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. Friends finish childhood kung-fu movie 47 years onpublished at 12:20 BST 15 October

    Friends from a now-demolished Liverpool housing estate reunite to finish a film 47 years on.

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  2. Lines reopened after major rail disruptionpublished at 10:41 BST 15 October

    The delays affecting Liverpool and Manchester were caused by a points failure, National Rail said.

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  3. Southport attack 'Why?' question never answeredpublished at 20:31 BST 14 October

    The public inquiry into the Southport attack hears police still do not know the killer's true motives.

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  4. City's homelessness scheme set for £750k boostpublished at 06:15 BST 14 October

    The cash is set to help rough sleepers and people with drug and alcohol issues in Liverpool.

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  5. 'Ageing' leisure centres set for £30m overhaulpublished at 06:14 BST 14 October

    Liverpool's leisure facilities are to undergo a transformation into a network of "community hubs".

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  6. Four people charged with man's stabbing murderpublished at 21:09 BST 9 October

    Three men and a woman are charged with the murder of Paul Foster, 47, in Liverpool.

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  7. Sergeant 'unaware of Southport killer's searches'published at 17:20 BST 9 October

    A police sergeant explains why she cancelled a referral to the government's anti-terror scheme.

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  8. PC feared Southport killer 'could be terrorist'published at 18:20 BST 6 October

    A PC raised concerns the Southport killer "could be a terrorist" in 2019, a public inquiry hears.

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  9. Three arrests after man dies in industrial incidentpublished at 14:58 BST 3 October

    A man aged in his 50s dies and a second man is seriously hurt in an industrial incident in Kirkdale.

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  10. Liverpool New Town 'won't wait for Westminster'published at 12:27 BST 30 September

    'North Liverpool' has been given local authority backing despite government rejection.

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  11. Ex-councillor charged with harassing woman via postpublished at 11:53 BST 30 September

    Gerard Woodhouse is accused of sending a range of threats and insults to a Labour councillor.

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  12. Shop selling illegal vapes and cigarettes closedpublished at 06:31 BST 30 September

    The Corner Shop on Picton Road is ordered to close after several breaches were discovered.

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  13. Drug smuggler and ex-partner jailed for £20m plotspublished at 14:31 BST 29 September

    The former couple from Liverpool have been jailed for trying to import drugs worth £20m into the UK.

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  14. Crowds flock to replica 17th Century Spanish galleonpublished at 07:08 BST 28 September

    The Galeón Andalucia is a reproduction of the kind of vessel used for maritime expeditions.

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  15. Taxi driver 'regrets' not helping Southport victimspublished at 12:20 BST 25 September

    The taxi driver who took the Southport attacker to Hart Space did not call 999 for 50 minutes.

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  16. Furlough plea for JLR suppliers after cyber attackpublished at 20:29 BST 24 September

    Knowsley Council leader Graham Morgan is urging the government to help those affected by the incident.

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  17. Medics 'cleared to attend attack after 20 minutes'published at 14:35 BST 24 September

    The Southport Inquiry has heard more details about the emergency response to the attack.

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  18. Cultural projects unveiled for Black History Monthpublished at 06:16 BST 24 September

    Ten special events from an open mic night to a two-day celebration of African dance will feature.

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  19. Meet the boy, 8, making his area safer and cleanerpublished at 07:31 BST 21 September

    Jackson started his litter-picking mission over concerns about smashed glass in an alleyway near his home.

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  20. 'Red flags ignored' before attack, inquiry hearspublished at 16:03 BST 17 September

    The parents of Bebe King said they believed warnings about the killer had been "missed".

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