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It was quite tense at the end, wasn�*t it? we are just seeing the moment again, italy did perform pretty well, and what do you make of the act itself? yeah, a very good song, it had been leading the betting in the last few days, it had really come up the rails in the last week or so. very visually strong performance, very distinctive, unlike anything else on show tonight, a great place in the running order, quite near the end, and these days you need a song that cuts through, and that�*s wha...

Astrazeneca jab are 33% effective against the variant from india. the second dose boosts that to 88% for pfizer, and 60% for astrazeneca. the lower figure for astrazeneca is down to the fact that people in that group were older, and it is thought that both vaccines are just as effective. experts say that it is important for people to come forward for vaccinations and to take their second jab. there is a bit of a race going on between the vaccine programme and the relaxation of restrictions and s...

A push for people to get both covid vaccine doses — as a study shows high protection against the indian variant. as lockdown eases, the rise of the variant has been a worry. it is already the dominant strain of the virus in some areas. at the same time, ministers reject claims from a former downing street advisor of a "herd immunity" plan at the start of the pandemic. at the time of a crisis, when government is making very, very tough decisions, difficult decisions, we put public life and prot...

After two years, so good to have eurovision back and just an incredible show, fantastic songs, great staging, great presenters, great production, and very exciting results at the end there. it and very exciting results at the end there.— the end there. it was quite tense at — the end there. it was quite tense at the _ the end there. it was quite tense at the end, - the end there. it was quite tense at the end, wasnt . the end there. it was quite l tense at the end, wasnt it? readjusting the ...

Singer, its a good song, but you need to have that special something that really stands out in and amongst all the other performances, and thats probably what was lacking, its the sort of song that nobody disliked, he didnt sing badly at all, he did a very good performance in contemporary song, but itjust needed something different, and if you look at the songs that came in the top five, they all had that. ., , ., the top five, they all had that. . , ., . ., , that. finally, not huge crowds insi...

Welcome to bbc news. im lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: a large volcano erupts in eastern congo, causing panic in the city of goma. residents are told to leave their homes. is this proof that princess latifa of dubai is alive? a single picture posted on social media after she disappeared from public view in february. the former bbc journalist criticised for his interview with princess diana says he loved her and never meant to harm her. 165 points, and that means we have a winner! and viva...

There is no point trying to copy what has happened in previous years, you need to bring something new, and that�*s exactly what italy have done and they�*ve got their reward for it. that�*s an interesting analysis. each year, to me from the outside, it seems so random and the songs seem so different and such variety, and yet somehow the bookies managed to put italy as favourite and then managed to win. how do they do that? yeah, it�*s true. people talk about a typical eurovision song, an...

Spreading fast, with children being infected much more this time around. now schools are shut, and the message is to stay at home. i really didn�*t expect that the number of cases can increase like that and we again come back to square one here. what i�*m looking for now is my family to be safe, to be at home, don�*t always go out, and for myself, the opportunity right now to work from home. i already work from home, and for the children, i think it�*s better for them to be at home. it�...

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Hello, detective banks. directed by darren lynn bousman, who held episodes two, three and four, this new chapter stars chris rock, promising to do for the saw franchise what 48 hours did for buddy cop movies. hes zeke, a wisecracking detective whose dad, played by samuel ljackson, was a legend in the force. i couldve killed you. faced with a jigsaw—style copycat targeting the police, loner zeke, whos watching his back after turning in a dirty cop, finds himself paired with a wide—eyed rookie...