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- Live updates as Bradford has beaten off competition from Durham, Southampton and Wrexham to be named the UK’s City of Culture 2025
- The announcement was made tonight on the BBC's One Show by Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries
- Celebrations in City Park as result broadcast live on the Big Screen
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