Glasgow or Liverpool to host Eurovision 2023

The host of next year's Eurovision Song Contest will be either Glasgow or Liverpool after the shortlist of cities in contention was cut from seven to two.

The BBC said the two remaining cities, which both have riverside arena venues, had "the strongest overall offer", adding that a final decision will be made in the coming weeks.

Liverpool has said it would host Eurovision at the 11,000-capacity dockside M&S Bank Arena, while Glasgow intends to use its OVO Hydro venue, which has a capacity of 14,300.

The UK was chosen to host the 2023 contest after organisers decided it could not be staged by Ukraine, which won the event this year, because of the ongoing war in the country.

The announcement means that the bids of Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield have missed out.