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.
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.
Famous for the poet Philip Larkin and rugby league, Hull was once voted the UK's worst place to live but today it was named City of Culture 2017 - an accolade being called "a real game-changer".
ITV News's Damon Green reports:
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