great city. it s got the - great city. it s got the infrastructure. it s not got that weather necessarily! it s got the hotels. it s a fantastic city and it will be very interesting politically because if nicola sturgeon has her way she will have a referendum in october and she has already been tweeting about it so maybe she is a secret fan. ., g ., ., ., , ., secret fan. pauljordan, eurovision specialist. secret fan. pauljordan, eurovision specialist, thank secret fan. pauljordan, eurovision specialist, thank you secret fan. pauljordan, eurovision specialist, thank you so secret fan. pauljordan, eurovision specialist, thank you so much - secret fan. pauljordan, eurovision specialist, thank you so much for. specialist, thank you so much for your insight. it s a fascinating thought, smiles betterfor thought, smiles better for eurovision. thought, smiles betterfor eurovision. now, time for newswatch with samirah ahmed. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samirah ahm
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