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Demolition of the former Royal Liverpool University Hospital reaches its final stage.
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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
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Written by Paul Burnell and edited by Ian Shoesmith
Demolition of the former Royal Liverpool University Hospital reaches its final stage.
Read MoreMembers of the public raised the alarm after spotting what appeared to be a firearm in a male's pocket.
Read MoreOrganisers said "with great sadness" it would "regretfully" not go ahead but hopes to return in 2026.
Read MoreFrancis Coggins, from Liverpool, was arrested by local officers in the Netherlands, the National Crime Agency says.
Read MoreThe council wants the revamp of Mother Redcap Place to make it "more welcoming and vibrant".
Read MoreOvernight visitors to Liverpool have been paying an additional £2 per room, per night since Sunday.
Read MoreSome £100m is to be spent on so-called "bendy buses" to address transport concerns in Liverpool.
Read MoreBusinesses and some Liverpool FC fans believe more city centre roads should have been closed.
Read MoreJonny Humphries
Reporting from Liverpool
We're at Merseyside Police headquarters in Liverpool, where a press conference has been called on the Water Street investigation.
Again, the world's media is here to take in what is expected to be a significant update in relation to the 53-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and dangerous driving offences.
Detectives have been questioning him for more than 70 hours since Monday evening, after a Ford Galaxy car injured more than 70 people, including four children, in the wake of Liverpool FC’s Premier League trophy parade.
Speaking will be Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims and Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Mersey Cheshire CPS, Sarah Hammond.
Jonny Humphries
Reporting from Liverpool
Doyle will appear at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court in the morning for an initial hearing.
Sims says the suspect is Paul Desmond Sanders Doyle of Burghill Road in West Derby.
He faces:
“We ask that the judicial process be allowed to continue without any speculation online or anywhere else that could impede the pursuit of justice for all those affected,” she says.
Seventy-nine people have been injured, and seven remain in hospital.
Sims says detectives are reviewing a huge amount of video footage from CCTV, dashboard cameras and other sources.
Liverpool Council may order up to 36 lorries to collect new food bins, depending on household response.
Read MorePolice say the car followed an ambulance through a roadblock before the crash in which 65 were hurt.
Read MoreThe city quickly pulled together with a wave of kindness from offers of lifts and food to accommodation.
Read MoreLauren Howell, BBC Radio Merseyside
Reporting from BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
Luvcat have been playing over on the BBC Introducing Stage.
Hotly tipped to be big in 2025, Luvcat had strong support from BBC Introducing and BBC Radio 1 from the beginning.
They have appeared at four festivals in three days! And they opened their set today with new single Lipstick.
The singer is a massive Liverpool FC fan and is sporting their football jacket!
Sarah McEvoy, BBC Radio Merseyside
Reporting from BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
Chris, Danielle and Craig were able to help a fellow festival-lover out
A lovely bit of news here.
Chris Baldwin, Danielle Walker and Craig Walker arrived at Sefton Park one friend short as someone had dropped out at the last minute.
As they were queueing at the gates, they overheard someone who had been hit by online scammers who sold them a fake ticket.
They were more than happy to offer up their spare, one weekend saved!
Claire Bryan, BBC Radio Merseyside
Reporting from Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
Josh, Aimee, Erin, and Karis are lucky enough to be in the New Music tent for Ed Sheeran’s surprise set.
Josh says: “My girlfriend told me Ed was going to be a special guest and I was like 'Get in!'"
Erin adds: “Yeah as soon as I saw it I was like 'Oh my god!'”
Ben Anderson, BBC Radio Merseyside
Reporting from BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
The New Music Stage has now reached capacity for Ed Sheeran’s Secret Set and access is "temporarily paused".
These fans are still hoping to get in though!
Lauren Howell, BBC Radio Merseyside
Reporting from BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
Next up to represent Merseyside on the Introducing Stage is Jetta.
The singer-songwriter said on stage that this is her first live show in four years and she’s "super nervous", but where better to be back on stage again than in Liverpool!
Jasmine DuFraisse and Helen Jones
BBC Radio Merseyside, reporting from BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
Morgan Beckers says she was 'buzzing' about Ed Sheeran's performance earlier
Before we hear from Myles Smith, let's take a look back at today's surprise gig from Ed Sheeran - which was very popular with the crowd here in Sefton Park.
Morgan Beckers absolutely loved the surprise set by Ed Sheeran earlier this afternoon on the New Music Stage.
“Honestly, I was buzzing," she says. "He’s one of the people I’ve always wanted to see and the crowd was insane."
"The surprise act is always the best one!” she adds.
Elsewhere, Katie and Katy from Liverpool are having the best weekend in Sefton Park.
In their words: “Loving the vibe, meeting people and the best music!”
Katie and Katy from Liverpool are "loving the vibe"
Claire Bryan, BBC Radio Merseyside
Reporting from Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
We spoke to Rob, who drives the Sugababes tour bus
Away from the Main Stage and Myles Smith's performance, the team at BBC Radio Merseyside have been getting a glimpse at the Sugababes' stylish ride.
BBC Radio Merseyside’s Kevin Duala snuck onto Sugababes' tour bus!
Driver Rob says: “The Sugababes are nice and chilled, it’s not like a job at all this.”
He says there are a total of 16 beds on the bus.
A Radio Merseyside mug has been traded for some Sugababes merch - a fair deal.
Rob's got the BBC Radio Merseyside mug we swapped