Hello and welcome to bbc news. Im Maryam Moshiri live in malmo outside the arena where the Eurovision Grand Final will be taking place. Some Breaking News now, and the dutch Artistjoost Klein has been disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest. This all happened after the contestant, joost klein, the dutch contestant, joost klein, the dutch contestant was disqualified from the competition after what the ebu, the organisers describe as an incident just before one of the rehearsals yesterday. Confusion was around this area yesterday when people were told he wouldnt be performing and yet no one really knew exactly the reason why. Now we are hearing from the dutch press that the Swedish Police have confirmed there is an investigation ongoing into an incident involving joost klein and a team member, a member of crew at the malmo arena. Lets get more on all of this. Adrian bradley. You have been in the media centre for the whole of this week practically, what are people saying about this latest development, why has the dutch axe been this qualified . Has the dutch axe been this uualified . , , , qualified . This is completely unprecedented qualified . This is completely unprecedented for qualified . This is completely unprecedented for a qualified . This is completely unprecedented for a start. Qualified . This is completely| unprecedented for a start. Qualified . This is completely unprecedented for a start. Why unprecedented for a start. Why has the dutch act been disqualified . We have never got so close to the final and then had an act kicked out so a lot of unanswered questions. The dutch representative, they trust to put out a Statement Saying that they are shocked by the decision. They also say they plan to come back to this later so this is not the end of it as far as the dutch broadcaster and the ebu is concerned. Dutch media reporting there is a Police Investigation and i now understand the police have handed over the files to the swedish prosecutors and said they will be expedited Court Process for that. We dont know if there will be charges, that will be for swedish prosecutors and that is the latest im aware of. Ebu saying this is not involved any other delegation, this is about inappropriate behaviour against a team member working production and they have a Zero Tolerance approach to that. We know that The Netherlands wont perform but we dont know what that means about dutch viewers and voters, will they be able to vote . We dutch viewers and voters, will they be able to vote . Dutch viewers and voters, will they be able to vote . We are waiting for answers on be able to vote . We are waiting for answers on that. Be able to vote . We are waiting for answers on that. The be able to vote . We are waiting for answers on that. The dutch answers on that. The dutch broadcaster furious, answers on that. The dutch broadcasterfurious, and answers on that. The dutch broadcaster furious, and they . Answers on that. The dutch broadcasterfurious, and they . What have they said . Broadcaster furious, and they . What have they said . Have they said . Furious, they are completely have they said . Furious, they are completely shocked have they said . Furious, they are completely shocked as have they said . Furious, they are completely shocked as i have they said . Furious, they are completely shocked as i was have they said . Furious, they are i completely shocked as i was saying, they say this is disproportionate and they said they will come back to this. So this isnt the end of this argument and i this. So this isnt the end of this argumentand i imagine this. So this isnt the end of this argument and i imagine there is going to be postmortems and disagreements about this in the days and weeks to come, it will not finish tonight. And weeks to come, it will not finish toniaht. , finish tonight. There were rumours that had to finish tonight. There were rumours that had to do finish tonight. There were rumours that had to do with finish tonight. There were rumours that had to do with another that had to do with another delegation, potentially the israeli delegation, potentially the israeli delegation but those rumours have been proven to be completely false . The ebu has made it clear it was not about another delegation, it was about another delegation, it was about another delegation, it was about a member of the Production Team that are putting on the show, that includes people from ebu, the tv Company Making eurovision, not any of the delegation in participating countries. 25 can countries are participating countries. 25 can countries are now participating countries. 25 can countries are now competing l participating countries. 25 can i countries are now competing too participating countries. 25 can countries are now competing too late to bring someone else in. This controversy has put a damper on the whole mood, hasnt it . Yes. Controversy has put a damper on the whole mood, hasnt it . Whole mood, hasnt it . Yes, this controversy whole mood, hasnt it . Yes, this controversy and whole mood, hasnt it . Yes, this controversy and the whole mood, hasnt it . Yes, this controversy and the whole whole mood, hasnt it . Yes, thisj controversy and the whole week, whole mood, hasnt it . Yes, this. Controversy and the whole week, at the jury final last night when it was announced thatjoost wouldnt be performing, the crowd booed and then started singing the song. While they were still deciding, they played the song on video in the arena so the juries could vote on it if it was still in, and at that point the crowd sang along and cheered but immediately afterwards came israel with perhaps some of the loudest negative reaction of the night. There was boeing . Aha, negative reaction of the night. There was boeing . Negative reaction of the night. There was boeing . A los of bearing and eerina there was boeing . A los of bearing and jeering at there was boeing . A los of bearing and jeering at a there was boeing . A los of bearing and jeering at a level there was boeing . A los of bearing and jeering at a level that there was boeing . A los of bearing and jeering at a level that in there was boeing . A los of bearing and jeering at a level that in the. And jeering at a level that in the past had not come through to the broadcasters but it deftly had its last night. Also last night, the Executive Director in ebu, when askedif Executive Director in ebu, when asked if they were good to go on the rehearsal he was booed in the arena at such a large level which is completely unprecedented, first that they know who he is and that he would be booed when in the past Something Like that gets a little appreciative tears or love from the audience. This is a very strange mood and there will be thousands of dutch fans that have come to malmo, but these tickets. I dutch fans that have come to malmo, but these tickets. But these tickets. I have seen them, i can see them but these tickets. I have seen them, i can see them from but these tickets. I have seen them, i can see them from here, but these tickets. I have seen them, i can see them from here, from but these tickets. I have seen them, i can see them from here, from the| i can see them from here, from the window if you look behind us, there are dutch fans queueing up and they will be bitterly disappointed. Can be a little bit about this event, because you used the word unprecedented there, this has never happened before, has it . Ida. Unprecedented there, this has never happened before, has it . No, nothing like this has happened happened before, has it . No, nothing like this has happened before. Happened before, has it . No, nothing like this has happened before. This i like this has happened before. This is normally a joyous event, yes, it is normally a joyous event, yes, it is a competition and people take the competition very seriously, they care about winning, but what you never get are these angry scenes between different delegations, the situation is at the Press Conference where artists did not want to take photos of each other, they seemed to roll their eyes at other artists answers and things like this. You saw a Press Conference from the irish contestant saying she cried when she saw israel qualify. It is not what eurovision when she saw israel qualify. It is not what eurovision is about. No, | not what eurovision is about. No, and the ebu not what eurovision is about. No, and the ebu will not what eurovision is about. Iifr, and the ebu will have not what eurovision is about. Mr, and the ebu will have to think seriously about what happened and how we ended up in the situation. What i will say is the city itself has done a good job in making everyone from all over europe feel welcome. There have been protestss which have been incredibly calm, people have made their point of view, that side of things has been very good. The show itself, for the dutch artist and the ebu there are questions to answer. We dutch artist and the ebu there are questions to answer. Dutch artist and the ebu there are questions to answer. We see pictures ofthe questions to answer. We see pictures of the israeli questions to answer. We see pictures of the israeli act questions to answer. We see pictures of the israeli act getting questions to answer. We see pictures of the israeli act getting through i of the israeli act getting through to the final, i wonder if our producer in london can take us to the live scene outside the hotel where the dutch act, joost klein, is staying. I want to take you there because i think there is a lot of the worlds press outside their looking to see ifjoost is going to come out and talk. This hotel is very a lot of the acts are staying this time. He has not said anything so far, but what the worlds press are really wondering is what could it have been that would make the ebu disqualify him, because that is quite a big move to make . Yes. Disqualify him, because that is quite a big move to make . Yes, it is a hue quite a big move to make . Yes, it is a huge move quite a big move to make . Yes, it is a huge move and quite a big move to make . Yes, it is a huge move and that quite a big move to make . Yes, it is a huge move and that is quite a big move to make . Yes, it is a huge move and that is the quite a big move to make . Yes, it is| a huge move and that is the question that Everyone Wants to know. All we know from the ebu is that it involved intimidation towards a member of the team depending on your vision. There are rumours obviously swanning round the press centre and we have heard suggestions of altercation of physical behaviour, aggressive behaviour stop what actually happens though we dont know. It is now a matterfor the police and it is a matter for prosecutors and if it goes to court we will perhaps get more details but there are a lot of unanswered questions. And joost himself has not spoken, i saw a journalist yesterday from the swedish used paper newspaper who tried to doorstep him, he has headphones on and refused to answer questions. He has not said anything and it wouldnt be surprised if he is not already back in The Netherlands or will be back incredibly soon. fine in The Netherlands or will be back incredibly soon. In The Netherlands or will be back incredibly soon. One of the things that lets incredibly soon. One of the things that gets to incredibly soon. One of the things that gets to me incredibly soon. One of the things that gets to me is incredibly soon. One of the things that gets to me is the incredibly soon. One of the things that gets to me is the song i incredibly soon. One of the things that gets to me is the song he i incredibly soon. One of the things i that gets to me is the song he sung is all about peace, love, getting on with each other and this seems such a sad end to his eurovision story. It does and it was a fun song. Kids love it. It does and it was a fun song. Kids love it the it does and it was a fun song. Kids love it. The netherlands it does and it was a fun song. Kids love it. The netherlands song i it does and it was a fun song. Kids love it. The netherlands song was | love it. The netherlands song was one of the favourites love it. The netherlands song was one of the favourites and love it. The netherlands song was one of the favourites and it love it. The netherlands song was one of the favourites and it was i one of the favourites and it was kind ofjoyous, silly, it had a fun repeating sound that was easy to sing along with and a very nice message about his parents at the end of the song, so the juxtaposition, the difference between that and him being involved in the situation, and he is just 26, being involved in the situation, and he isjust 26, a relatively young quy he isjust 26, a relatively young guy. A lot of performers here are in their 20s, won only 17, so this is a huge stage and it is an incredibly difficult situation and i wonder what the repercussions of this might be for him after this, it will be tough as well. I be for him after this, it will be tough as well. Be for him after this, it will be tough as well. Be for him after this, it will be tou~h as well. ,. ,. ,. , tough as well. I want to ask you one more quick tough as well. I want to ask you one more quick question, tough as well. I want to ask you one more quick question, 25 tough as well. I want to ask you one more quick question, 25 countries. More quick question, 25 countries competing tonight, does this change anything in terms of favourites . Who was the favourite . The anything in terms of favourites . Who was the favourite . Was the favourite . The favourite is still croatia. Was the favourite . The favourite is still croatia, they was the favourite . The favourite is still croatia, they have was the favourite . The favourite is still croatia, they have been i still croatia, they have been favourites for quite a long time and remain so. In the betting odds, israel i believe are currently second favourite, a lot of that after the semifinal when there were some partial data leaked from the italian phone vote which suggested they were giving a lot of phone vote. France and other countries like that are there and thereabouts, but there are a lot of great numbers on the, but will the moment be overshadowed by what is going on here . , ~ , overshadowed by what is going on here . , ~ i. ,. Overshadowed by what is going on here . , ~ ,. ~. , here . Thank you very much, adrian. We have talked here . Thank you very much, adrian. We have talked about here . Thank you very much, adrian. We have talked about the here . Thank you very much, adrian. | we have talked about the controversy surrounding joost klein, that breaking story that The Netherlands are no longer going to be participating in the eurovision, but another headache for the organisers tonight and that is another anti israel protest, pro palestinian protest excuse me, in malmo which is planned for later on today. There was one a couple of days ago when the semifinal was held here. Sarah rainsford is in Central Malmo for us. We are seeing pictures of the protest that happened the other day, they were loud but peaceful protest, what are we expecting today . I think we are exoecting what are we expecting today . I think we are expecting the what are we expecting today . I think we are expecting the same. What are we expecting today . I t i ia; we are expecting the same. Possibly a slightly bigger protest this time because it is a weekend and the big final day for eurovision, we were there a couple of days ago in the centre of malmo and around about 10,000 protesters came together according to police. They marched through the city centre, they were passionate, feel very strongly about their main thesis which is they dont believe israel should be taking part in this Eurovision Song Contest while gaza is being bombed ljy contest while gaza is being bombed by the Israeli Military. They talk about humanitarian crisis, lots of very passionate language and chanting, but it was pleased very carefully and there were a lot of Police Officers there, but it was pretty, i wont stay relaxed, that is the wrong word, but it was intense, and organised protest, large, loud, but there was no trouble at all. It was a peaceful rally. We have seen a lot of smaller rallies since then and before that, so a lot of people who feel passionately that israel shouldnt be in the competition. I havejust been speaking to an israeli found here in malmo he says around about 100 what he described as super fans of your eurovision have come despite the controversy. He said normally he would paint his face in the colours of israeli flag but he is not doing that this time because he said he was pretty nervous and was feeling hate from the general crowd here, particularly in the auditorium. He said it was difficult for him to see people telling their back on the stage when eden golan took to the stage when eden golan took to the stage to perform her song fits well. Lots of people booing, turning their backs, blocking their ears and the israeli found were saying it was difficult to cope with but he could only display his flag inside the auditorium, that was only the place he felt safe to display that. I have seen a lot of people with palestinian flags and a lot of people voicing solidarity with palestine and protesting about israel being in eurovision at all this year. Israel being in eurovision at all this ear. , ~ ,. , israel being in eurovision at all this ear. ,. This year. Thank you very much indeed for this year. Thank you very much indeed for that. This year. Thank you very much indeed for that. Sarah this year. Thank you very much indeed for that. Sarah is i this year. Thank you very much indeed for that. Sarah is right, | this year. Thank you very much | indeed for that. Sarah is right, i havent really seen any israeli flags out and about. As the countdown begins ahead of that grand final this evening, the news that The Netherlands will no longer be competing. There is bound to be a lot of disappointment and theyre well i am sure ba a postmortem on how this entire Eurovision Song Contest has been handled this year ljy contest has been handled this year by the ebu, but the fans queueing