The UK will host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest it has been confirmed.
The news was confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union, EBU, which runs the contest, after investigations into the possibility of hosting in Ukraine - the 2022 winners - resulted in the decision being made that under the circumstances it was too dangerous. It was also announced that the BBC will now start the process of finding a host city.
The EBU said in a statement: "Following the decision that, regrettably, next year’s event could not be held in Ukraine for safety and security reasons the EBU explored a number of options with the winning broadcaster. As a result of discussions, the BBC, as runner up in the 2022 Contest, was invited by the EBU to act as Host Broadcaster for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.
