The owners of the Punch Bowl Inn are given until December to find an expert to help rebuild it.

The vehicles are designed to produce 90% less carbon dioxide than diesel and improve the environment.

MP Lizzi Collinge urged constituents to remember the "real people" on the other side of their screen.

An interactive science project aims to get visitors involved in monitoring water quality.

Burnley Council leader thanks residents for rejecting "hate and Islamophobia"

The gang, which included a 16-year-old, moved cocaine and heroin between Lancashire and Yorkshire.

MPs Julie Minns and Lizzi Collinge represent some of the constituencies furthest away from London.

Bristol City complete the permanent signing of Burnley defender Luke McNally.

The plan will allow Huncoat United to continue playing while an aqueduct is being upgraded.

Investigators found Joseph Anthony Oliver stole money from victims as old as 93.

The blaze damaged one classroom at a school in Hurst Green in the Ribble Valley. firefighters say.

Jacky Alty replaces Paul Foster at the helm of South Ribble Council saying it is a "great responsibility".

The MP blames poor enforcement, low government funding and chronic United Utilities underinvestment.

The Conservatives fail to retain any of their seats with Tim Farron the only non-Labour MP.

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.

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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.

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Conservative Nigel Evans, a former deputy-speaker, has lost his Ribble Valley seat to Labour.

Maya Ellis beat Mr Evans by 856 votes, polling 18,177 and overturning his 2019 majority of 16,839.

Like other seats in Lancashire where the Conservatives lost their seats Reform came third - gaining 8,524 votes.

Turnout dropped from 68.7% to 64.6% with a 16.9% swing.

Adnan Hussain pledged to make sure constituents' concerns about Gaza were "heard loud and clear".

Labour’s Cat Smith has won the newly-drawn seat of Lancaster and Wyre with 19,315, a lead of 9,253 over Conservative Peter Cartridge.

Ms Smith was previously MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood, which was abolished alongside Preston North and Wyre - which was held by former Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.

Labour’s Paul Foster has taken South Ribble from the Conservatives' Katherine Fletcher by 19,840 to 13,339.

Mr Foster overturned a Tory majority of 8,515 with a swing of 15.6%.

Reform’s Andy Hunter came third with 8,995 votes.The turnout was down from 68.3% to 63.6%.