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Two areas are delivering frozen meals on wheels which older people are expected to heat in a microwave.

The weekly deliveries, introduced by Lincolnshire and Essex councils, are instead of the daily hot meal. Now other authorities are considering the scheme.

Essex said it gave older people more flexibility and it had no intention of phasing out hot meals altogether. In Lincolnshire the scheme will be for all.

But a spokesperson for care charity WRVS said many meals on wheels recipients placed a high value on the daily human contact.