The BBC have confirmed that talks are currently underway for the UK to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023, in place of Ukraine.
Ukraine act Kalush Orchestra won this year's contest with the song Stefania, gaining a mammoth 489 public votes in the process, an all-time best.
Normally, each year's winning country becomes the host for the next annual instalment of Eurovision, but ongoing issues over Russia's invasion of Ukraine mean that Eurovision body the EBU has started talks with the BBC for the UK to become the 2023 host country, since our act Sam Ryder placed second.
In a statement, the EBU said: "In accordance with the rules and to ensure the continuity [of Eurovision], the EBU will now begin discussions with the BBC, as this year's runner-up, to potentially host." This was followed up a statement from the BBC itself, confirming that "these aren't a set of circumstances that anyone would want.
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