Five McDonald's restaurants in Coventry have had life-saving defibrillators installed. Staff at the city takeaways will also be undergoing training on how to use the equipment which can be used to save someone's life if they suffer a cardiac arrest.

Restaurants that have had defibrillators installed are those in Cross Cheaping, Canley, Gallagher Retail Park, Alvis Retail Park and Binley. Franchisee John Kiely, who owns and operates all five of the restaurants, said: "I’m delighted that we are able to support our community with the defibrillators.

"We felt it was important to make this investment in our restaurants to help people if the worst was to happen. I’m keen to raise awareness of the defibrillators in the local community, so that people have peace of mind that this valuable technology is close at hand."

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