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The Talking France podcast is back for a new series looking at all the latest talking points from France - from an EU flag row to whether French workers deserve their 'lazy' reputation, via vineyard tours, airline strikes and the French resistance (with a tiny bit of Eurovision fun).Published: 11 May 2023 08:06 CEST Updated: 13 May 2023 07:55 CEST Host Ben McPartland is joined by The Local France editor Emma Pearson, journalist Genevieve Mansfield and political expert John Lichfield to look at the latest news and talking points from France.

Zelensky spent 40 minutes with the 86-year-old pontiff at the Vatican, after earlier meeting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has strongly backed Kyiv in the wake of Russia's February 2022 invasion.I am very grateful to him for his personal attention to the tragedy of millions of Ukrainians, Zelensky said on Telegram after his audience with the pope, the first since February 2020.

Queer '80s band Frankie Goes To Hollywood is going to Hollywood with a new biopic and an exciting young star!Formed by lead vocalist Holly Johnson, the band broke through in a big way in 1983 with their debut single, "Relax."And now their story will be told on the big screen in a film called Relax, from filmmaker Bernard Rose-who happened to direct the hit song's original video.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (right) walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to a waiting Chinook helicopter after meetings at Chequers, the U.K. leader's country retreat, in Aylesbury, England, on Monday.Carl Court/Getty Images Here's a look ahead and a roundup of key developments from the past week.

Loreen of Sweden has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, while the UK's Mae Muller finished second from last.The singer, who previously triumphed in 2012, made history as the first woman, and only the second person, to win the contest twice.She scored a total of 583 points after the public and jury votes were combined, narrowly beat Finland's Kaarija who scored 526.

Ukrainian refugees who have settled in Liverpool and local schoolchildren will take part in the Eurovision Song Contest handover and allocation draw at the end of the month.The international music show will take place at the 11,000-capacity Liverpool Arena in May, culminating in the grand final on Saturday 13, after the city was chosen to host the competition on behalf of 2022 winners Ukraine.

Merseyside Police has thanked those who headed to Liverpool for the Eurovision Song Contest.The force announced more than half a million people had been in the city over a nine-day period, confirming it was its biggest policing operation to date.During a host of Eurovision events that took place in the city, just three people were arrested for public order offences, drunk and disorderly behaviour, drugs possession and assault.

Ian Wright and Shaun Wright-Phillips will become the first father and son punditry team to appear on Match of the Day on Saturday.Arsenal legend Wright, a regular pundit on the show, will be joined by son Wright-Phillips, who had two spells with Manchester City.The pair will join Gary Lineker in the studio to review highlights from Saturday's Premier League fixtures.

The Eurovision Song Contest will continue on Thursday night (11 May) in Liverpool, as countries including Austria and Denmark take to the stage for the second semi-final.Sixteen acts will compete, with the top 10 making it through to the grand final on Saturday (13 May).Alesha Dixon, Hannah Waddingham and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina will return as hosts after helping to kick off the contest earlier this week.

A train has been given a makeover to celebrate the Eurovision Song Contest.TransPennine Express (TPE) added the Eurovision logo and a Welcome to Liverpool message to one of its Nova 2 trains as the city prepares to host the competition.Soprano Morgan Carter performed operatic classics for passengers and railway workers as the new livery was unveiled at Manchester Airport station.

At five minutes past noon on Tuesday, Ticketmaster sent Joe Holmes and many others in Britain an email: Congratulations, you have been successful in the ballot for two tickets to King Charles's coronation concert.Mr. Holmes, a student in his final year at the University of Essex, saw it immediately while checking his email and rushed to click the link to claim his tickets to the concert, an official coronation event that will take place a day after King Charles III is crowned only to be met with a message saying that none were available.

T he long-running Eurovision promotional event London Eurovision Party returns for another year to celebrate the start of Eurovision 2023.Contestants from the last song contest season and some surprise stars of yesteryear will grace the British capital this spring.Last season's show saw 21 Eurovision 2022 acts grace the Hard Rock Hotel stage.

So, Mae Muller has been officially revealed as the UK's entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.The 25-year-old heads to Liverpool in May to perform I Wrote A Song - a daft-but-catchy revenge song, written about her ex-boyfriend and teased heavily on her social media channels.Muller follows hot on the heels of Sam Ryder, who came second in Turin last year - giving the UK its best result in more than two decades.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Mae Muller has been confirmed as the UK's entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest in May and will be hoping to build on Sam Ryder's success at last year's event.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Mae Muller has been selected to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in May, according to media reports.The 25-year-old singer will perform at the event in Liverpool with the track I Wrote A Song. Muller was chosen by BBC bosses and global management company TaP Music, which has counted Lana Del Rey and Ellie Goulding among its clients.

Scottish star Lulu has been unmasked on the new series of ITV's reality singing contest The Masked Singer.Six masked celebrities Rubbish, Jacket Potato, Piece Of Cake, Pigeon, Rhino and Fawn featured in the episode, but it was Lulu's Piece Of Cake who was chosen to be unmasked.Lulu, who was born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie and is also known by her full name Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, has turned her hand to musical theatre, television and more across a six-decade career.

Only a handful of things truly bind Europe's disparate nations together.The Eurovision Song Contest is one of them.With a global audience bigger than the Oscars, the annual face-off of power ballads and over-the-top dance routines is seen as a rare - and ridiculous - unifying force for the Continent.

People in countries that do not take part in the Eurovision Song Contest will be able to vote for their favorite songs online next year, in one of several changes to the voting process that the contest's organizers announced on Tuesday.The changes will also give viewers exclusive say in who qualifies for the final, instead of a combined vote from professional juries and the public, the European Broadcasting Union, which organizes the competition, said in a statement.

The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in the English city of Liverpool after Britain was asked to hold the event on behalf of Ukraine.Luca Bruno/AP LONDON  The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in the English city of Liverpool, the BBC said Friday, after Britain was asked to hold the event on behalf of designated host country Ukraine.