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It may come as a shock to celebrities but Liverpudlians shun gossip about the likes of Cheryl Cole in favour of news about politics and economics.
Research carried out by MSN UK showed that current affairs news is consumed the most in Liverpool with 53 per cent of the vote.
Sport and politics followed with 36 per cent, and only 26 per cent of scousers wanted to hear about celebrity gossip.
But when it comes to getting our daily news fix 21 per cent of people surveyed from Liverpool say they feel overwhelmed by the volume of information available to them and find it hard to keep on top of everything.
Although 17 per cent of Liverpudlians turn to Twitter for breaking news stories, the MSN UK research found that many of us prefer insightful commentary and analysis over 140-character tweets.
Media psychologist Honey Langcaster-James said: “We now feel like we have to be across everything, all the time, and if we don’t, we can feel anxious and overwhelmed.
“We’re seeing news sources such as MSN becoming important choices for people to filter the constant 24/7 flow of ‘news’ the web now offers.
"People are becoming more discerning about who they trust to do this job.”
Pete Clifton, executive producer at MSN UK, added: “Quality news destinations help people feel connected. People are overwhelmed by the volume of news they wade through and prefer quality, not quantity.”
But it appears that Liverpool still has it’s fair share of curtain-twitchers, with more than one in ten residents confessing that they are more interested in politicians’ private lives than their policies.
The celebrity-fuelled Royal Wedding emerged as the most-shared story of the decade.
