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. Mum of Southport victim: 'Alice loved to dance'published at 07:53 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February

    Alice da Silva Aguiar's mother says the Southport community has offered "incredible" support.

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  2. Locomotive named after worker for long servicepublished at 06:28 Greenwich Mean Time 19 February

    Ken Davies, whose grandfather, father and sister worked on the railway, says it is a "total honour".

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  3. Council leader to quit amid pressure over financespublished at 20:04 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    The state of the authority's finances saw calls for Councillor Paul Stuart to resign last month.

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  4. Tributes pour in for veteran BBC radio presenterpublished at 20:48 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January

    Colleagues and listeners pay tribute to popular broadcaster Andy Ball, who has died after an illness.

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  5. Reading victims' families want action after Southport murderspublished at 17:20 Greenwich Mean Time 24 January

    David Wails, Joe Ritchie-Bennett and James Furlong were stabbed to death in Reading in 2020.

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  6. Man found with £1.5m of cocaine in car boot jailedpublished at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 3 January

    Peter Wiggins is handed a prison sentence after he was found with the drugs stashed in his car boot.

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  7. Noddy Holder saved by UK-first new chemotherapypublished at 14:52 Greenwich Mean Time 12 December 2024

    The Slade frontman was given six months to live after being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2018.

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  8. Arrest in Greece as part of Ormskirk murder probepublished at 15:12 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2024

    Matthew Daulby, 19, from Liverpool, was stabbed to death in Ormskirk on 29 July 2023.

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  9. UK's first Dignitas widow hails assisted dying votepublished at 17:29 Greenwich Mean Time 29 November 2024

    Reginald Crew became the first person from the UK to die at the Dignitas clinic in 2003.

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  10. Ding-dong over clocktower chime that is 'too loud'published at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 28 November 2024

    Wirral Council has changed how often a clocktower rings due to a noise complaint.

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  11. Man pleads guilty over fatal XL bully attackpublished at 14:19 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2024

    Christopher Bell admits being the owner of an out-of-control XL bully which killed his neighbour.

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  12. 'People like me with ADHD can make great MPs'published at 07:25 Greenwich Mean Time 17 November 2024

    An MP who has ADHD wants to encourage other people who are neurodivergent to get involved in politics.

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  13. Court date set for assault charge MPpublished at 16:32 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2024

    The Runcorn and Helsby MP has been suspended from the Labour Party since the incident last month.

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  14. Gunmen set trap for teenager on e-bike, jury toldpublished at 17:48 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2024

    Four men are accused of murdering Nyle Corrigan, who was shot dead in Stockbridge Village in 2020.

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  15. Jury out in trial of four accused of helping killerpublished at 17:06 Greenwich Mean Time 4 November 2024

    Connor Chapman murdered Elle Edwards in a botched shooting on Christmas Eve 2022.

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  16. Ten thousand knitted poppies go on display in townpublished at 07:26 Greenwich Mean Time 2 November 2024

    The knitted poppies form part of a drape which has been described as "cascading from the sky".

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  17. CPS deciding whether to charge MP over 'punch' CCTVpublished at 19:20 Greenwich Mean Time 1 November 2024

    Amesbury, who represents Runcorn and Helsby, was suspended from the Labour Party after footage emerged.

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  18. Starmer: MP Mike Amesbury CCTV footage 'shocking'published at 21:15 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October 2024

    The Prime Minister says the Labour party "moved swiftly" to respond after the video appeared.

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  19. MP row is matter for police, says Phillipsonpublished at 14:21 Greenwich Mean Time 27 October 2024

    The MP for Runcorn appeared to be shouting at a man, warning him he would "never threaten an MP again".

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  20. SEND staff strike over system 'on its knees' published at 15:03 British Summer Time 22 October 2024

    Education union calls on Wirral Council to "come to the table" warning situation will "only get worse".

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