The 24-year-old Norwegian singer was voted through as the 2025 Ireland Eurovision representative with her song Laika Party.

Dunkirk has beaten films such as The Great Escape to be voted the UK’s favourite Second World War film. The 2017 movie also pipped films such as The Dam Busters (1955), Pearl Harbour (2001) and Bridge ...

Signatories to the letter also include Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney, Russell T Davies and Robbie Williams.