Vodka and orange - the Eurovision revolution hits Kiev

EUROVISION - the contest that nobody watched and everyone hates - will be alive and well and coming to you from Ukraine this May.

Despite the events on the streets urging a revolution in the country, the organisers are confident that the dingy old Soviet-era Sports Palace will be ready.

The man behind many of the past 49 Eurovisions, Bjorn Erikson of the European Broadcasting Union, reassured local journalists in Kiev that he had seen it all before, and the Sports Palace was no less prepared than any other venue five months before the event.