:00:00. > :00:11.Hi, Martin here, with your Saturday morning headlines.
:00:12. > :00:17.First, a man in a hamster wheel, a bearded lady, and twins with
:00:18. > :00:20.intertwining hair: it's the Eurovision Song Contest tonight, and
:00:21. > :00:32.to get you in the mood, here's Ayshah with what you can expect.
:00:33. > :00:38.It's billed as Europe's biggest television show, with more than a
:00:39. > :00:42.hundred million viewers. Good evening, Europe! The rules are
:00:43. > :00:47.simple. Each country submits a song. Europe votes. Then points are dished
:00:48. > :00:50.out. Here are our top three results. The country with the highest total
:00:51. > :00:56.wins. Just seven countries took part in the first Eurovision in 1956.
:00:57. > :01:01.This year, there are 37! There are so many countries nowadays that
:01:02. > :01:05.there are two semifinals. The UK first entered Eurovision in 1957
:01:06. > :01:11.with this song. It finished in seventh place. We've won the contest
:01:12. > :01:18.five times before. The last time was in 1997, with this song, Love Shine
:01:19. > :01:21.A Light by Katrina and the Waves. But since then, things have gone
:01:22. > :01:26.downhill. We've come bottom of the pile three times. We even scored the
:01:27. > :01:33.dreaded "nil points" in 2003 with Cry Baby by pop duo Jemini. The
:01:34. > :01:35.woman hoping to end the UK Eurovision misery is Molly, a
:01:36. > :01:41.singer-songwriter from Leicestershire. She wrote our entry,
:01:42. > :01:45.Children Of The Universe, herself. It'd be great to do well. I think
:01:46. > :01:49.that's all we need, isn't it, I feel, like, for the UK to sort of
:01:50. > :01:53.have hope that we can win? We just need to do well. So who should we
:01:54. > :01:56.watch out for this year? Among the favourites are Sweden, who hosted
:01:57. > :02:00.the show last year. This duo from the Netherlands is tipped to do
:02:01. > :02:03.well. But the entry that's got everyone talking is Austria's
:02:04. > :02:09.Conchita Wurst, also known as the Bearded Lady. Watch BBC One tonight
:02:10. > :02:12.at eight to see who comes out on top.
:02:13. > :02:15.Next, after weeks of wondering who will step into Sir Bruce Forsyth's
:02:16. > :02:20.dancing shoes on Strictly, we now know who it'll be. Yep, a familiar
:02:21. > :02:23.face for Strictly fans, Claudia Winkleman, will join Tess Daly in an
:02:24. > :02:30.all-female line-up for next season's shows. Claudia already presents the
:02:31. > :02:34.Sunday evening results show. But do you reckon she's the right choice?
:02:35. > :02:38.Let us know on our website. Last up, to news of a new royal name
:02:39. > :02:43.in charge of snorkelling and scuba diving in Britain: Prince William!
:02:44. > :02:46.He's the new president of the British Sub-Aqua Club and says he
:02:47. > :02:52.hopes baby George will take up the underwater sport. The Prince says he
:02:53. > :02:54.wants to help protect marine life and encourage more young people to
:02:55. > :02:58.take part. That's all from me. I'm back with
:02:59. > :03:00.more just before midday. See you then.