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When is Eurovision 2026? Here’s what to know about the contest’s 70th edition

This year’s Eurovision grand final will take place in Vienna, Austria in what will be the contest’s 70th edition. There are 35 countries competing in total. There are two semi-finals and these will take place on Tuesday 12 May and Thursday 14 May. The top 10 countries from each semi…

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What to know about the Eurovision Song Contest as it turns 70 with a Vienna extravaganza

The Eurovision Song Contest is celebrating its 70th anniversary, with political tensions hanging over the musical extravaganza

The Independent UK

BBC unveils its Eurovision 2026 coverage – including Scott Mills’ replacement

Graham Norton and Rylan among the presenters returning to regular fan-favourite spots, as contest takes place in Vienna

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Austrian man pleads guilty to plotting attack on Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

Defendant, 21, in court with second man over alleged scheme to kill music fans outside Vienna stadium

The Guardian - UK

Austrian Man With Alleged ISIS Links Admits He Was Planning Terror Attack Against Taylor Swift's Eras Tour

An Austrian man has admitted in court to helping plan a terror attack targeting Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concerts in Vienna, which were cancelled in 2024 after a CIA tip-off.

International Business Times UK

Alleged Islamic State terrorist ‘pleads guilty to Taylor Swift Vienna concert plot’

Beran A. could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison

The Independent UK

Austrian man accused of plotting Taylor Swift concert attack pleads guilty

The man accused of plotting to attack one of Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna in 2024 pleads guilty. He could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.

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Trial of Austrian man accused of plotting to attack a Taylor Swift concert set to begin

The trial against a man accused of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group and plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago is set to begin in Austria

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine Conflict: The Definitive UK Retort That Shut Down Kremlin's Ominous 'Sleep Well' Threat

At the OSCE in Vienna, the UK envoy rejects Moscow's latest threat in blunt terms and demands the release of three detained monitors, signalling no shift in Britain's stance.

International Business Times UK

“We reject Eurovision being used to whitewash and normalise Israel’s genocide, siege and brutal military occupation against Palestinians”: Brian Eno, Paul Weller, Massive Attack and others call for Israel to be kicked out of Eurovision

The event goes ahead in Vienna on May 16

MusicRadar

Look Mum No Computer makes candid admission at live Eurovision performance

The UK’s Eurovision entry said he would be doing the song contest ‘my own way and hoping for the best’

The Independent UK

Look Mum No Computer: ‘I’ve missed the concept of sleep’ in run-up to Eurovision

The final will take place on Saturday May 16.

Evening Standard

“It was too long, too slow, too boring and it had a viola solo... It was the antithesis of a single”: Midge Ure talks us through the making of Ultravox’s iconic Vienna

Ultravox’s stately powerhouse was an unlikely hit single - but its classically-inspired uniqueness was key

MusicRadar

10 Classic Hollywood Movies That Are Secretly Queer

It doesn't take a film noir decetive to spot it.

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My search for the perfect Sachertorte in Vienna

The luscious chocolate and apricot torte is the stuff of legend in the grand, old world of Viennese coffeehouses. But which makes the tastiest?

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Flattery or forgery? Row erupts over Vienna Phil’s re-orchestration of a Florence Price piece

Inclusion of first Black woman in US to write a symphony in Vienna’s New Year’s Day concert was a long overdue recognition. But how much of her music was actually played?

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Kate’s subtle tribute to late Queen Elizabeth II at St Patrick’s Day Parade

The Princess of Wales attended the regiment’s annual St Patrick’s Day parade at Mons Barracks in Aldershot, Hampshire

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Thousands on UK flights hit by latest Dubai airport shutdown after drone strike

Dubai International Airport suspended flights on Monday after a drone strike hit a nearby fuel tank, significantly disrupting thousands of British travellers. Numerous Emirates flights were either diverted or cancelled, including five flights from UK airports that were forced to return to their points of origin. A flight from London…

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Thousand of Emirates passengers suffer ‘flights to nowhere’ from UK as drone strike causes another Dubai shutdown

Exclusive: Emirates passengers from Edinburgh are back in the Scottish capital, while those from Stansted are in Vienna

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Look Mum No Computer, the UK’s Eurovision 2026 contestant, unveils his song: ‘A real banger’

Electronic musician is hoping to win over fans with his Britpop and Eighties synth-influenced track

The Independent UK

UK’s YouTube star Eurovision act reveals original song for 2026 competition

YouTube star Look Mum No Computer will represent the UK in Vienna

Evening Standard

Step inside Vienna’s most opulent new hotel

An unloved municipal building has been transformed to match the grandeur of the surrounding city at Mandarin Oriental Vienna

The Guardian - UK

HK Gruber: Short Stories from the Vienna Woods album review – still quirky after all these years

This collection of the 83-year-old composer’s larger-scale works highlights his inventive and restless writing

The Independent UK

Keely Hodgkinson sets new world 800m indoor record

Hodgkinson smashed the previous time of 1min 55.82secs achieved by Jolanda Ceplak at the European championships in Vienna on March 3, 2002.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Scotland’s housing crisis: supply has failed to keep pace with need

Legal entitlements mean little when affordable homes are scarce and more are not being built fast enough. Vienna offers a better model

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