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MailOnline looks at the previous UK winners of the he Eurovision Song Contest and where they are now, ahead of the 2024 live final on Saturday. The United Kingdom has only won Eurovision a total of five times, with the last victory taking place back in 1997.

SELINA SCOTT: This Christmas, the traditional crib has been at the center of our celebrations throughout the country, in cathedrals, churches, and schools. Any cribs are overspent, store-bought representations of Jesus' birth in the manger. Plasticine, straw, and toys were among those that may have been more lovingly made by children; others may have been more sophisticatedly made by children. Of course, all depict the Nativity in its humble roots. With mother Mary and Joseph, the shepherds tending their flocks, the three wise men, and the lowing animals, the stable, baby Jesus.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: During both world wars, a network of voice pipes was used for shipboard communication, with one end of wood or metal, one end shaped to fit the speaker's throat and the other connected via a long air pipe to a receiver cone, which was flared to amplify the sound. The pipe was shielded by a layer of waterproof textile fabric, which, being a poor conductor of sound, allowed long lengths of tube to be used without interference.

I can recall my first visit to Trafalgar in 1966, when a tumultuous, smoky new exhibit of the Battle of Trafalgar had just opened, and we were taken to see it on a school trip. The Battle of Trafalgar has concluded, but the waxworks of most of the actors of yesteryear - Morecambe and Wise, Harold Wilson, Bobby Moore, the Queen Mother, Vera Lynn, Mike Yarwood, and even The Beatles - have all disappeared, five years later. Politicians are out: Sir Winston Churchill, the only Prime Minister on my recent visit, stood outside No. 10, alongside Mrs Pankhurst, who was wagging a finger. More recent Prime Ministers, Blair, Cameron, Sunak - are nowhere to be seen. Have they perhaps been melted down, remoulded, squeezed into corsets, and transformed into Little Mix?

It's announced that AJ Odudu will kick off the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool next month. The television star, 35, will host the National Lottery's Big Eurovision Welcome ahead of the main show in the city on May 13. "I am so excited to be hosting The National Lottery's Big Eurovision Welcome," Aj said. It's going to be an amazing show with some spectacular performances and all of the wonder that Eurovision has to offer.'

In a strikingly diverse evening at Windsor Castle the day after the Coronation at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, May 6, British rock and pop stars will appear alongside a choir of refugees, NHS staff, and LGBTQ+ musicians. In a 'centrepiece' moment of the festival on May 7, a stunning display on iconic national monuments will shine on legendary national monuments. The 'Lighting Up The Country' exhibition will feature "projections, lasers, drone displays, and illuminations" on to buildings around the UK.

After the organisers' decision that it would not be possible to host it in Ukraine due to the ongoing war with Russia, the Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the United Kingdom in 2023. On Tuesday, the BBC will announce a shortlist of UK cities that might host the Eurovision Song Contest next year. The 2023 event, according to the UK, who came second second second in this year's competition, will be a celebration of Ukrainian culture and creativity. Ukraine won the right to host the glitzy pan-continental music festival in May, when Sam Ryder of the United Kingdom came second.