Hull - The worst place to live in UK

Hull is the worst place to live in the UK, according to a television show. Armed with statistics from all 434 UK local authorities, researchers said Hull saw around 69 crimes a day.

Nottingham, where the Queen's Medical Center deals with more gunshot wounds than any other UK city, was ranked as the second worst place to live in the programme presented by property experts Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer. The Midlands city was also found to have the highest number of burglaries in the UK.

Meanwhile, several factors contributed to give Hull the unattractive tag. In terms of education, the city ranked worst with 35.1% of its 16-year-olds gaining five or more A* - C grades at GCSE.

Hull, which has 101 chip shops, was also deemed the fattest town in the UK. The MP for Hull East and deputy prime minister, John Prescott, defended the town in light of the programme's findings.