Hull is UK's City of Culture 2017
The winner of the UK City of Culture 2017 is Hull. The city's bid beat Dundee, Leicester and Swansea Bay for the prestigious award.
Sir Tom Courtenay backs Hull's City of Culture bid
Actor Sir Tom Courtenay has backed Hull's bid to become the UK's City of Culture 2017 by starring in a short film to be shown to the competition's judges.
Featuring the poetry of Philip Larkin, Sir Tom and the people of Hull explain why "this city belongs to everyone".
He narrates, "A place cannot produce poems, it can only not prevent them and Hull is good at that, for Hull has its own sudden elegancies".
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Interesting facts you may not have known about Hull
As Hull is named the UK's City of Culture 2017, here are a few facts you may not have known about the city.
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UK City of Culture 2017: Why Leicester?
The winner of the UK City of Culture will be announced tomorrow, and as far as author Bali Rai is concerned, Leicester already is one.
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Dundee is an 'exciting new player on the world stage'
Radio presenter and comedian Danny Wallace writes for ITV News and explains why Dundee deserves to be the UK's City of Culture 2017.