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. Russian state hack attacks on council 'increasing'published at 06:36 BST 17 September

    A report to go before audit bosses says hackers have been trying to access and disable systems.

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  2. WW2 'Caterpillar Club' pin among auction medal haulpublished at 07:21 BST 14 September

    Flt Sgt Spedding completed 47 operational sorties being shot down over Germany and taken prisoner.

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  3. Council set to scrap 90-year-old carpet beating lawpublished at 07:18 BST 14 September

    Wirral Council is looking to repeal "obsolete" byelaws governing a stretch of Merseyside coastline.

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  4. 'We went on holiday and never saw our dog again'published at 07:19 BST 13 September

    A couple thought they were leaving their much-loved dog Shadow with licensed dog boarders.

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  5. Pair marooned on rock a mile out as tide rushes inpublished at 19:52 BST 11 September

    An RNLI lifeboat was launched to save the two dog walkers, stranded off West Kirby, rescuers say.

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  6. Reform by-election win legal challenge to go aheadpublished at 14:53 BST 11 September

    The High Court backs a challenge from the Runcorn and Helsby by-election's bottom-placed candidate.

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  7. Region's £2 bus fare cap extended into 2026published at 06:13 BST 11 September

    Mayor Steve Rotheram says the freeze, which had been set to end in September, will remain in place.

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  8. 'I hid from Southport killer in toilet with child'published at 16:01 BST 10 September

    Speaking publicly for the first time, dance teacher Heidi Liddle says she feels "crushing guilt".

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  9. Jaguar Land Rover counts the cost of cyber attackpublished at 18:10 BST 9 September

    A former industry executive says factory closures could be costing as much as £5m a day in profits.

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  10. Man killed in factory fall will be 'deeply missed'published at 14:54 BST 9 September

    The 43-year-old man died after falling about 30ft (9m) into an empty silo at a factory in Speke.

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  11. Ban for dog sitters after pets die and disappearpublished at 13:40 BST 9 September

    A Liverpool couple who ran an illegal dog sitting service without a licence are sentenced in court.

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  12. Hundreds mark book festival's first chapterpublished at 19:53 BST 7 September

    The festival features celebrity guest appearances, including from comedian Stan Boardman.

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  13. The Coral documentary 'a coming-of-age portrait'published at 14:42 BST 7 September

    A new documentary about the Merseyside indie band will be released nationwide next week.

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  14. 'Search your conscience' plea over 2004 stab deathpublished at 13:41 BST 6 September

    No-one has ever been charged with the murder of Curtis Kinsella on 6 September 2004 in Liverpool.

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  15. Contempt of court warning given to city councilpublished at 15:45 BST 4 September

    Liverpool City Council is warned after missing Freedom of Information request response time rules.

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  16. How a battle to save a piece of history was lostpublished at 07:25 BST 30 August

    Grade I-listed Woolton Hall had been subject of a long-running campaign before a blaze destroyed it.

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  17. Man to cycle 200 miles for domestic abuse charitypublished at 15:52 BST 28 August

    Mickey Burns aims to cycle more than 200 miles through the night for a Liverpool-based charity.

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  18. Firm fined £200,000 over father and son fall deathspublished at 14:30 BST 28 August

    David and Clayton Bottomley died after falling from a platform at a building site in Liverpool in 2021.

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  19. Pictures reveal historic manor house's fire damagepublished at 13:37 BST 27 August

    Thornton Manor is said to be at "significant risk" of further damage after the February 2022 fire.

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  20. Trespasser causes major trains disruptionpublished at 09:10 BST 26 August

    British Transport Police officers arrested a man on the line at Newton-le-Willows earlier.

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