Ukraine defeats Russia with a controversial ballad about Crimean annexation (while Britain came 24th out of 26)

Ukraine defeated Russia in Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest with a controversial ballad about Crimean annexation after pipping late favourites to the post. In perhaps the most political Eurovision yet, singer Jamala (centre) managed to triumph over Russia's Sergey Lazarev (right) and Australia's Dami Im (left) at the final hurdle with her song 1944 - which she dedicated to her great-grandmother and is reportedly about Stalin, Crimea and claims of ethnic cleansing. After accepting the Eurovision trophy, she said: 'I know that you sing a song about peace and love, but actually, I really want peace and love to everyone.'