we start in the uk, where the wait is now over for eurovision fans. in the last hour in liverpool, the winner of this year s eurovision song contest has been annouced, with sweden taking the crown for the seventh time with loreen s song tattoo. this was the moment her victory was announced. loreen was already the bookies favourite but she now becomes the first woman to ever win the contest twice, after her victory in 2012 with the track euphoria. well, loreen led the way from the start of the jury vote. here she is with her winning performance of tattoo earlier. # to get closer to you. # you re stuck on me. # like a tattoo. # to get closer to you. # you re stuck on me. # like a tattoo. # no, i don t care about the pain. # i ll walk through fire. # and through rainjust # to get closer to you. # you re stuck on me. # like a tattoo. # no, i don t care about them. and here she is accepting the award. only the second person to win eurovision twice. how does it feel? this is overw
they have a range of up to 560 kilometres about 350 miles and can only carry conventional warheads. the move prompted an instant response from the kremlin saying it would require in adequate response from our military. in december i informed the house that i was developing options to respond to a russia s continued aggression in a calibrated and determined manner. today i can confirm that the uk is donating storm shadow missiles to ukraine. storm shadow is a long range, conventional only precision strike capability. it compliments the long range systems already gifted including himars and harpoon missiles, as well as ukraine s own neptune cruise missile and longer range missions elsewhere gifted. the donation of these weapons systems gives ukraine the best chance to defend themselves against russia s continued brutality, especially the deliberate targeting of ukrainian civilian infrastructure, which is against international law. ukraine has a right to be able to defend its
hello, i m carl naussman. a ceasefire between israel and palestinians in the gaza strip appears to be holding, despite some reports of fighting. the agreement was brokered by egypt it follows five days of violent exchanges which have killed at least 33 palestinians in gaza and two people in israel. the truce, which as you see here prompted celebration in the streets, includes a commitment by israel to stop so called targeted assassinations . in return, israel reportedly demanded a complete halt to rocket fire by palestinian militants at its civilians. however, just hours after islamichhad militants confirmed a ceasefire was in effect, a rocket was fired from the gaza strip, prompting rocket warning sirens across a region of southern israel. it s not yet clear who fired the rocket, but its worth noting that several smaller militant palestinian groups are opposed to the truce brokered earlier in the day. a reminder though that for now the ceasefire does appear to be holding.
Affected every aspect of Life In The Valley including music. Now the scene is being taken over by a Younger Generation of so called resista nce Younger Generation of so called resistance musicians. There are more restrictions in kashmir. I saw a young guy being shot, i write a song about that. I see Young Children being blinded by pellets. An inhuman force being used against them, and i write songs about that. Music plays translation sufi music is all about spirituality and praising god. Translation sufi music is all about spirituality and praising god. I think there is more to it, you know . They reflect current times as well, you know . It appeared to me that music is a strong entity. It can be a powerful medium. Translation there is a lot of grief in kashmir. Music helps to soothe the pain. We know the pain of losing a person. People getting shot, you know, people dying. Violence was a part of day to day routine. It appeared to me that music is a strong entity. Translation there is
Its a celebration of culture with around 500 events across ten days. The aim of the festival is to bring together some of the worlds greatest writers and thinkers to share their stories and ideas. Im speaking to the egyptian author ahdaf soueif. Her novel the map of love made her the first muslim woman to be nominated for a booker prize. Her latest book, this is not a border, is an anthology celebrating her own extraordinary literary festival. Applause ahdaf comes here hotfooting it basically from the staging the 10th. Were in our 30th Anniversary here at hay, but for the palfest, the Palestine Literary festival, its their 10th anniversary, and she has come here straight from organising that, and we want to find out a little bit more, so welcome to ahdaf soueif. Thank you. Applause just tell us a little bit, how did it go . 0k, well, first ijust want to say it is a tremendous privilege and pleasure being back at hay. This place has its own spirit, its own buzz, and its always wonderful