about their mum buying a tractor. sweden s loreen, a eurovision legend, underlined her status as the favourite. she s bidding to become the first female to win the contest twice, having triumphed in 2012. and finland s cha cha cha was particularly popular with the audience in the arena. one of the night s most touching moments came during the interval performances. # i won t cry for yesterday. liverpool s rebecca ferguson duetting with ukraine s alyosha on duran duran s 0rdinary world. one of many reminders that the uk is hosting eurovision on behalf of last year s winners due
of the worst affected areas, with homes and schools having to be evacuated by emergency services. severe delays were also reported on the rail network. lorries that are two metres longer than the standard size, have been approved for use on britain s roads. the government says longer lorries can carry more goods in fewer trips boosting the economy and reducing congestion. but campaigners say it could put pedestrians and cyclists at risk. after months of anticipation, the eurovision song contest finally kicked off in liverpool last night with the first semifinal. have we mentioned have we mentioned this? have we mentioned this? i mm have we mentioned this? ~ did! the uk s entry mae muller is already guaranteed a spot in saturday s final but 15 acts from across europe have taken to the stage competing for a chance tojoin her. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson has all the details. cha cha cha!
one of the night s most touching moments came during the interval performances. # i won t cry for yesterday. liverpool s rebecca ferguson duetting with ukraine s alyosha on duran duran s 0rdinary world. one of many reminders that the uk is hosting eurovision on behalf of last year s winners due to the ongoing war. and then the results. the last act from tonight going through to the final is. norway! this means ireland have missed out on the final eight times out of the last ten. next up, the second semi on thursday. colin paterson, bbc news, liverpool.
totalling $5 million. he is the first former president to be found liable for sexual abuse. many will be closely watching how this affects him politically, if at all. nada tawfik, bbc news, at the courthouse in new york. a baby has been born using three people s dna, for the first time in the uk. a pioneering ivf technique was used with the aim of preventing children from being born with some incurable genetic diseases. the uk s fertility regulator confirmed the birth of at least one child using the method, after a freedom of information request by the guardian newspaper. lawyers for the duke of sussex and three other alleged victims of phone hacking, begin a seven week trial today. prince harry is one of a number of high profile figures bringing damages claims against mirror group newspapers and is expected to give evidence in person next month. here s our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds. for years, prince harry, in his own words, raged against the press.
happening time and time again. i think alice would like the charity in her name. finding a cure. i think she would really like that. to the lords for its second reading today. the bill aims to deter migrants from coming to the uk by preventing those who do, and ensuring they re removed from the country. peers will now debate the principles of the bill before clause by clause scrutiny at the end of the month. a teenager from kent has spoken of his pride at being a banner bearer during the coronation of king charles iii at the weekend. 18 year old josh siggers was chosen out of 37,000 army cadets to carry their banner on saturday. his duty saw him lead the royal british legion over westminster bridge. supporting the king and his coronation, it felt like i was able to represent my organisation, it was