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. 'Mum with kindest soul' found dead at home namedpublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 15 July

    Phyllis Daly, 70, was found dead with "significant injuries" inside a home in Maghull, police say.

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  2. Animal ban issued after car found covered in bloodpublished at 18:04 British Summer Time 14 July

    Police officers discovered the vehicle in a layby and noticed the rear bumper was covered in blood.

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  3. Murder arrest after woman found dead in homepublished at 10:48 British Summer Time 14 July

    A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, with police still at the scene.

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  4. Why baby formula is in council's sights for ad banpublished at 07:26 British Summer Time 13 July

    The council aims to prevent the marketing of "health harming or misleading products".

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  5. Free activities in parks during summer holidayspublished at 07:28 British Summer Time 12 July

    Activities for young people are taking place every weeknight over the summer holidays.

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  6. Four men deny murder of grandmother shot at homepublished at 15:55 British Summer Time 11 July

    The men deny murdering Jacqueline Rutter who was shot in Moreton, Wirral, early on 30 October 2022.

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  7. Pet store to keep name after Hugo Boss rowpublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 10 July

    The fashion giant reaches an agreement with the Boss Pets after a trademark dispute.

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  8. £300 rent hike for Welsh Streets tenants scrappedpublished at 06:17 British Summer Time 10 July

    The deal is a "powerful victory for people power", says Kim Johnson MP.

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  9. Reform councillor on assault charge suspendedpublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 9 July

    Mandy Clare is suspended from her job in Sarah Pochin MP's office pending criminal proceedings.

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  10. Vaccine misunderstanding 'led to measles spike'published at 06:10 British Summer Time 9 July

    Alder Hey hospital's chief nurse says the virus's comeback is down to a fall in vaccine uptake.

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  11. 'Tennis helped me deal with losing my eyesight'published at 06:09 British Summer Time 9 July

    Neil Bamford, 53, says the sport gave him a new lease of life decades after a rare diagnosis.

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  12. Mersey ferries suspended due to technical faultpublished at 09:12 British Summer Time 8 July

    Mersey Travel said its teams were "working hard" to resume normal services.

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  13. In Liverpool, an emotional rendition of Jota chantpublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 4 July

    Jonny Humphries
    Reporting from Liverpool

    Media caption,

    Musician Mark Phillip led fans in an emotional rendition of the Diogo Jota chant

    Musician Mark Phillip led fans in an emotional rendition of the popular Diogo Jota chant outside Anfield.

    He said he hoped Jota's family would see footage of fans singing his name.

    "For me as a father I'm thinking about his three little boys and his wife," he said.

    "[Jota] just got married it's so sad. Such a spectacular waste of life."

  14. 'This shrine is ever growing'published at 13:14 British Summer Time 4 July

    A large crowd of mourners stand looking at a grassy area completed obscured by flowers, scarves, balloons and football memorabiliaImage source, PA Media
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    The shrine to Diogo Jota has grown rapidly since the news of his death broke on Thursday morning

    BBC Radio Merseyside reporter Marc Gaier has been at Anfield both yesterday and today as thousands of fans flocked to pay their respects to Diogo Jota.

    Marc says: "I've been here since just after 07:30 BST and people were coming then to lay flowers and the tributes keep coming in - mementos, souvenirs this shrine is ever growing.

    "I posted a picture yesterday just after 10:00 and there were just two wreaths to the side of the Hillsborough Memorial."

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    The tributes keep coming in - mementos, souvenirs this shrine is ever growing.

    Marc Gaier, BBC Radio Merseyside reporter

    A card attached to a bouquet of flowers reading "With love and deepest sympathy. Love from the Elliot family. HE19"Image source, PA Media
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    The family of midfielder Harvey Elliott left a bunch of flowers at Anfield for Diogo Jota

    "The club quickly decided they needed to create a bigger space so within, we're talking now 25 hours, it's grown unbelievably so.

    "We've just had a very nice floral arrangement which has been placed there from the family of Harvey Elliott.

    "I am behind the Anfield Road end where the book of condolence queue is, there's about a couple of hundred people in it now but it's moving quite quickly because they've opened three books because there are so many people who wish to pay their respects.

    "It's been quite quite busy, quite brisk there and I'm sure more people will come through the day."

  15. Jota chant will be sung 'forever'published at 12:09 British Summer Time 4 July

    Jonny Humphries
    Reporting from Liverpool

    Peter Millea, wearing a red and white Liverpool bucket hat a black replica Liverpool away kit, sits on a bench in front of a sea of red shirts, scarves, flowers and balloonsImage source, Marc Gaier/BBC
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    Peter Millea said the Diogo Jota chant was regularly sung in the stands even when the forward was not playing

    One mark of how popular Diogo Jota became with Liverpool fans was how regularly a chant about him rang out in the stands - even when he wasn't on the pitch.

    Former Liverpool councillor Peter Millea, a home and away regular, said Jota's down-to-earth, relatable personality resonated with fellow fans as well as his talent.

    He told the BBC's Marc Gaier: "There was something about him as a player when he first came to us that he became an instant hit.

    "He was one of those players you can easily take to, because of the manner in which he conducted himself on and off the pitch and the important goals he scored."

    Mr Millea said some fans at Anfield had broken into impromptu renditions of the chant while paying their respects.

    "I'm sure we'll hear it loud and clear at Wembley for the Community Shield and we'll hear it at Preston for the first pre-season away game, you know it'll be sung around the field against Athletic Bilbao and then during the course of the rest of the season and probably forever-more," he said.

  16. 'I had to leave work and drive to Anfield'published at 15:09 British Summer Time 3 July

    Jonny Humphries

    John Barlow, who has light grey hair and is wearing glasses and a dark blue Adidas branded hoodie, looks into the camera with a solemn expression while in the backdrop a man lays flowers by a tree surrounded with tributes.Image source, Marc Gaier/BBC
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    Hillsborough survivor John Barlow said he was "just heartbroken"

    Lifelong Liverpool fan and Hillsborough survivor John Barlow dropped everything to drive to Anfield stadium when he heard the news of Diogo Jota's death.

    "He had a bit of something about him, like a proper old Liverpool player, like the players we were brought up with", Mr Barlow said.

    "He had a fight in him and he came back from things and he was tough.

    "I'm a Hillsborough survivor, so there's always a bit of sadness, we've been through things like this before but I'm just heartbroken, absolutely heartbroken."

  17. Everton and United fans join tributespublished at 12:32 British Summer Time 3 July

    Jonny Humphries

    Fans from Everton and Manchester United have also paid their respects to Diogo Jota at Anfield.

    Liverpool FC staff have placed black plastic buckets on a grassy area opposite the stadium's Hillsborough memorial for fans to place flowers, while others have laid out replica kits and scarves.

    Among the expected Liverpool themed tributes is a Manchester United scarf with 'RIP Diogo, YNWA' [You'll Never Walk Alone] handwritten in marker pen. There is also an Everton replica kit with a similar message inscribed on it.

    A Manchester United scarf with the words 'RIP Diogo YNWA' handwritten on it in black marker men, lies on a grass surrounded by flowers and above a Liverpool scarf.Image source, Andy Gill/BBC
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    Fans from across the football world have been laying tributes to the LFC forward outside Anfield stadium

    A blue replica Everton kit lying on the grass in front of some black buckets containing bunches of flowers. 'RIP Jota' has been handwritten on the front of the shirt.'Image source, Andy Gill/BBC
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    Fans described feeling 'dejected' and 'heartbroken' at the news

  18. 'We'll get through this together'published at 12:24 British Summer Time 3 July

    Jonny Humphries

    Andrea Molyneux. who is wearing large sunglasses, stands with her arms around the shoulders of her daughters either side of her. All three women are wearing Liverpool kits and have sombre expressions.Image source, Marc Gaier/BBC
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    Andrea Molyneux and her daughters said the news left them feeling "utter devastation"

    Liverpool fan Andrea Molyneux made the journey to Anfield with her daughters Isabella and Lily Costello.

    They were visibly upset when they spoke to the BBC about their "utter devastation" upon hearing the news of Diogo Jota's death.

    "I can't even comprehend the grief that the family are going through," Andrea said told BBC Radio Merseyside's Marc Gaier.

    Isabella described a player "who always gave 100% and always played with a smile on his face."

  19. 'Football pales into insignificance'published at 11:35 British Summer Time 3 July

    Jonny Humphries

    Liverpool fans at Anfield stadium have been sharing their reactions to the news this morning.

    One supporter told the BBC's Marc Gaier: "He'll be remembered with a smile on his face, scoring goals for Liverpool. But in a time like this, football pales into insignificance."

    A line of black buckets have been lain out on a grassy verge where fans have placed bunches of flowers. Football shirts and scarves are lain on the grass, and a t-shirt is tied to a small tree in the centre of the frameImage source, Andy Gill/BBC
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    Fans have been leaving tributes to Diogo Jota outside Anfield stadium

    "He's left a wife and three children behind, his brother's passed away with him and his poor parents have lost their children.

    "I mean, he'll forever be remembered as a great Red for us, but when something like this happens, football doesn't matter anymore."

  20. City's Pride event back on after charity steps inpublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 1 July

    Liverpool's annual Pride celebrations had been cancelled amid financial pressures.

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