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No animals have been allowed on stage and, until 1999, acts had to sing in their native language

London (AFP) - Pep Guardiola says Saturday's Eurovision final has given him a headache as he seeks to keep Manchester City's treble bid on track.

The fashion, the playlist, the names to know and the Scouse slang to learn - here’s your ultimate Eurovision 2023 cheat sheet

They may not have earned maximum points on the night but these varied – sometimes downright weird – Eurovision bangers all won a place in our readers’ hearts

With an aesthetic dependent on novelty and spectacle, and a structure that’s both disjointed and drawn-out, Eurovision – for some – cannot fail to fail. In its “failed seriousness” (the phrase writer Susan Sontag used to describe “camp”), the song contest has all the exaggerated expressiveness that audiences associate with…

Manchester City travel to Everton on Sunday to avoid a clash with the Eurovision Song Contest being held in Liverpool, meaning Real Madrid have an extra day to recover

John Lennon, Dead or Alive, Atomic Kitten, Sonia and Mel C all get a shining moment at the contest

Liverpool (AFP) - The UK government on Friday hit out at European broadcasters for banning a Eurovision message by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as host city Liverpool decked out in yellow and blue for the annual carnival of kitsch.

Ukrainian ambassador Vadym Prystaiko spoke as he visited a primary school in Liverpool to see what children had been learning about Ukrainian culture.

The Premier League leaders face a crucial trip to relegation-threatened Everton on Sunday.

The bunting has only just come down from last week’s coronation festivities but Britain is already preparing for another big party: the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.