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Sheffield will bid to host the Eurovision song contest in 2023, the city's council has confirmed. Ukraine won Eurovision in 2022 and usually the winning nation hosts the following year, but because of the war with Russia it cannot host the contest. Sheffield City Council said it wanted to host the event "in solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people". At least 17 UK cities hope to host the popular music competition instead, including Leeds. Councillor Martin Smith, from Sheffield City Council's economic development and skills committee, said the city was "made for hosting Eurovision". "We also have one of the strongest creative and cultural sectors in the country," he said. 'Music runs through our blood' Sheffield...

The MS Victoria has 739 rooms and will initially house between 1,600 and 1,700 people. About 9,000 refugees have made their way to Scotland since war broke out in Ukraine. But earlier this month the Scottish government had to suspend its super-sponsor scheme due to a shortage of suitable housing. Shona Robison, cabinet secretary for social justice, housing and local government, said the "safety and welfare of displaced people from Ukraine, who are primarily women and children who may have experienced much stress and trauma, is of paramount importance". The vessel has been chartered as part of a £6.7m deal with Bradford-based firm Corporate Travel Management (North). Ms Robison said: "We do not want people spending more time in temporar...

A member of Viktor Orban's inner circle has resigned after the Hungarian prime minister spoke out against becoming a "mixed race". Zsuzsa Hegedus, who has known the nationalist Mr Orban for 20 years, described the speech as a "pure Nazi text", according to Hungarian media. The International Auschwitz Committee of Holocaust survivors called the speech "stupid and dangerous". Mr Orban's spokesman said the media had misrepresented the comments. The speech took place on Saturday in a region of Romania which has a large Hungarian community. In it, Mr Orban said European peoples should be free to mix with one another, but that mixing with non-Europeans created a "mixed-race world". "We are willing to mix with one another, but we d...

Let’s get something out of the way: We will not be discussing Crocs here. This is a guide to the stylish men’s slip-on shoesthat have gained popularity over the past few years. As menswear skewed toward comfort after the Great Quarantine, slip-ons provided a relaxed alternative to laced shoes. While ease of use has been the primary appeal luring men away from laces, aesthetics have been the other driving factor. Wearing slip-on shoes passively declares that you can’t be bothered with laces. You’re in a position to disregard constraining footwear customs and who doesn’t enjoy shirking the rules To be more specific, the slip-on shoes we are discussing here are made of leather, some sort of knit fabric, or velvet. The primary uniting attribute is that they all have a separate sole and up...

That's where, at the age of 10, she played her first show, improvising songs on a piano plonked down in the forest for anyone to play. "I was just making it up on the spot and a crowd appeared behind me," she says. But Latitude was also the scene of a devastating revelation that ended up inspiring her breakthrough EP, Purple. Treacherous boyfriend She had been standing in front of the main stage, a couple of years ago, when a schoolmate approached her and said: "I'm so glad you've dumped your boyfriend." She hadn't but was intrigued. "Oh, why's that?" she asked. "Because he's cheated on you with, like, nine other girls," her friend replied. This year, Dylan turned that devastation into triumph, performing son...

"Words can't explain how ecstatic I am to finally be able to announce these rescheduled shows," she said on social media as she revealed the new dates. "I truly was heartbroken to have to cancel them." The decision to scrap the initial run came just 24 hours before the first show was due to take place in January. "I'm so sorry, but my show ain't ready," the star told fans in a tearful Instagram post at the time. "Half my team have Covid and it's been impossible to finish the show," she said, adding that "delivery delays" had also played havoc with her plans. While many fans were supportive, others complained they had spent thousands of dollars on tickets, accommodation and plane fares, only for Adele to Cloud Shoes  cancel when they we...