The Italian band Maneskin winning the Eurovision Song Contest final last night. VIEWERS watching Eurovision took to Twitter to point out the UK s widespread unpopularity after its dismal showing in the contest. James Newman scored a total of zero points from each country s panel of judges, as well as the popular votes, after he performed his song Embers. It is the second time in a row that the UK has ended the contest with no points. Italy s pop-rock Maneskin triumphed with France coming second in the competition which was held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, last night. Other top performances came from Switzerland, Iceland, Russia and Lithuania.
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