Summary

  • Results coming in from across Merseyside and western Cheshire

  • Southport’s new MP becomes seaside town’s first ever Labour representative

  • Tories could be without any Merseyside MPs

  • Labour holds Birkenhead, Knowsley, Widnes & Halewood, Runcorn & Helsby and Bootle

  • Labour also retains the Liverpool seats of West Derby, Riverside, Walton

  • Reform performs very strongly, beating the Tories in several seats

  • Labour set to win a landslide victory, according to exit poll

  • Live results and reaction from across the UK

  1. Storm Boelo forces further Merseyside closurespublished at 16:25 BST 24 October

    Liverpool Cathedral and Knowsley Safari will close on Sunday due to strong winds forecast.

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  2. Southport families 'blown away' by support for memorial garden published at 15:10 BST 23 October

    Patrick Hurley MP says critics of the regeneration scheme are in the minority.

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  3. Attempted murder arrests after boy, 16, attackedpublished at 21:54 BST 21 October

    Two boys aged 15 and 16 were being questioned after the teenager was found injured in Everton, Liverpool.

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  4. Merseyrail boss defends e-bikes banpublished at 16:10 BST 21 October

    Merseyrail's managing director defends the network's ban on most e-bikes on board trains and at stations

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  5. Hospice faces £10m shortfall for expansion planpublished at 15:17 BST 21 October

    A children's hospice said it needs to raise £10m to complete the expansion of its Liverpool site.

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  6. Row over Liverpool HMO control rolloutpublished at 06:16 BST 20 October

    Opposition councillors claim the limited changes will shift development into other areas.

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  7. Inside the Victorian tunnels behind Merseyrail closurespublished at 08:18 BST 19 October

    Waterproofing Victorian tunnels aims to stop leaks damaging the railway's power supply.

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  8. City road closures for River of Light festival published at 19:26 BST 17 October

    Tens of thousands of visitors are expected for the annual free River of Light festival.

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  9. Woman condemns 'depraved' Halloween experiencepublished at 18:59 BST 17 October

    The Hellfire Club at Liverpool's Newsham Scream Park is billed as an over-18s "premium" experience.

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  10. Doctor regrets not going to police earlier about Lucy Letbypublished at 09:28 BST 16 October

    Dr Stephen Brearey was the lead neonatal consultant at the hospital where the nurse worked.

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  11. Council faces legal challenge over aviary closurepublished at 06:13 BST 15 October

    Sefton Council is facing legal action from a campaign group which wants the Southport aviary to remain open.

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  12. 'Every cost has gone up': Science museum on the brinkpublished at 12:47 BST 14 October

    Catalyst said it has faced "a perfect storm" of rising costs and lower visitor numbers.

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  13. Fighting and bullying put primary school into special measurespublished at 09:15 BST 14 October

    Fighting in lessons and bullying were among the problems found by Ofsted inspectors.

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  14. The woman who has worked for the NHS since it was foundedpublished at 06:14 BST 13 October

    Audrey, from Liverpool, started working for the NHS in 1948 and still volunteers in hospitals now.

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  15. New routes as buses taken under public controlpublished at 10:40 BST 10 October

    The Liverpool Combined Authority says two new routes with improved hospital links will launch.

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  16. Council-run school meals service to end in 2027published at 16:00 BST 9 October

    Warrington Council plans to cut funding for its school meals service, in a move aimed at saving £500,000.

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  17. Shankly family welcome Anfield sign's returnpublished at 14:55 BST 9 October

    The sign has gone on display in the ARC Hotel which sits in the shadow of the Liverpool FC stadium.

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  18. Household waste collections could be cut in Wirralpublished at 13:25 BST 9 October

    The council says the proposal could save £1.2m a year and affect about 142,000 households.

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  19. Cyclist 'rode furiously' at prams as police chased himpublished at 12:11 BST 8 October

    Daniel Kennedy rode forced people with babies in prams to move out of his way, a court heard.

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  20. Mayor wants JLR on Merseyside for 50 more yearspublished at 06:22 BST 8 October

    Steve Rotheram will travel to India next week to meet car maker's bosses

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