Drive to get people in Liverpool more active
There's a warning that almost a third of people living in Liverpool could soon be obese. The figures come as the City Council launch a new strategy to offer free "Lifestyle" classes to children and adults, in the hope they can get fit.
Our correspondent Rachel Townsend reports.
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