from the 20th century by a master piece. hello i m frankie mccanley. welcome to the programme. sweden s act loreen has won the 2023 eurovision song contest with her pop anthem tattoo. the favourite going into the competition, she s only the second person to win the competition twice. the ukrainian electronic duo tvorchi with their song heart of steel came sixth. their home town in ukraine was hit by russian missiles moments before the band took to the stage in liverpool. the mayor of ternopil said warehouses were damaged. the uk s entry, mae muller, came second from last in the final standings but said she would never forget this journey. for the first time, fans from around the world were allowed to vote in the competition. our arts correspondent, david sillito, reports from liverpool. the public has given you. it was, for a moment, the public has given you. it was, fora moment, rather was, for a moment, rather tense. sweden versus finland. 243 tense. sweden versus finland.
in just the last few hours, a ceasefire between israel and palestinians in the gaza strip has began, but some fighting has reportedly continued. 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. 33 palestinians in gaza 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. the current bout of violence erupted on tuesday
That Us Government services have had to be shut down because of a Budget Deadlock in congress. The us House Of Representatives has adjourned for the day, and will reconvene in washington On Saturday Morning local time. Sean dilley has the latest. This is what you get when the House Of Representatives is led by a Different Party to the one that controls the senate and also occupies the white house. Deadlock is not unheard of, the Government Shutdown six times since 1990, and when they happen they can last for a short time, even days. There is usually a very clear reason why. Last time for example the Government Shutdown in 2018, it was 35 days that those services were stopped and this was because of a very clear disagreement about Donald Trumps to build a wall on the southern border. 2013, very clear policy disagreements saw a 16 day shutdown when representatives fell out over the provision of 0bama care. This time though, the reasons are far less clear. The republican speaker says he t
This is an updated version of the “People’s Manifesto for Ecological Democracy” that Countercurrents.org published on 15th August 2020, where we set out a
British statesman and writer, Winston Churchill, who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (U.K), highlighted the importance of the vote in a democratic election in the following words: “At the bottom of all tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into a little booth, with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little