16 countries take the stage in liverpool later for the second semifinal. ukraine s president says his country is still waiting for more arms before it launches its counter offensive against russian forces. volodymyr zelensky warned the army still needed the promised supplies, including armoured vehicles, that are only arriving in batches . mr zelensky was speaking to the bbc s hugo bachega in kyiv, who was conducting the interview on behalf of the eurovision news group of public service broadcasters. everybody is waiting for this counteroffensive, and i think what is interesting is that president zelensky also acknowledged that some people may be tired of the war, but he also said he believed in victory, he believed in success, obviously, this is the job of the president, to keep the country united, to keep morale high. i think there is a clear understanding that this much anticipated counteroffensive is likely to be crucial for ukraine, not only because what happens on the
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2024. welcome to viewers on bbc two, bbc iplayer and bbc news. let s start with nigel farage a s return to front line politics by standing, announcing his standing at the election. let s take a look at the front pages. starting with the daily mail, double blow for rishi sunak, his darkest hour, this is how the guardian has got it, tory alarm as nigel farage takes control of reform uk. less from the daily telegraph, i am back to lead the revolt. and the daily express, vote for nigel farage is more likely to end up with keir starmer in number ten. in the last 15 minutes or so, nigel farage has launched his campaign, he is standing in clacton, we will show you the other candidates are standing so far injust you the other candidates are standing so far in just a moment, what impact is nigel farage s return are standing in the selection going to have the conservative party? fin to have the conservative party? on the campaign itself, it electrified it, it has been a dull campaign,
why he s getting the attention, because people know, i think, when the spotlight is on him when he has the spotlight is on him when he has the opportunity to speak to the country, the electorate moves, and i think we saw excitement yesterday in the election that we hadn t seen before. are you moved by nigel farage? if i was in clacton, i would vote for him. but you are not. i am not, they will vote conservative. but there is this terrible irony, isn t there, that voting for nigel and reform will see all the things they are voting for nigel and reform will see all the things they ar- all the things they are campaigning aren t done away all the things they are campaigning aren t done away with. aren t done away with. brexit aren t done away with. brexit would be wound back understand the government, and on doorsteps, understand the government, and on doorsteps, i am finding there are a lot of doorsteps, i am finding there are a lot of undecided voters, and i would vote that lot
the uk eurovision fan club. you are such an expert, and you love your revision so much. first of all, before we talk about the fan club and your love of eurovision, talk me through the semifinals tonight. there are a few favourites? absolutely. i think austria are a fab number tonight, very fun. australia, big rock band, big name in australia, they re performing tonight as well. slovenia, a very fun young band. those of three i would keep your eyes on tonight. if you got tickets to the show? absolutely, yes. you got tickets to the show? absolutel , es. ., ~ ., absolutely, yes. talked me through this fan club absolutely, yes. talked me through this fan club of absolutely, yes. talked me through this fan club of yours. absolutely, yes. talked me through this fan club of yours. how - absolutely, yes. talked me through this fan club of yours. how many i this fan club of yours. how many members you have now?- this fan club of yours. how many members you have now? when i started it we