so to come back now, to hull the city of culture is amazing. in hull also celebrated pioneering women of the city of culture. from the world's first woman conductor to the first women's world boxing champion barbara buttrick. i think all this talk about girls not boxing is old—fashioned. girls aren't the delicate flowers they used to be and anyhow my boyfriend doesn't mind. art's original bad girl from her performance art collective and one of hull's most famous daughters, maureen lipman, on inspiring the next generation. if there's one kid out there watching, who thinks, "god, if that white—haired woman with spectacles can be on telly, so can i." and even if you are not famous and from hull you could pretend to be, as photography show hollywood icons let people take on the favourite film roles. and there were other ways to get involved, people choosing coloured filters for their flats as part of this community project, called i wish to communicate with you. i think is brilliant, it makes you feel good that you are part of the city of culture.

of a city. every shot taken by world—renowned photographers martin parr and bolivia are for. in the city of culturelleries, it took over the city streets with huge installations like flow. and mythical, mystical beasts roamed the streets for the land of green ginger unleashed parade. the finale of a year of events that took artistic spectacle out of the city's communities. it was fantastic! well worth the wait and i want to see it again. it was so good. i didn't know what to expect, i didn't think it would be like that. it was kind of scary when the people came up to you. what we needed, what the city wanted, it shows the amount of people who are here, we all want it, long may it continue. are even found its way into hospital. the footprint of every baby born in hull has been taken during 2017 and along with the midwife's handprint they have made a huge mural reflecting every new life in the city of culture. it's lovely he was born in 2017 and the little footprints are a great idea, i think it'll be a gorgeous tribute to him and a lovely tribute to all the staff as well. 1st of october all of hull'

these robot arms brought out of retirement to do some dancing for us here in the city of culture. and it sort of mirrors back to the start of the year back injanuary when the whole of the city centre was filled with lights and sounds. that was amazing. that was how we started the season, made in hull. crowd: eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. 2017 really did start with a bang. with 3.5 tonnes of fireworks. and made in hull, a spectacular light show telling the story of the city and its people. what do you think to this unbelievable display? i thought it was amazing. absolutely fabulous. i've got family in canada and they're watching it live now. i'm from london and i think if this was in london... i can't explain, the reaction you get is absolutely fantastic. it's amazing! fantastic, i thought it was really very moving, very emotional. i am from brazil and i spent two new years in copacabana and it's the same quality here. it's amazing. i am so proud of hull. it's just absolutely amazing. ijust think it will launch a really positive year. and the centrepiece of a seaso

city, which it doesn't tend to have, a better with a lot of doubt. this is the one time for the underdog to come up and rise and show what we really have. winning the city of culture the city's rich heritage can secure its future. colleen harris, bbc news, coventry. good luck to all the cities competing for that uk city of culture 2021 and we will be profiled all other contenders. what's more is a lwa ys all other contenders. what's more is always on the website. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: tiger woods shows some of his old form after completing a full tournament at the event he hosted in the bahamas. manchester city come from a goal down to win a record—equalling 13th premier league match in a row. and at the 15th attempt, benevento record their first ever serie a point thanks to their goalkeeper. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with the news that american, ricky fowler, has won golf's hero world challenge in the bahamas by four shots finishing on 18 under. he carded a destructive final round of 11 under sweeping away all others setting a new course and tournament record in what was also t

this of course was the city that was crowned city of culture last year and tonight we will find out whout what it has meant for hull. there's been a huge surge in confidence and a real pride that we've given a real good show this year. 90% of the residents in this city have taken part in cultural events, 350,000 in the first week alone in the cold days of january in the city centre. records have been broken in the museums and art galleries in the first quarter, over1 million people visited the city to have a look at what we've gotan city to have a look at what we've got an offer. there's been a new... there's been an increase in business. a3 new businesses in the city centre alone. and, yeah, it's been really good hull has been able to get its message across, what a lovely city it is and we've found it difficult over time to put that across. as you say, there's been lots of different benefits, is it sustainable? we are in an area that's been regenerated, is it something you can carry on using?|j do something you can carry on using?” do believe that. there's been an 80% increase in the n

and its bid to win the city of culture 2021 puts young people at the heart of its focus.hat our city has two offer. helping to move the city forward is louis, a choreographer, taking his work from coventry to young people around the world. he represents a new generation looking for hope in a city trying to shake off its post—war image. it is more than important, it is crucial that it winds. this is like the biggest thing that has ever happened in coventry. it‘s bringing a lot of hope and excitement to the city which it doesn‘t tend to have a better with a lot of doubt. this is the one time for the underdog to come up and rise and show what we really have. winning the city of culture can help transform a city‘s fortunes. the people of coventry hope the city‘s which heritage can secure its future. colleen harris, bbc news, coventry. and tomorrow we‘ll be looking at paisley, the first onto the shortlist, in the race for uk city of culture. time for the weather with phil. sunday turned out half decent from many areas, a little cool to start with and ending on a glorious sunse

its bid to win the city of culture 2021 puts young people at the heart of its focus.rd is louis, a choreographer, taking his work from coventry to young people around the world for them he represents a new generation looking for hope in a city trying to shake off its post—war image. it‘s actually crucial it wins. this is like the biggest thing that has ever happened in coventry. it‘s bringing a lot of hope and excitement to the city which it doesn‘t tend to have a better with a lot of doubt. this is the one time for the underdog to come up and rise and show what we really have. winning the city of culture can help transform the city‘s chins. the people of coventry hope the city‘s which heritage can secure its future. colleen harris, bbc news, coventry. and tomorrow we‘ll be looking at paisley, the first onto the shortlist, in the race, for uk city of culture. the moon will move closer to the earth tonight and appear larger and brighter in the sky — a phenomenon known as a "supermoon". this image was taken this evening over whitby abbey in north yorkshire — astronomers

come up and rise and show what we really have. for the underdog to come up and rise winning the city of culture the people of coventry hope the city's rich heritage can secure its future. the city's rich heritage colleen harris, bbc news, coventry. the city's rich heritage town.# the city's rich heritage tomorrow we will be looking at town.# tomorrow we will be looking at paisley, the first onto the short lived in the race for the uk's city of culture. that's it. of culture. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. and i'll be back with the late news at ten. now on bbc1, it's time for the news where you are. bye for now. for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news. he talks to me earlier and spoke about the chances of seeing military action on north korea by the us. they are worried that korean missiles can reach us cities, that may be an attempt to blackmail the us into taking its troops out of the south korean —— out of south korea so south korean —— out of south korea so the whole peninsula can be unified. trump said he would not allow us cities to be threatened.

of hope and excitement to the city. this is the one time for the underdog to come up and rise and show what we really have. winning the city of culturecoventry hope the city's rich heritage can secure its future. colleen harris, bbc news, coventry. if you gazed at the sky depending on where you live, you may have seen a supermoon. that is where the moon appears bigger and brighter than usual and it only happens when it reaches its closest point to earth. these are some of the images viewers have been sent in from north yorkshire to derbyshire. astronomers say skywatchers will get the most spectacular views tonight and tomorrow morning. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. didn't stay with us. it's time for the news where you are. a very good night. this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. if you've been at this evening you may have seen the super moon when the moon is moves closer to the earth and appears larger and brighter in the sky, this view was taken over whitby abbey in yorkshire, astronomers say skywatchers will get the most stunning views this evening and this morning. i spoke to tom coast of the

of the bicycles and cars we drive about in. the city has mixed digital and innovation with culture. g you were involved in hull's bid in 2017, what difference do think an award like this really makes to a city? we've been in hull along with other great cities like paisley, sunderland, stoke and swansea. you can see what it has done for hull. it has done something for the confidence of the people, it's done a lot for the economy. it's transformed the public realm of the city. and completely changed perspectives. this was a city were when people we re this was a city were when people were sent to silence. it was a city of silent monks but it is a city that will not be silent anymore. it's a city that will shout about itself. it's a city that people are welcome to come to now and certainly in 2021, when we expect about 2.5 million visitors. thank you very much. we will hear a lot more about coventry in the coming years. now, there is some bitterly cold weather on the way, tomasz schafernaker has the details for us. we have had winds in scotland, 90 miles an hour. here is storm caroline.

so to come back now, to hull the city of culture is amazing. woman with spectacles can be on telly, so can i." and even if you are not famous and from hull you could pretend to be, as photography show hollywood icons let people take on the favourite film roles. and there were other ways to get involved, people choosing coloured filters for their flats as part of this community project, called i wish to communicate with you. i think is brilliant, it makes you feel good that you are part of the city of culture. by march nine out of ten people in hull had been to a city of culture event and with 60 community projects in 2017, many were even taking part. that was one of the community projects put together by people from hull for people from hull. really a great way to get everyone involved. the woman who masterminded it is sharon darley. sharon, before 2017 some people might have thought art is not for me, isjust for the cultural elite. has this project changed that? yes! in what ways, what have you seen? the whole year has changed that, the project

there's just one day to go before we find out which contender will be named uk city of culture 2021. places bidding to win the title. it's up against coventry, paisley, stoke—on—trent and swansea. asjudith moritz reports a city that is perhaps best known these days for its highly efficient car making plants is keen to show it has another side. # by the harbour wall # the place you love the most #. sunderland has been shaped by the sea. where once they built ships, now they make music. culture here, inspired by the waves. so the landscape pulls on your heartstrings here? yeah, it absolutely does. i mean, just look at it. even on a kind of stormy day like this, it's still beautiful. coronation street actress melanie hill grew up near this shore. she says sunderland is special, and should be city of culture. for me, it's the community, and it's a community spirit. and since this bid was started, i've seen the communities coming together, and there's like an energy. and people have begun to have hope again. sunderland champions social art — a way of people creating and connecting at the s

year as has been hosted by hull as their yearas uk has been hosted by hull as their year as uk city of culturee due to the team at hull 2017, the ferens art gallery and hull city council for staging the exhibition, which has engaged and inspired people of all ages across the city and those visiting the capital of culture. there have been 90,000 visitors, we have heard, already to the exhibition. we at tate are hugely proud of being part of making art pa rt proud of being part of making art part of the daily life of this fine city and through this, shifting perceptions about hull now and for the future. to everyone watching at home, you have only until the 7th of january to see the exhibition here at the ferens art gallery. so come if you haven't already. i would like to offer my sincere congratulations to offer my sincere congratulations to ourfour to offer my sincere congratulations to our four nominated artists, hurvin anderson, andrea buttner, lubaina hamid and rosalind nashashibi. i would also like to thank ourchairof our nashashibi. i would also like to thank our chair of ourjury, alex fa

in 30 minutes we will be taking a look back at an incredible year in hull, the city of culture. we will have all the highlights, including the most talked about artists, and ballet. good afternoon. the queen has paid tribute to the cities of manchester and london in her christmas day broadcast for the way in which they dealt with this year's terrorist attacks. this morning, she attended the traditional christmas day service at sandringham in norfolk along with other members of the royal family, including prince harry and his fiancee, meghan markle. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. it's a day for family, with its own established pattern. for the royal family, that means a visit to church, led by the queen. very much at home already, the royal family's soon—to—be newest member, meghan markle. alert to everything that was going on and waiting for her cue in terms of royal protocol. a neat curtsy as the queen left by car. walking across to speak to members of the crowd who had been hoping to meet her, before lunch, and then the queen's christmas broadcast. the cen

midlands. economic impact notjus to 1 the city was heart . this pitch and that the heart of this pitch and that clinched it for coventry, named a uk city of cultureuge opportunity. it is amazing. i am so excited. it has paid off and i am so excited. it has paid off and i am so am so excited. it has paid off and i am so happy. i am the product of this city and i love it. i am so happy with this. once the celebrations die down than the hard work will start. coventry will have until 2021 to prepare a host of events in the city that will help boost its economy and tourism and its long—term legacy. boost its economy and tourism and its long-term legacy. 40 million people within two—hour's drivetime. we are going to do something incredibly special. we will give someone incredibly special. we will give someone special to the uk. the city was bombed in the blitz and was once the heart of the british car industry. transformed over the decades by immigration. thejudges said it was a city that constantly reinvented itself. now in £3 million heritage lottery fund will kickstarted year of art and performance. i think it is about more investment. it is about r

potteries, for centuries ceramics has been at the heart of what they do here, giving its bid as the city of cultureglobal clientele. it's been sort of the last 300 years that we've had a significant pottery industry and when an industry is that important and a city is that reliant on a particular industry, then it obviously has a big impact on culture and everything that's about us. but other than pottery, what more does the city have to offer? some of the people living here in stoke say that its image is tainted by its post—industrial past. there are streets and roads here lined with empty warehouses and factories, arguably giving an impression of a city that is tired and old. the art sector bills itself as rich, vibrant, unique, a contradiction to any negative perception. it's a rough diamond, isn't it and that's part of its industrial heritage. it's one of the reasons we all love it, to be honest. it's got this gnarly beauty that appeals to us all. it's one of the reasons why it's brilliant to make art here. artists can afford to come to this city and live here and make work and find spaces to m

and celebrations in the west midlands, as the title of uk city of culture 2021 is sent to coventry. on sportsday on bbc news, the best player in the world, cristiano ronaldo, is named the winner of the ballon d'or for the fifth time. good evening. the number of cases of domestic violence reported to police in england and wales is on the rise. now the children's commissioner for england has called on the prime minister to put in place greater protection for children who are exposed to the problem, at home. the latest figures show an increase in the number of cases police in england and wales are involved in almost 650,000 in the year to march. it's estimated that one in seven children and young people under the age of 18 will have lived with domestic abuse at home at some point. and it's when children are involved that there's added pressure on the police to respond quickly. jeremy cooke has this special report. it starts with claire's story, which i should warn you is upsetting. jack was the eldest, he was 12. he was a musician. he was just a lovely, quiet, gentle boy. paul was cheek

coventry has been chosen as the uk city of culture for 2021. stoke on trent, sunderland and swansea to win the title. the bid team said their plans were "about changing the reputation of a city" as well as hosting a year of cultural celebration. there's a0 million people within two hours drive. we are looking at 2.5 million 5,000,020 21. we are going to do something incredibly special and give something special to the uk. -- 2.5 and give something special to the uk. —— 2.5 million by 2021. 0ver over to the sport now. the ballon d'or was given to the world's best foot all and there is the latest winner, again, cristiano ronaldo —— footballer. since 2007 there have only been two names on it, cristiano ronaldo or lionel messi. in the past it has been george best, among others. it means now in terms of the number of golden balls on the mantelpiece it is now five all between cristiano ronaldo and lionel messi. for the second year running it's the portugese and real madrid star ronaldo, who has been given the ballon d'orfor the world's best player to

hull had a hugely successful year as uk city of culture. members of the tea m uk city of culture. m behind the celebration had be made cbe and 0bess. # i've got to run away. singer and campaigner marc almond is made an 0be for services to arts and culture. it's great to have that recognition for things that you have done, that you have made a difference to many different people. i have tried in music over the years to be a voice for people who felt a little bit like an outsider. musician and producer wiley, known as the "godfather of grime", is made an mbe. commentator: pass to warburton. brilliant catch by the captain! in the world of sport, sam warburton, who has captained wales and the british and irish lions, is made an 0be. england cricket players have been recognised. it has been a landmark year, and it says a huge amount about the whole sport, and how much the game has grown and is had begged that to admit was that it is recognising something like the new year ‘s honours list. most of those being honoured are ordinary people doing extraordinary work, like efe ezekiel, who ac

after 12 months holding the prestigious title, the northern english city of hull is coming to the end of its time as uk city of culture coming from local business. the aim was to change perceptions of the city, so there were visits from the turner prize, the royal ballet and katy perry, to name a few. our own entertainment correspondent colin paterson has also been a regular visitor — and he couldn't resist going back one last time. hull started its year as city of culture with a bang, a musical firework display on january the first. the crowd told me just how thrilled they were. honestly, you put some money into that, makes london look like noddy. the opening event, made in hull, turned buildings into giant screens, showing the history of the city. come on, come to hull. they were off. at least one cultural event took place every day, and now, at the end of the year, people don't want it to be over. i have lived in hull for 73 years. has there ever been a year like this? no, never. people coming from out of town are saying, it is not like we thought it would be, it is brilliant. blade, blade was the most exciting. we

and still to come, paisley in scotland, the town bidding to become the uk's city of culture. and's cricketers as they take four quick rockets on day three of the second ashes test. they are 1—0 down in the five match series. the uk wastes 7 million tonnes of food each year and now a major retailer is aiming to help in the battle to cut that waste by continuing to sell food beyond its best before date. east of england co—op has 125 stores and will now sell dried and tinned foods for 10p when they reach the date they are best eaten by. our business correspondent emma simpson has been to one store in colchester. everything we eat has a shelf life, but would you be willing to buy food which is past its best? plenty of shoppers at this small convenience store did, once they found out the price. they‘ re 10p, for a whole bag of pistachios. oh, my life! 10p. right, yeah. i'll have them. yeah? got a deal? yeah. here's how it works... any tinned or dried goods passed the best before date end up in these boxes at a knock—down price, instead of going to waste. labels can be confusing. th

fiona bruce will be here with a full round—up of the news but first, a special programme, uk city of culturecking events. it has been a phenomenal year with so many photos to look back on. across four seasons, hull took at out of galleries and theatres and into the streets. 365 days of events change the way the city has been seen by the way the city has been seen by the rest of the world. the year has gone by so quick, i cannot believe it is almost over. i hope these guys get to stay. this is the latest installation for 2017 cold weather we go from here? this is to do with dancing. it's sort of mirrors back to the very start of the year injanuary mirrors back to the very start of the year in january when mirrors back to the very start of the year injanuary when the whole of the city centre was filled with lights and sound. that was amazing. that was how we started the season in hull. 2017 really did start with a bang with 3.5 tonnes of fireworks and made in hull, a spectacular light show, telling the story of the city and its people. or do you think of the unbelievable display? ipod it was a

and welcome to the 2017 turner prize award ceremony, brought to you live from hull, the 2017 city of cultureere at the magnificent setting for the ceremony, hull minster. the turner prize is of course being exhibited here in hull because this is the city of culture for 2017. and i'm rebecca jones. i'm at the ferens gallery in hull, where the four nominated artists

hull had a hugely successful year as uk city of culture. the team behind the month celebration have been made cbe and obe. also becoming an obe, single and campaigner mark allman. for services to arts and culture. great to have the recognition for things you have done, maybe you have made a difference to many people. you have made a difference. i have tried in music over the years to be a voice for people who felt like an outsider. musician and producer wiley, known as the godfather of grime is made an obe. in the world of sport, sam warburton, captain of wales and british lions was made an obe. england cricket players have been recognised, including anya shrubsole, whose been recognised, including anya shru bsole, whose bowling been recognised, including anya shrubsole, whose bowling helped england win the world cup. shrubsole, whose bowling helped england win the world cupm shrubsole, whose bowling helped england win the world cup. it has been a landmark year, says a lot about the tournament and women's cricket in general. how much the ga

the uk‘s next city of culture will be named in just the uk‘s next city of culture will be named injust the jet engine to two—tone music. the average age there is 33, seven years younger than the national average, so there is a big focus on youth. paisley in renfrewshire is best known for the paisley pattern, created in the 19th century by the town‘s weavers. it now has some of scotland‘s worst pockets of depravation, and believes that being the city of culture would turbo—charge regeneration. they‘ve enlisted the help of local boy, paolo nutini. paisley is and has always been my home. i love my town and you want to see it grow. stoke—on—trent is six towns in one city. something special is happening again. we‘re a city on the up. its bid aims to both celebrate its title as the world‘s capital of ceramics, while also changing perceptions of the place by highlighting that it‘s one of the uk‘s fastest growing economies. also in the running is sunderland. why give us this honour, this title? because in spite of a few hard decades, we still believe in ourselves. they say they would use the n

announcing he'll run for a fourth term tens of thousands of his supporters turned out in the city of culture to back his twenty nineteen bid but it's triggered protests in several cities. and u.s. president donald trump is over the staff of the top public health agency not to use words and phrases like evidence based vulnerable and fetus in their budget reports the directive follows previous steps in pursuit of its conservative social agenda. and police are investigating the death of one of canada's richest men billionaire barry sherman and his wife were found dead in their home in toronto police say the circumstances are suspicious but the deaths are not being treated as homicides sherman found the upper texas one of the world's largest generic drug makers well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after upfront a statement that sort. where and. when the right to free speech conflicts with protecting minorities how should democracies respond and do muslim communities have any particular problem with the principle of free expression or has islam been unfairly .

it's notjust the uk city of culture these days, i consider it the uk city of multiculturalism and coventryhat has great culture and rewarding mat or trying to promote culture in a city that needs more? does coventry need more culture? is that what is about? no, i think it's about promoting what we do have two the rest of the country and the rest of the world. it's something which is intrinsic to coventry but people don't know about it. this old adage of being sent to coventry. now you can get sent to coventry and really feel you are going to be involved in something and people will see things. pauline, talus what success feels like. —— tell us. if this goes well, how will we know? what will it look like? i think we will know it has gone well when we have inward investment, that is certainly part of it, of businesses. money coming into the city to fund other projects, young people's projects in particular. that is what i'm the greatest fan of. and also the whole kind of history that coventry has of reinvention, of reconciliation, of peace, all of those kinds of things. i mean, iam standing

announcing he will run for a fourth term tens of thousands of his supporters turned out in the city of culture bomba to back his twenty nine hundred bid but it's triggered protests in several cities u.s. president donald trump has ordered staff of the top public health agency not to use words and phrases like evidence based vulnerable and fetus in their budget reports the directive follows previous steps in pursuit of its conservative social agenda but those with the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after counting the cost such as thanks for watching. documentaries that and bring your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. hello i'm kamal santamaria this is counting the cost on al-jazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week the mouse and the fact it's one of the biggest media shake ups in recent years.

coventry has been chosen as the uk city of culture for 2021. he same shot. these are ascension. there are a dance troupe based in the city. behind them, the ribbons that were such a crucial part of coventry‘s industry in the 1840s. come over here, this is george eliot's writing desk. the writer of middlemarch was based on the city in the 1840s. it said that that book is based upon her time in coventry. let's meet laura and emma who were the team behind the bid. you were up there in hull last night, you've actually brought the envelope down to try and donate it to the museum, it's so important to you. why did coventry win the city of culture? coventry one city of culture because of our youth. we are a city that's seven years younger because of our diversity, we are an amazingly multicultural city and because of the scale of what we can deliver. there's 40 million people within two hours of the city and we can't wait for them to descend on the city. you mention the average age of coventry, 33. nationally, it is 40. who is going to be paying for yo

come out has really reinvented itself as a city of culture. lin is still in the midst of construction in two years the form is scheduled to open in the newly reconstructed city palace and bring together the cultures of the world and now when we talk about large scale cultural projects we also have to include abu dhabi. money was no object when the architect john movie was commissioned to design the louvre abu dhabi hundreds upon hundreds of loaned items from thirteen french cultural institutions are on display here. the louvre in paris sold the rights to use its name for thirty years for more than one billion euros. cape town's new museum was much less costly the moc are all museum for contemporary art africa is the first of its kind on the continent. it helps give african artists a confidence boost but it hasn't been without controversy since the people behind it are all white. everything different that was also the guiding principle behind the fourteenth documenter the world's most important art exhibition took place in two locations in two t

it was announced that my wonderful city of coventry becomingsuccessful in the head city of culture 2001. where bursting with pride. will the prime minister join me in congratulating everyone on this achievement? p.m. may: can i say to the honorable lady that i would join her in congratulating coventry on being selected as a city of culture, and as she will be aware from exchanges that are taken place, that a number of numbers of this house are disappointed that they did not achieve that particular status. but i'm happy to congratulate all of those who were involved in pushing the bid together. thank you, mr. speaker. the prime minister and i have many things in common, including if i may say, being called bloody difficult women. beckons field is not in that category for many, many reasons. he is obviously a man. he is a respected and seasoned parliamentarian. like many, he has been loyal to his party. disloyal, orto be to bring about more disunity. the prime minister says she wants the meaningful vote on brexit before we leave the european union. would she be so good as to amendment sev

city of culture, what‘s the most lasting impact? he city this year putting us well and truly on the map. and that is something which simply would not have happened without us being the city of culture and the bbc getting behind it. it seems like yesterday back on the national news january one, simon mccoy mentioning hull and i got excited, not often you can say that when you see simon mccoy. laughter how do is hull going to remain a cultural city up to 2021win how do is hull going to remain a cultural city up to 2021 win the title hands over to the next incumbent7 title hands over to the next incumbent? good question. the man in charge of the city of culture thinks it‘s more than money, he thinks it‘s about pride. listen to this. the thing which is not quantifiable is pride and confidence. we can point to bricks and mortar, new venues the council are putting up, all the statistics but actually it's this head up, shoulders back, my city pride that this year has produced and if you get that in people's soul it has the half—life of plut

for the first time it is being held in hull, part of that city's city of culture year. contest by asking a group of primary school children to decide who they think would be a worthy winner. colin patterson went to meet thejudges of the winner. colin patterson went to meet the judges of the tiny turner. we are here to judge the tiny turner. 12 of britain's most honest art critics. their task is to examine the work of the four turner prize nominees and pick their favourites. this is the tiny turner. first to be examined by ourjunior judges, this. i don't get it, it is like wood. she bent on everyday materials to explore black identities. i like how she loves art. the message is that you must use your recycling things to make better things for other people. she is saying how slavery, with it being a big thing in the olden days. next, this which is primarily a film. vivian's garden is about a mother and daughter in guatemala. vivian's garden is about a mother and daughter in guatemalalj vivian's garden is about a mother and daughter in guatemala. i thought it was very rand

hull had a hugely successful year as uk's city of culture. s. # i've got to run away. singer and campaigner marc almond is made an 0be for services to arts and culture. musician and producer wiley, known as the "godfather of grime", is made an mbe. commentator: the pass to warburton. brilliant catch by the captain! in the world of sport, sam warburton, who has captained wales and the british & irish lions, is made an 0be. england cricket players have been recognised, including anya shrubsole. her bowling helped england win the world cup. it really has been a landmark year, and it says a huge amount about the whole tournament and women's cricket in general, i think. it shows how much the game has grown and just how big that tournament was, that it would be recognised in something like the new year honours list. most of those being honoured are ordinary people doing extraordinary work, like efe ezekiel, who acts as a mentorfor young people. of course, young people are everything to me. i'm passionate about them and passionate about their life, t

the uk's city of culture 2021 will be announced shortly. join us at 8:20 for reaction.as forbes reveals the richest you tuber in the world is a 26 year—old british man, we'll explore the phenomenon. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm mike bushell. on a day when the premier league has been the envy of europe. for the first time in champions league history, there are five english teams through to the knockout phase, and liverpool's magnificent seven underlined the dominance. wales cry foul, as wembley gets extra brussels for euro 2020— and it's got nothing to do with christmas. and ben stokes has been named in england's one—day squad for the five—match series against australia in the new year, even though as yet he can't be selected. hello and welcome to the programme. plenty to get through as always, but we're going to start with football, because tonight's europa league action is already under way. we'll have the latest from everton‘s game at apollon limassol injust a moment. but first we're going

city, or at least projected into the spotlight. what are the highlights being for you, in terms of the year of culture, the city of culture for huu? e have had 2500 volu nteers participated. we have had 2500 volunteers working with us. we have worked with 55,000 young people, in 101 schools. it has been a really people based experience, of them really finding and celebrating the voice of the city. on top of that there has been the events from local artists, the extraordinary year that the ferens art gallery put on, up to the ferens art gallery put on, up to the showbiz of bbc radio one‘s big weekend, and a wonderful turner prize, where we have seen some of the biggest audiences for the turner prize ever. what would you say, if somebody hadn‘t been to hull ray couple of years, say they last went in 2014, if they came back now, what would be the biggest difference they would be the biggest difference they would notice? this city has had a massive makeover by the city council, in its public realm. it has refurbished the gallery. it has refurbished the gallery. it has refurbished the gallery. it has refurbished the new theatre. in lega

back at the highlights of hull 2017 and find out what impact this year long festival of arts and culture has had on the cityenal year. we have so much to look back on. across four seasons, hull took art out of galleries and theatres and into the streets. 365 days of events changed the way the city has been seen by the rest of the world.

well getting to the end of the year of the city of culture 2017. i mean, look at this. the turner prize is in hull. we had the bbc radio! weekend. being born here, i live in london now, but my heart is here. it is difficult to put into words what it has actually done. it's all about timing and it is hull's time. the next few years will be vital but i think it would go from strength to strength. you said to me earlier that you never thought it would happen in hull. hull has always had a bad rep, or for whatever reason, and that is going to turn around now. i am proud to be from hull and to be here. lovely to meet you. enjoy the rest of your evening. let's hear more about the other short listed artists and go back to rebecca at the ferens art gallery. yes, the turner prize may have come to hull this year, but step inside the specially constructed cinema and you are immediately transported to gaza. this film is the work of rosalind nashashibi. at the age of 44, she's the youngest artist on the short list this year. she was born in croydon, but her fath