Councillors are calling on Wes Streeting to witness the state of Stepping Hill Hospital in person.

A report finds the register of people wanting a new council home in Stockport has grown to 8,000.

The owner of Tebay Services on the M6 in Cumbria wants to open similar facilities in Cheshire.

Residents in Greater Manchester, apart from Wigan, can now put plastics pots and trays in recycling bins.

The health minister rules out extra cash for Stepping Hill hospital prompting MPs to urge a rethink.

Rick Astley says he craved the spotlight because he didn't "get enough attention" from his parents.

The plaque, dedicated to Sarah Harding, is part of the Stockport Music Story walking tour.

Damien Rigby had "absolutely no regard for others", police say.

Ryan Breheny, found with a cache of weapons at his home, is jailed for more than three years.

A report finds HMP Hindley in Wigan is overrun with drugs despite efforts to tackle the problem.

The building has been empty since a 2018 fire, and will become home to 135 apartments, developers say.

Plans to turn the Crispin Arms in Wigan into a 15-bed HMO sparked fears the area would be "ghettoised".

Forty-three stolen vehicles, including a Range Rover and 12 diggers, are recovered by police.

Fire crews work overnight to put out a blaze at a derelict mill at a village in Stockport.

A row of disused garages that have attracted fly-tippers are being demolished, says Bury Council.

Derek Smith says his late father would be "made up" to see his creation brought back to the flower show.

The Stretford and Urmston Labour MP says on social media someone took a sledgehammer to his home.

That brings our regional live coverage to an end after a night of high drama - and the political jigsaw left well and truly rearranged.

As widely predicted, the red wall that famously came crashing down in 2019 has been rebuilt and largely returned to Labour, with the Conservatives reeling from a historic defeat.

It's been a night of moments. George Galloway was beaten by Labour in Rochdale and an independent candidate who tapped into local residents' anger about the war in Gaza claimed victory over Labour in Blackburn.

In Merseyside, Southport has a Labour MP for the first time since the constituency was created in the 1880s.

Going forward, the BBC's coverage will of course continue through the day and you can follow all the action and reaction on the main politics live page.

Jonny Humphries

If you’re just waking up, spare a thought for those of us with bleary eyes who’ve got through the night powered by adrenaline, cheap energy drinks and pizza.

As has been clear since the moment the exit poll dropped last night, it’s an enormous thumping victory for Labour - it seems Sir Keir Starmer's cautious, steady approach has paid off, with his clarion call to leave "circus" politics behind.

Across north-west England there has been precious little respite for the Conservatives on a dismal night.

No Conservative MPs in Merseyside. No Conservative MPs in Greater Manchester. And Fylde the solitary island of blue in a sea of red in Lancashire.

The red tide didn’t quite wash over Cheshire - Esther McVey managed to hold her Tatton seat with a dramatically reduced majority - but there were stinging losses in Warrington South and Macclesfield, which has been a Tory stronghold since 1918.

Even the deepest pessimist would struggle to argue this is anything other than a spectacular night for Labour.

But beyond the headline victory, there are some pointers to potentially troubled waters ahead. In Blackburn, the shock victory of independent pro-Gaza candidate Adnan Hussain is an example of the party’s struggles in areas with a strong Muslim population.

And across the map, the surge in votes for Reform will need careful consideration for party strategists. In seat after seat the insurgent party pushed the Conservative candidates into third place.

With the Tories consigned to electoral limbo, Reform’s crosshairs will undoubtedly settle on Labour as the governing party.

Whether the new-look, changed Labour party can hold firm and maintain its discipline against the ferocious scrutiny to come could be the story of the next five years.

Josh Simons, a former think tank director for Labour, has become the MP for Makerfield in Wigan, winning 45% of the vote for the party.

Meanwhile, the Conservatives saw their share of the vote fall by 23%, finishing third, while Reform saw a surge in support to finish in second place.