Blackpool has overtaken Glasgow as the worst place for male life expectancy in Britain for the first time on record, new figures reveal. Men living in the town on the north-west coast of England are now more likely to have shorter lives than those in Scotland’s most populated city,

The 10 areas with the lowest male life expectancy are divided between Scotland, the north of England, and Wales. The top 10 areas are all in the south of England.

Blackpool has replaced Glasgow as the local area in Britain with the lowest male life expectancy at birth – the first time the Scottish city has not recorded the lowest estimate since current data began.

A baby boy born in Blackpool between 2021 and 2023 is currently likely to live for an average of 73.1 years - Glasgow had previously recorded the lowest life expectancy for males in every set of estim

Glasgow is no longer the the area in Britain with the lowest male life expectancy. The city had previously recorded the lowest life expectancy for males in every set of estimates since the data was first recorded in 2001,