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This is the first time inflation has dropped below double digits since August last year - but concerns remain over the rate at which food prices are increasing..

Inflation drops to 8.7%, food costs still high - how it affects you

Take a look at this spectacular home, filled with character. Image: Rightmove

Character property for sale in Merseyside’s ’most desirable’ area

Thurstaston Road, Heswall. Image: Rightmove

Spectacular £1.2m home for sale in one of Merseyside’s happiest places

UK unemployment rate increase - ONS

Bidston Hill had the eleventh highest tree canopy in Wirral, with 15.7% of the area covered by trees.

The happiest and most desirable places to live around Liverpool

The Sefton neighbourhoods with the worst air pollution

Mann Island, Pier Head, Liverpool. Image: chrisdorney - stock.adobe.com

Liverpool’s 11 richest neighbourhoods based on average income

Residents in some areas of Wirral are living with higher levels of air pollution than their neighbours in other parts, official government estimates show. Image: khunkorn - stock.adobe.com

The Wirral neighbourhoods with the worst air pollution

Credit: Councillor Nick Small

Hooters told controversial signs must go

Merseyside borough has highest rate of respiratory deaths in UK

These parts of Liverpool have the worst air quality.

The Liverpool neighbourhoods with the worst air pollution

House prices in Liverpool. Image: Dave Bevis, Wikimedia CC

The 11 neighbourhoods with the highest house prices in Liverpool

Surprise jump in February inflation due to salad shortages, food & booze

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A new study has revealed the top 15 baby names that have ties to Ireland or are of Irish origin which remain popular among parents.

Top 15 most popular Irish baby names

Did your area make the list?

10 of the happiest and most desirable places to live near Liverpool

Census data shows number of people never married rises

The neighbourhood with the joint-17th highest average household income was Aintree East & Waddicar. There, households had an estimated total annual income, before tax, of £39,600.

Sefton’s 19 richest neighbourhoods based on average income

The neighbourhood with the eighth highest average household income was Newton-le-Willows. There, households had an estimated total annual income, before tax, of £40,600.

St Helens’ 10 richest neighbourhoods - from Billinge to Windle

The best place to live in St Helens if you want to reach 100 years old

Bowring Park, Knowsley. Image: Sue Adair/Wikimedia

Knowsley’s 10 richest neighbourhoods based on average income

Tobacco duty set to rise causing a jump in cigarette prices

Birchmere, Wirral. Image: Rightmove

📸 £1.8m sustainable home for sale in Wirral’s ‘richest’ neighbourhood

The best place to live in Liverpool if you want to reach 100 years old

Birkenhead is featured on the list. Image: Phil Nash from Wikimedia Commons

Wirral’s 12 poorest neighbourhoods based on average income

Farr Hall Drive, Heswall. Image: Rightmove

📸 £1.7m Georgian mansion for sale in Wirral’s ‘richest’ neighbourhood

Hoylake, Wirral. Image: Mark Baxter/Wikimedia CC

Wirral’s 11 richest neighbourhoods based on average income

‘Doga Yazlik’ or ‘Nature’s House’. Image: Rightmove

📸 ‘Nature’s House’ for sale in one of Sefton’s richest neighbourhoods

Top 10 safest places in the UK revealed - is your area on the list?

The neighbourhood with the 11th lowest average household income was Hesketh Park. There, households had an estimated total annual income, before tax, of £33,400.

Sefton’s 13 poorest neighbourhoods based on average income

Victoria Road, Formby. Image: Rightmove

📸 House for sale in Sefton’s ‘richest’ neighbourhood

The neighbourhood with the 12th lowest average household income was Walton North. There, households had an estimated total annual income, before tax, of 28,400.

Liverpool’s 14 poorest neighbourhoods based on average income

Nigel the young cotton-top tamarin monkey on mother Florencia’s back at Drusillas Zoo Park in Alfriston, East Sussex (Credit: Drusillas Zoo Park/SWNS)

Baby monkey saving endangered species and unpopular name ‘Nigel’

📸 The cheapest house for sale in Liverpool’s ‘richest’ neighbourhood

Saving money away for a rainy day might be a good idea given the cost of living crisis (image: Adobe)

Workers would need £49,300 salary to feel financially ‘comfortable’

The records stretch all the way back to the 1500s, and plenty of surprising Christmas-thmed names were discovered.

Most popular Christmas-themed baby names including Holly and Sprout

Michael Cain, 31, jailed following two separate hate crime incidents in Liverpool City Centre

Man jailed for assault on disabled teenager and race hate crimes

Cyclists in Sefton Park. Image: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images

Merseyside bike thefts up as more people cycle to save money

People walk near the Job Centre in Westminster.

Unemployment rate increases as UK economy heads for recession

The best place to live in Sefton if you want to reach 100 years old

The best place to live in Wirral if you want to reach 100 years old