Another look at the leader board now, and there's no change in the top three yet:

1. Sweden - 145 points
2. Italy - 80 points
3. Israel - 74 points

We've just heard from the national juries in France, Finland, Belgium, Germany and Portugal:

• France gives douze points to Israel - none to the UK
• Finland's 12 points have been rewarded to Loreen and 4 points for the UK
• Nothing for the UK from Belgium, but 12 poe,poe,poe, points go to Austria
• Germany gives 12 points to Sweden (at 140 points now) and no points to the UK
• Portugal give 12 points to Australia's Voyager

Daniel Rosney
Eurovision reporter, inside the arena

As we get into the thick of the voting this is really tense for the artists and their delegations.

The party atmosphere has definitely changed, nobody is dancing, nobody is standing up. Nobody is taking selfies.

It’s early days with the voting, but here’s what the top of the leaderboard currently looks like:

1. Sweden -102 points
2. Italy - 55 points
3. Israel – 46

Helen Bushby
Watching at the venue

Top points (12 points) went to Sweden and Italy twice, and Israel also landed 12 as well.

Still early days as Graham Norton and Hannah Waddingham just said.

More from the national jury votes now:

• Ireland gives the UK 6 points and 12 to Sweden. Loreen is leading the scoreboard now
• San Marino hands Italy 12 points,
• Azerbaijan gives 12 points to Israel
• Austria's 12 points goes to Italy as well, giving them 55 points and putting them in second place

Here's a recap of the main results from the jury votes so far:

• Italy gives its 12 points to Israel and nothing to the UK
• Latvia's 12 points goes to Estonia, but again, no points to the UK
• The Netherlands hands 12 points Sweden
• Malta's jury gives 12 points Sweden. The UK isn't having much luck so far...
• Now to Moldova, which gives 12 points to Sweden - bringing Loreen to 66

Emma Saunders
Watching at the venue

The points from Ukraine, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands and Malta mean Sweden have taken an early lead. No surprises there.

Image source, PA

We’re hearing the results from the national jury votes now. Up first is last year’s winners, Ukraine.

Ukraine gives the12 points to Sweden.

The UK gets 4 points.

We're now going to get the jury results from every Eurovision country so we will bring you them in handy chunks.

Daniel Rosney
Eurovision reporter, inside the arena

Down in the green room, the lads from Slovenia's Joker Out are all hugging after the voting lines close.

The dancers from Finland are waving their flags.

Every delegation is sat down watching the video message from ABBA’s Björn.

Tonight could make somebody a superstar.

The jury votes are coming in, so keep following along as we bring you the results.

Diana Kuryshko
BBC News Ukrainian, reporting from Liverpool

Image source, Reuters

Reflecting on medley of performances, it was a very touching moment to hear You'll Never Walk Alone performed in the Liverpool arena and to see Ruslana, the Ukrainian winner of the Eurovision 2004, in Kyiv next to Golden Gate with Ukrainian flags flying.

Helen Bushby
Watching at the venue

And now we have a message from Bjorn Ulvaeus, who of course went on to stratospheric success after Abba won Eurovision back in 1974 with Waterloo.

He tells the nervous acts waiting for the results how Abba’s international success “all began with Eurovision”.

We see footage of previous stars of the contest, including Italy’s Måneskin, the UK’s Sam Ryder, Armenia’s Rosa Linn and the Netherlands’ Duncan Laurence.

“Good luck - who knows where this journey will take you,” says Bjorn.

Emma Saunders
Watching at the venue

That's it folks. You can do no more.

Mark Savage
Watching at the venue

If you enjoyed Daði Freyr's cover of Whole Again, he's just announced that it's getting an official release.

Even better, he's recreated Atomic Kitten's original artwork. Eurovision just keeps on giving.

Image source, Daoi Freyr

Gem O'Reilly
Reporting from the Eurovision Village

“You’ll never walk alone” are the words being chanted from the fan village.

The whole crowd is belting out the classic by Gerry and the Pacemakers, a Liverpool Football Club classic that many people here feel a personal link to.

It’s an amazing experience listening to thousands of voices chanting with their arms in the air as they wait next to the docks for the final in Liverpool, the city often known for its music history.

Daniel Rosney
Eurovision reporter, inside the arena

I’ve seen the Eurovision slogan t-shirts all week and it’s just been proven.

In Liverpool, you’ll never sing alone.

Emma Saunders
Watching at the venue

Image source, Reuters

Sweden’s Cornelia Jakobs came fourth with the song Hold Me Closer in Turin last year. She’s singing a hypnotic interpretation of Melanie C’s 1999 hit I Turn To You, sitting barefoot in a shallow pool (which she later rolls around in. I know, anything goes at Eurovision). She’s soaked! Hope that eyeliner is waterproof. Here she is!

Thirty years after she was pipped at the post by Ireland, Sonia’s back singing her second-place hit Better the Devil You Know. She’s barely changed! This is Eurovision to the max - and the arena goes crazy!

The Netherlands’ Duncan Laurence, who won Eurovision in 2021 with Arcade, returns to sing You’ll Never Walk Alone (look away now, Everton fans). He’s joined by all the other medley acts and the hosts for the finale as we see a video of fans waving their flags at Kyiv’s Golden Gate.

It’s a fitting and moving end to this magnificent medley, with its message of support for those in Ukraine.

Daniel Rosney
Eurovision reporter, inside the arena

Image source, Reuters

Eurovision legends are on stage and the arena is standing to attention accordingly.

This interval performance shows that the crowd will support contestants for years after they’re competitors.

Everyone is on their feet.

Emma Saunders
Watching at the venue

Next up it’s Israel’s former winner Netta with Dead Or Alive’s 1985 number one hit You Spin Me Round (Like A Record).

She descends on to the stage in what looks like a silver Liver bird (of course), wearing a gold basque, HUGE spiky wings and skin-tight PVC black trousers. She’s going to have someone’s eye out with those spikes. Loving the blunt fringe.

Iceland’s Daði Freyr sings Atomic Kitten’s Whole Again, to the crowd’s delight! He and his band were unable to perform during 2021’s Eurovision Grand Final after one of them tested positive for Covid.

Freyr is joined by a huge choir wearing jumpers similar to the ones the band made famous two years ago, featuring their own pixelated faces. It’s nice he’s getting his moment in the spotlight after missing out in Rotterdam.

Vitaliy Shevchenko
BBC Monitoring

Russia attacked the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil as the Ukrainian Eurovision entry Tvorchi - who hail from the city - were about to take to the stage in Liverpool, reports say.

Ternopil regional state administration head Volodymyr Trush says two civilians have been injured and warehouses belonging to commercial companies and a religious organisation were hit.

Tvorchi said on Instagram they read reports of their city being attacked 10 minutes before taking to the stage.