A prestigious exhibition showing some of the most compelling news images of the past 15 years is coming to Bradford.

The British Press Photographers' Association is taking its Five Thousand Days show outside London for the first time. And it has chosen the Bradford Industrial Museum, in Eccleshill, to host the exhibition which has attracted national acclaim.

Included in the exhibition are such famous images as Jonny Wilkinson's World Cup-winning drop goal, the Royal Family at Princess Diana's funeral and New Yorkers fleeing the cloud of dust and rubble as the World Trade Centre collapsed on September 11, 2001.

The show documents the years between 1989 and 2004, capturing for posterity world events from sport, politics, arts and entertainment.

It comprises around 100 photographs, including work from Bradford-based photographers Tim Smith and John Angerson and Yorkshire photographers Michael Steele and Tony Bartholomew.

Mr Smith has two photographs in the exhibition - one of Lister's Mill soon after it closed as a textile manufacturer which was published in the Observer, and a second taken in Mirpur.

He said: "I feel quite proud some of my work was chosen to represent the best of British photography. I have had quite a number of exhibitions of my own and this is a good one."

Bradford is the only northern venue for the exhibition which opens on Saturday and runs until April 24.

Executive member for regeneration at Bradford Council, Councillor Simon Cooke, said he was delighted Bradford had managed to secure the high-profile exhibition.

"This is a real coup for Bradford and we're very pleased to be the only museum in the North of England to host it," he said. "It's an exhibition with something to interest everyone, and is a testament to the skill and artistry needed to create those pictures which we see every day on the pages of our newspapers."

The British Press Photographers' Association (BPPA) counts some of the country's leading photographers among its members.

The show is based on a book of the same name published by the BPPA which charts a period of 5,000 days. A website has also been set up at www.fivethousanddays.com

The exhibition was first shown at the National Theatre on London's South Bank, before moving to Bradford.