She went into labour five minutes into the journey after boarding at Borough Green, Kent.

BBC: West Malling train baby and mother 'doing really well'

Wirral Borough Council leader Jeff Green said it was "fantastic news" and that the council should move forward "aggressively" to try and bring the project to Wirral.

BBC: Peel plan trade exhibition centre on banks of Mersey

Now edgier parts of the borough are being celebrated, such as Fort Green (Spike Lee's home town), Dumbo (Down Underneath Manhattan Bridge Overpass) and Clinton Hill.

ECONOMIST: Geography of cool: New York