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Portugal wins Eurovision Song Contest for first time in 53 years

Portugal wins Eurovision Song Contest for first time in 53 years

Portugal has won the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest. It is the first time in Eurovision history the country has won. Singer Salvador Sobral received 785 points for his heartfelt ballad sung in Portuguese.Bulgaria came second with 615 points and Moldova came third with 374. UKs Lucie Jones came in at a respectable 15th place with 111 points. May 14, 2017
Melissa McCarthy cruises through NY as Sean Spicer on motorised podium

Melissa McCarthy cruises through NY as Sean Spicer on motorised podium

Melissa McCarthy reprised her role as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. She was in New York on 12 May dressed as the Trump administration official cruising along the city streets on her signature motorised podium. She was spotted yelling at cars to get out of the way as she rode down 58th Street and outside the CNN building. May 13, 2017
Five times Eurovision got really weird

Five times Eurovision got really weird

From dancing Russian grannies to a monster heavy rock band, the Eurovision song contest has sometimes got very weird since it started in 1956. IBTimesUK has a look at five of the weirder moments of the last 50 years. May 11, 2017
Police shut down Idris Elba open casting call after huge response

Police shut down Idris Elba open casting call after huge response

An open casting call for a film directed by the actor Idris Elba was cancelled on 8 May because of the number of people who tried to attend. The casting at Whitmore Community Centre in Hackney was aimed at finding extras for a film focused on the Afro-Caribbean community in Hackney in 1983. May 9, 2017
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