TONIGHT: escYOUnited live from Eurovision in Concert

For fans eagerly anticipating the approaching contest, tonight marks another big milestone in the pre-ESC calendar. A record 35 of the 43 participating countries in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest are in Amsterdam, Netherlands for the 10th annual Eurovision in Concert – and we will be live from Amsterdam to bring you all the latest coverage!

In what has rapidly become one of the unmistakable events of the year, dozens of Eurovision artists will descend on the Melkweg club in the centre of the Dutch capital to perform for adoring fans and journalists alike, giving the biggest preview yet of the contest and its stars in the lead up to Kiev.

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German transport minister ready to welcome Uber by 2021

Germany's transport minister has said he wants to ease rules on car-pooling companies such as Uber. The US company has failed to take off in the country — its freelance driver-based model runs afoul of existing laws.

German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer wants to open the German market to car-pooling services offered by Uber and other companies by 2021, Germany's Focus magazine reported on Saturday.

Services offered by Uber and other companies could help provide critical services in rural areas, Scheuer told the magazine.

The transport minister said he wanted to change existing laws to allow such service providers to operate in Germany.

"We can create new possibilities, especially in rural areas and for older people, with car services and pooling systems," said