the long awaited final. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson spent the evening with them. this was a eurovision party for the ages. the uk fans were amongst the least confident. where do we think it will finish between one and 26? left hand side, for sure. it it will finish between one and 26? left-hand side, for sure.- left-hand side, for sure. it has to be left-hand- left-hand side, for sure. it has to be left-hand. time left-hand side, for sure. it has to be left-hand. time for left-hand side, for sure. it has to be left-hand. time for the - left-hand side, for sure. it has to | be left-hand. time for the contest to beain be left-hand. time for the contest to begin and be left-hand. time for the contest to begin and the be left-hand. time for the contest to begin and the eurovision - be left-hand. time for the contest to begin and the eurovision theme turned into a mass singalong. there are 15,000 people watching eurovision on the screen. the first
set up that many of us eurovision fans were not even european, hello, i m american! they tune into and figure out whether we like the entry or not that i have this great test case to figure out whether there entry will stick or not and i mean, we were all anticipating her in the bar was high, to be fair. we could have been really let down with what she would give us an sweden s national selection. we were not. when she was selected and came to eurovision it was ok, he was going to be able to best her? i will not lie, finland, they have been coming with heat and fire and, yeah, finland was sort of a good contender to possibly best her but ultimately, sweden still won. we have to talk about uk. i m based in london and british and we were all rooting for mae muller and i met her and she is
among the nominations for most memorable moment, the only category voted for by the public, our olympic gold medallist mo farah s gold medallist mo fa rah s revelations gold medallist mo farah s revelations that he was illegally trafficked to the uk as a child. the final moments of the comedy dairy girls which saw them voting in the good friday agreement referendum in 1998, and paddington bear having tea with the queen ahead of her platinum party at the palace. with the queen ahead of her platinum party at the palace- party at the palace. thank you for everything- party at the palace. thank you for everything. that s party at the palace. thank you for everything. that s very party at the palace. thank you for everything. that s very kind. - lizo mzimba, bbc news. speaking of big moments, most people who are about to celebrate their 100th birthday might be looking forward to a quiet day, perhaps some bubbly or a card from the king, that sort of thing. but that s all too tame for
founded in liverpool byjonny bongo, this extravagant bingo night has spread to a0 other places around the uk. is that a bingo call there, love? let s have a look. you ve just won a henry hoover! of course, this isn t just a bingo night. jonny s taken a british institution that s normally associated with older players. £300! ..and given it a uniquely scouse twist. and the reason that eurovision has come to liverpool? cos it s the best city in the world! eurovision, bongo s bingo they re also quite similar events. eurovision is all about having fun and just letting loose and it s just such a colourful event. and when it first got announced, i almost felt like it s going to have to be liverpool. there s no better city.
243 points we have a winner. sweden wins the eurovision song contest as singer loreen takes the prize for a second time but the uk s mae muller comes second to last. but that didn t dampen the party spirit in liverpool, which hosted the contest on behalf of ukraine, where fans celebrated late into the night. ina in a couple of hours, more than 12.000 in a couple of hours, more than 12,000 runners will set off through the mist 12,000 runners will set off through the mist here in leeds in the inaugural the mist here in leeds in the inaugural rob burrow marathon. this is the inaugural rob burrow marathon. this is the finish inaugural rob burrow marathon. this is the finish line. rob is being pushed is the finish line. rob is being pushed around by his good friend kevin pushed around by his good friend kevin simfield. and in sport the saints go marching down i defeat for southampton ends theirii year- stay in the premier league afteran 11 game run- without a win. and yeste