Hull is UK City of Culture
Hull has won its bid to be UK City of Culture 2017.
Hull has won its bid to be UK City of Culture 2017.
Lord Mandelson, High Steward of Kingston upon Hull, has given his message of congratulations to the city.
I am thrilled for Hull. It is thoroughly deserved and will give a huge lift to the city. I have felt it was going Hull's way for some time but there was always a risk of success being snatched away at the last minute. Hull will rise to the occasion and the great opportunity the city has been given.
At around 11pm on Friday night police were called to Darley Avenue in Athersley to reports that a man had been stabbed.
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For the second day running there were no deaths of people who tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland.