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. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. 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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