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.
Hull: From 'Crap Town' to City of Culture 2017
Hull's plan for its year as the UK's City of Culture in 2017 includes an opening ceremony with 3,000 volunteers paying tribute to its heritage as a major fishing port.
There will also be a light show and the planting of thousands of trees to create "sustainable gateways to the city".
Hull City council has said that one of the aims is to "change the perceptions" of the city.
It has often derided - up until this year regularly featuring in the comic book Crap Towns - and last month an Economist article cited Hull as one of "Britain's Decaying Towns".
The magazine said it was among a list of northern towns and cities that were "decaying, despite dollops of public money and years of heroic effort" and urged ministers to help people move away or commute from these towns to places where there are more jobs.
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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.