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Eurovision tickets
THE UK government has agreed that around 3,000 tickets will be made available for those Ukrainians who have been forced from their homes and are living in the UK meaning they can attend one of the live shows and help mark the Ukrainian group Kalush Orchestra’s victory at last year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
While Ukraine won the competition in 2022 it is unable to host it because of Russia’s invasion. The
Honoured to support the event for Ukrainians.
UK, who finished second in last year’s Eurovision Song Contest with the track Space Man by Sam Ryder, agreed to host and create an event which honoured Ukraine’s culture and people.
This ticket allocation will see thousands of Ukrainians attending the live shows and is another example of the UK’s steadfast support for Ukraine.
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said: “Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine means the contest cannot be held where it should be. But we are honoured to support the BBC and Liverpool in hosting it on their behalf, and are determined to ensure the Ukrainian people are at the heart of this event.”
Marco Pierre White Jr converts
Linda Hall
MARCO PIERRE WHITE JR, now a convert to Islam, walked free from HMP Bristol some days ago declaring that he would never touch drugs again.
The problematic Celebrity Big Brother star and son of chef Marco Pierre White spent a year in prison for shoplifting, possessing a knife, possessing heroin and racially abusing a supermarket security guard.
The 28 year old announced in a newspaper interview that while serving his 12month term he had converted to Islam in his battle to stay clean after years of drug abuse.
He had the full support of his father, he said, and now hopes to follow him by becoming a chef himself.
“Islam has helped me get through everything,” he said, adding that he had been in rehab 17 times. “Being in prison made me realise that enough is enough. The only thing that has cured me was being banged up in a cell for 23 hours a day.”
