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The people of Wirral are officially the fattest in Britain with more hospital admissions for obesity-related illnesses than anywhere else in the country. Hot on their heels are those who live in Wigan, York, Stoke-on-Trent and Nottingham. The five regions all recorded admission rates of over 3,000 per 100,000 population. However, Wokingham and West Berkshire … Read more
Window on the Wirral: Discovering the joys of a much overlooked peninsula, which delivers history, culture, cycle rides and watersports The Wirral peninsula is a bookended by the Rivers Mersey and Dee and crowned by the Irish Sea For history, head to New Brighton where you’ll find Fort Perch Rock, a former defence built in … Read more
Hunt for gunman after 21-year-old is shot in the leg while queuing at a McDonald’s drive-thru Man, 21, was in passenger seat of a black Ford Tourneo in McDonald’s drive-through He was taken to hospital for leg injury and his condition is described as stable Police think man in CCTV could have vital information to … Read more
Fast food fans who queued for two hours to get a KFC when their restaurant reopened after lockdown are slapped with £100 fines for spending too long in the car park waiting to be served Customers turned out in their masses to queue for KFC in Rock Ferry, Wirral The Merseyside branch however started dishing … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 75,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
The 83 Brits quarantined in an NHS unit in Merseyside over coronavirus fears have started to leave after testing negative for the deadly virus following a 14-day stint in isolation. Matt Raw was the first evacuee from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the centre of the escalating outbreak, to leave Arrowe Park Hospital today. The … Read more