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Magdalene Dalziel

Eurovision 2023: Nicola Sturgeon joins calls for Glasgow to host as Ukraine ruled out over safety fears

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is joining calls for next year's Eurovision Song Contest to be hosted in Scotland.

The UK has been asked to take on Eurovision 2023 due to the ongoing war in Ukraine and rumours have been circulating for days that the BBC will choose Glasgow as its location.

Today, following the announcement that Ukraine has been ruled out of hosting, Sturgeon said she was "happy" to discuss the possibility of using Glasgow's OVO Hydro arena for the colourful shindig with the Scottish Government, Glasgow City Council the BBC and the European Broadcasting Union, which runs the annual extravaganza.

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