Belfast to submit official bid to host Eurovision if shortlisted

Kalush Orchestra, Eurovision winners from Ukraine, performing at Glastonbury in June (PA)

Belfast City Council has agreed to submit an official bid to host the Eurovision Song Contest next year if the city is shortlisted on Friday.

A two-stage process is under way to select the host city in the UK, Eurovision runners-up, after it was decided the event cannot be held in war-torn Ukraine following the Russian invasion.