they have available to their advantage next season. The return to fitness of Luis Diaz in recent weeks means manager Jurgen Klopp can now choose between five of his six first-choice forwards (the departing Roberto Firmino is injured). That has contributed to an upturn in form which has brought six successive victories and pushed them into unlikely contention for the

Dolly Parton took centre stage at the 2023 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards as she co-hosted the star-studded event alongside Garth Brooks. The Jolene singer, known for her energetic and gregarious nature, made several eye-catching outfit changes throughout the night. The 77-year-old American country music veteran set the bar high for herself as she arrived in a dazzling long-sleeve pewter jumpsuit at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. It