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May 9

As #Eurovision week gets under way, join

@Ruth5News

as they look at the highs and lows of the song contest and what it means for Liverpool to be hosting on behalf of Ukraine. 🎧 Listen to the 5 News Eurovision Party podcast: podfollow.com/the-5-news-eur

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With the #Eurovision Grand Final in Liverpool now just days away, our reporter and superfan

gives us the lowdown on the countries - and performances - to watch out for. #5News

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"I can't imagine being a teenager right now - it's hard to think about your present, let alone your future" Actor and writer Ben Bailey Smith talks to

@ClaudiaLizaTV

about the damaging impact of cuts to UK youth services in the face of the cost of living crisis.

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DCI Banks actor Stephen Tompkinson has been found not guilty of causing grievous bodily harm. The TV star had been accused of punching a man who was drunkenly making a noise outside his home, but Mr Tompkinson said he only ever pushed the man in self-defence. #5News

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The Bank of England has raised interest rates to 4.5% - it's the 12th rise in a row, and the highest level it's been in almost 15 years.

explains what's behind this rise, and how you might be affected ⤵️

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The 5 News Eurovision Party: Eurovision: The highs and lows of a song contest

Our second episode is all about the highs and lows of #Eurovision, including some of the best and worst performances over the years. We're joined by

@TheFizzCMJ

, who won in 1981 with Making Your Mind Up,

@CarrieGrant1

& even a singing dog.. Listen here ⤵️

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In our second episode, hosts Alan Jenkins and Ruth Liptrot look at the highs and lows of the Eurovision song contest, including some of the best - and worst - performances over the years. Joining t...

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Simon Vigar

Day 2 of #PrinceHarry court case against Mirror Group - several other VIPs are part of this action. Their barrister is going through evidence which he says proves phone hacking: ‘these are the codes for the phone line’ (voicemail) says one message

The first #Eurovision semi-final happened last night, with 10 out of 15 acts going through to Saturday's final. Ireland failed to make it through, while Sweden's Loreen, who's among the favourites to win this year, did secure a place.

has a recap of what happened ⤵️

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Former US President Donald Trump has been found liable of sexually abusing a woman in the 90s by a jury in New York. You might think that verdict would be enough to stop his from running again for President, but as

@tessa5news

explains, Trump is showing no sign of quitting.

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A baby has been born using three people's DNA for the first time in the UK. The plan is to use this to prevent children being born with incurable and potentially fatal disorders.

explains the science behind this potentially breakthrough procedure ⤵️

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Just days after watching his father crowned King, Prince Harry is among a group of high profile celebs, such as Nicky Sanderson, Ian Wright, Cheryl & Ricky Tomlinson, who are accusing the Daily Mirror publisher of phone-hacking.

has the latest from the court case ⤵️

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Alan Jenkins

May 10

Ukrainian song birds are dotted across Liverpool. Just one of the many ways the host city is mixing two cultures during this contest. More on that on

at 5! #Eurovision

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Andy Bell

@andybell5news

May 10

"Jesus calls us to welcome the stranger" the Archbishop of Canterbury tells the House of Lords as he promises to try and amend the #immigration bill

Simon Vigar

The 5 News Eurovision Party: Eurovision: The politics of a song competition

May 10

Reporting today from another Prince Harry court case, this time the start of the full hearing involving Mirror Group Newspapers, which denies illegal information gathering

In our first podcast episode, we are joined by

@dreurovision

@MrJamesRowe

to look at the politics behind #Eurovision. What political statements have been made at the song contest in the past - and how significant is it politically today? Listen here ⤵️

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Even though the song contest prides itself on being apolitical, Eurovision has always been steeped in politics — from the voting to the performances. In this episode, hosts Alan Jenkins and Ruth ...

Did Met Police get it right arresting anti-monarchy protesters ahead of King Charles’s coronation? Former Detective Superintendent

@ShabnamChaudhri

and former Met Police Head of Royal Protection and Divisional Commander Dai Davies join

@tessa5news

to weigh in.

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The first semi-final of this year's #Eurovision song contest kicks off tonight in Liverpool - and a trainload of superfans have descended on the city for the occasion. Our reporter

has been catching up with them to find out what they're most excited about. #5News

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Russian President Putin led a pared-down Victory Day parade in Moscow as he repeated his false claim that the West had launched a “true war” against Russia. The event honours the Soviet involvement in WW2 and today Putin drew parallels between that and the current Ukraine war.

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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said his party now has a duty to deliver in local government. It's after Labour gained more than 500 councillors in the local elections last week. #5News

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The Met Police has expressed regret over the arrest of 6 anti-monarchy protesters planning to demonstrate before the King's Coronation.

@andybell5news

explains why the group were held & the controversial Public Order Act allowing police to take stronger action in the first place

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Alan Jenkins

May 9

What an atmosphere here! We’ve been chatting to fans arriving for the competition and the verdict is in - douze points 1️⃣2️⃣ to Liverpool for this warm welcome! ☀️ See you at 5 on

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Alan Jenkins

May 9

Hello this is Liverpool calling. 🎶 Great to be in the #Eurovision host city as thousands arrive to watch the first semi final. More on

later! 🎤

Here’s a look through some of the key events of tomorrow’s #Coronation - and when they’ll be taking place.

| #5News

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You might consider yourself a fan of the royals. You might even be planning on getting up early tomorrow. But some people have already set up down the side of the mall.

went to have a chat. #5News

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5 things to know today - 5 May 2023 🔹Lucy Letby gives evidence for 2nd day 🔹Tories suffer big losses in council elections 🔹Starmer: Labour on course to win general election 🔹Man is charged with the murder of Jonita Kossiwa Dogbey 🔹The UK prepares for the King's coronation

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Outside Buckingham Palace,

and

were joined by the former Communications Secretary to the Queen - Alisa Anderson. We also spoke to people in Kent to gauge their thoughts on the #Coronation #5News

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In less than 24 hours time, the UK will have its first coronation in 70 years - the crowning of King Charles III. The man who's played the supporting role for his whole life, finally becomes the main player. Here's our royal correspondent

#Coronation | #5News

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Dan Walker

May 5

Met the Royal family today. Special times 😂 Full story on

later

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Bradley Harris

@MrBradleyHarris

May 4

I've hailed a cab. Destination? A Shell garage... Interesting chat with driver John - whose business runs on fuel - about Europe's biggest oil and gas company profiting £7.6bn in this year alone

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The Prince and Princess of Wales took the Elizabeth Line to travel to an official engagement in Soho. William and Kate met with hospitality businesses to see how they are preparing for the Coronation weekend, which will see hundreds of thousands of people flocking to London.

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5 things to know today - 4 May 2023 🔹New Alzheimer's drug slows disease by a third 🔹Brixton: Woman stabbed to death 🔹Stephen Tompkinson stands trial accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm 🔹Coronation security to use facial recognition tech 🔹Shell's record $9.6bn profits

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Parts of a controversial public order bill, which empowers UK police to take stronger action against protesters, have come into force ahead of the Coronation. Two former Met Police officers - one of them now a Extinction Rebellion campaigner - join

to weigh in.

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King Charles's Coronation on Saturday will see the largest-ever use of mass surveillance face-scanning technology in the UK. There are obviously huge logistical and ethical elements to this. Our correspondent

@Julian5News

explains ⤵️ #5News

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Simon Vigar

May 4

#Commonwealth 33 nations, 400 personnel in #Coronation training today

at 5 - we speak to participants from 🇫🇯 🇦🇺 🇰🇪 🇦🇬

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For most of his life Charles held the title Prince of Wales - and while it's a role some in the country take pride from, others have a different opinion. With his Coronation in just a few days' time, is there support for the King?

@catherine5news

went to Cardiff to find out.

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As he celebrates his music career's 30th anniversary, singer and TV personality

@MrPeterAndre

talks to

@ClaudiaLizaTV

and

@tessa5news

about one of his biggest hits, Mysterious Girl, his family and what inspired him to write a children's story book. #5News

3:26

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A 13-year-old boy has shot dead eight children and a security guard at school in Serbia's capital Belgrade. The boy used his father's handgun to carry out the attack. #5News

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"I decided to risk my mum's life and mine to get out" Shama Madibo, one of the thousands of British nationals who have fled Sudan as violence sweeps the country, tells 5 News about her and her mum's perilous journey, saying "it's hard to forget what we endured". #5News

3:22

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A man has been arrested for throwing suspected shotgun cartridges into the grounds of Buckingham Palace in a major security incident just days before King Charles's Coronation. Our Royal Correspondent