With sofia. Darren. Thank you. Good afternoon. Its 12 02. Im sophia wenzler afternoon. Its12 02. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. The dutch act has been newsroom. The dutch act has been kicked out of Eurovision Song Contest grand final. The European Broadcasting Union says us klein wont compete, while Swedish Police investigate a complaint of inappropriate behaviour by a female member of the production crew. Meanwhile security has been tightened ahead of tonights show following pro palestinian demonstrations. Demonstrators have been rallying against israels participation in the event , with the countrys eden event, with the countrys eden golan qualifying for tonights show. Shes among the leading show. Shes among the leading contenders to win, but bookmakers have placed croatias baby lasagna as favourite. Baby lasagna as favourite. Heres what some of the fans had to say i understand it, i personally disagree with their involvement and a lot of the stuff thats happened in the past 2
Wrong about everything. Your wonderful viewers never hesitate to jump in as well. Send your views and post your comments on gbnews. Com forward slash kwasi. And dont forget, ask your questions and get them in for ask the five. That segments coming in hour two. But before we start tearing each other apart, its your saturday night news with. Aaron. News with. Aaron. Very good evening to you. Im Aaron Armstrong in the gb newsroom in the netherlands. Entry has been disqualified from the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Singer and rapper used to. Klein wont compete while Swedish Police investigate a complaint of inappropriate behaviour made by a member of the production crew. A member of the production crew. Separately, irelands entrant bambie thug miss dress rehearsals over what theyve described as an incident which needed urgent attention from the European Broadcast Union. Now, tonights final takes place against the backdrop of huge pro palestinian demonstrators in the city of
Him, reportedly against his wishes. Irelands entrant, bambie thug , wishes. Irelands entrant, bambie thug, has wishes. Irelands entrant, bambie thug , has accused the bambie thug, has accused the israeli broadcaster kan of repeatedly breaking the rules regarding its commentary towards their act during the semi finals, and the french act. Slimani has broken eurovision rules on making political statements during the warm up, with an on stage speech calling for peace , while pro palestinian for peace, while pro palestinian demonstrators have gathered outside the arena to protest about israels participation, theyve been heard shouting free palestine and shame towards fans heading into the venue. A number of them have been forcibly detained and taken away by police. Now the israeli army has issued new evacuation orders for various parts of the gaza strip as it expands its military operation. Residents in rafah have been told to move to a so called expanded humanitarian zone on the west coas
Your perfect saturday night in. So why dont you crack open a cold bottle of beer, uncork a wine or fire up the kettle and lets get to work . Big stories , lets get to work . Big stories, big debate, big entertainment and a major celebrity in hot water. After the News Headlines and Aaron Armstrong. And Aaron Armstrong. Hi there. Very good evening to you. Im Aaron Armstrong in the gb newsroom. Well, the Eurovision Song Contest is underway in sweden , but it has underway in sweden, but it has been marred by allegations from inside the arena and ongoing protests outside of it. The netherlands entry used declined has been disqualified. The dutch broadcaster says it was over a threatening movement he made towards someone who was filming him, reportedly against his wishes. Him, reportedly against his wishes. Irelands him, reportedly against his wishes. Irelands entrant him, reportedly against his wishes. Irelands entrant bambie thug, has accused the israeli broadcaster kan of repeatedly break
Ukraine s Kharkiv Region russia says its forces have captured five settlements in the area. And the most powerful solar storm in 21 years triggers celestial light shows in many parts of the world, with scientists expecting another display later this evening. Hello. The Israeli Military says about 300,00 palestinians have left the city of rafah since monday, when israel told them to move to a nearby district of gaza. The israelis have declared a narrow coastal strip at al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no Running Water or proper sanitation. Israel is planning an assault on Hamas Fighters In Rafah and has ordered Tens Of Thousands more residents from eastern districts of the city to leave. Evacuation orders have also been issued for thousands of people in parts of northern gaza. Last night, a long awaited Us Government report criticised israel s use of american supplied weapons in the gaza war, saying it s reasonable to assess they have been used in breach