Can see outside the venue. Fans are also arriving at the malmo arena. And heres what some of them have been saying. I think its great that they have that the ebu didnt they didnt back down cowardly from the protesters, and they included israel and let and didnt like tamper with votes or anything. They let them through the final i understand it. I personally disagree with their involvement and a lot of their involvement and a lot of the stuff thats happened in the past 24 hours, generally in eurovision , like with the eurovision, like with the possible disqualification of the dutch representative or the videos coming out from inside the arena in general, its become a bit too much. Were here to enjoy the stuff, bambi is here to enjoy it, and were not bringing politics into it. Im not particularly political, so i tend to stay out of it, and i think a competition like this, its about bringing people together, not, you know, trying to cause a lot of diversity. So, you know, im sorry, divisi
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
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
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, i only had one. Yeah, i only had one. Yeah. I think you could mix it with something else. Yeah, yeah. That snakebite and black or is that something else. Something like something else. Yeah. Well wed love to hear what you think. As ever, send your views and post your comments using gbnews. Com yoursay say, but first, heres your latest news with tatiana sanchez. Nana, thank you very much. Good to see you. And good morning. These are the top stories from the gb newsroom. The bank of england is expected to leave its base Interest Rate unchanged at 5. 25 for a sixth time, as economists wait for inflation to come under control. The decision to be announced today comes as inflation remains at 3. 2 above the banks 2 target. It would mean a longer penod target. It would mean a longer period of higher borrowing costs, which have squeezed households since Interest Rates started rising at the end of 2021. Both Major Political parties have made Economic Growth a key part of their
Far north. Today. Its going to be a fine picture, plenty of blue skies and even warmer than yesterday. Ill have all the details coming up. Good morning to you. Im Stephen Dixon , and im ellie Stephen Dixon, and im Ellie Costello, and this is breakfast on gb news. On gb news. All right. What have you got for me this morning . Oh, i found something very good. Right. And apparently loads of insult are at risk of dying out. Great british insults. You cant let insults die out. No, they are there. They are there. Theyre endangered. Theres only endangered list. Is it that pesky gen z . Is it that pesky gen z . Yes. Well, gen z, depending on how you pronounce it, which is those born from 1997 to 2011. So they use jibes such as karen, you might have heard that to be called a karen. Yeah, but thats really insulting to people called karen. My mother in laws called karen. Oh, there you go. It means youre entitled and overdemanding. Oh, is what karen means irony there. So apparently people are usin