At long last coronavirus infections have started to fall, but not soon enough to make this year's Eurovision Song Contest an even more tasteless experience than usual. Also falling rapidly is Forum voor Democratie's seat count as three MPs defect in the wake of the latest row and the Brabant coalition collapses. A village north of Amsterdam has its quiet afternoon rudely interrupted by a scene straight out of a heist movie. And we have the inside scoop on how our very own Molly Quell's horticultural mix-up ripped through social media like Japanese knotweed.

- Dinge-A-Dong, Dutch Eurovision entry 1975 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI78Bqp6z6g
- Molly’s plant gate thread - https://unrollthread.com/t/1394561601970266116/
- Jemini – Cry Baby, UK Eurovision entry 2003 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAJ62IG3gBo