FIRE service and national park chiefs are making an impassioned plea for walkers to observe basic fire safety measures when out taking exercise over the Easter weekend.

THE British Veterinary Association (BVA) is advising pet owners to be extra careful and keep chocolate eggs and other sweet treats well out of reach of inquisitive pets to avoid an emergency trip to the vets over the Easter holidays. The advice comes as veterinary practices in the North West follow strict social distancing measures and have restricted services to emergency and urgent cases only to help curb the spread of coronavirus.

AHEAD of the Easter weekend, Lake District voices have come together to plead for people not to travel to the national park for a day trip or to visit holiday homes.

THE world’s largest randomised clinical trial of potential coronavirus treatments is under way in the UK as part of the race to find a treatment.