1.   Campesinos are hard hit by the economic crisis and government forces have deliberately destroyed the livelihood of many subsistence farming families.

2.   Devon and Cumbria, among the worst hit by the disease, were leading contenders to entertain the Downing Street family.

3.   Elderly people were the hardest hit by the increase in tax on fuel.

4.   Freeze hits sport HORSE racing will be the sport hardest hit by the cold snap.

5.   Larger cities have been the worst hit by the crime wave.

6.   Rural areas have been hardest hit by the recession.

7.   The Automobile Industry is among the hardest hit by the recession.

8.   The south of the country is the worst hit by the recession.

9.   The South-East and West Midlands have been hardest hit by the recession.