Liverpool celebrates after being named 2008 Capital of Culture
Liverpool was unveiled as the national choice for Britain's turn to host the European Capital of Culture in 2008, beating five other shortlisted cities favourites Newcastle/Gateshead, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, and Oxford.
Winning the title will create an estimated 14,000 extra jobs for the city, along with 2.8 billion extra investment and a further 1.7 million visitors, and Liverpool will hope the title will bring it the same image change Glasgow enjoyed when it won the title in 1990.
