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. Routine seatbelt stop led police to £1m drugs cashpublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    A routine stop of a driver not wearing a seatbelt leads to a money and cocaine haul.

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  2. Dance school devastated by late-night blazepublished at 06:08 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Jade Studios, in Clubmoor, Liverpool, was badly damaged in a fire on Wednesday night.

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  3. Uni staff to vote on hybrid working strike actionpublished at 13:46 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March

    A union leader accuses University of Liverpool bosses of "making heavy-handed management diktats".

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  4. Hotel to be built out of shipping containerspublished at 06:17 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March

    Plans to convert shipping containers into 56 hotel rooms are submitted to Liverpool City Council.

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  5. 'I should've walked away from punch row' - Amesburypublished at 16:06 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    Mike Amesbury says he is "sad" and "devastated" to be leaving the role following his assault conviction.

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  6. Labour picks candidate to replace shamed Amesburypublished at 06:30 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March

    Cheshire councillor Karen Shore hopes to retain the seat which Labour won at the general election.

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  7. New DNA could be 'pivotal' in 1986 murder appealpublished at 15:33 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March

    Convicted killer Peter Sullivan hopes new DNA evidence will exonerate him after 38 years in prison.

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  8. Family of cyclist killed in crash 'devastated'published at 18:53 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March

    Keith Hornby, 63, who died after his bike collided with a car, was a carer for his mum, his family says.

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  9. Extra police staff to manage XL bully ban workloadpublished at 10:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March

    Merseyside Police's dangerous dogs policing bill rises by £400,000.

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  10. Liverpool fans' claim 'can be heard in England'published at 07:22 Greenwich Mean Time 8 March

    One of the solicitors representing the fans described the ruling as "a landmark legal decision".

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  11. Leaseholders' legal victory over offshore landlordpublished at 06:20 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March

    People who own leases in Queensland Place in Liverpool hope their victory could set a precedent.

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  12. Mike Amesbury: 'He did some good but he must go'published at 07:03 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March

    The Runcorn and Helsby MP saw his reputation shattered when footage emerged of a shocking assault.

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  13. Convicted MP Mike Amesbury: What happens now?published at 06:22 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February

    The prison sentence of MP Mike Amesbury has been suspended - but what's next for him?

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  14. MP Mike Amesbury's jail term suspended on appealpublished at 16:06 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February

    Cheshire MP Mike Amesbury, convicted of a street assault, was originally sent straight to jail.

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  15. Parliament to prison: Charting MP's fall from gracepublished at 14:02 Greenwich Mean Time 27 February

    The former Labour politician has had a 10-week prison sentence suspended following his assault conviction.

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  16. Council 'sorry' over Caribbean centre planpublished at 16:29 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February

    The leader of Liverpool City Council says it "should have dealt better" with communications.

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  17. Jailed MP Mike Amesbury urged to quit Commonspublished at 09:43 Greenwich Mean Time 25 February

    The Runcorn and Helsby MP was jailed by magistrates on Monday after he admitted the assault.

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  18. MP Mike Amesbury jailed for punching constituentpublished at 14:14 Greenwich Mean Time 24 February

    The MP was suspended by Labour after a video emerged showing him punching a man to the ground.

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  19. 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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  20. 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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