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

Live Reporting

Written by Paul Burnell and edited by Ian Shoesmith

  1. Region's £2 bus fare cap extended into 2026

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

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  2. 'I hid from Southport killer in toilet with child'

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

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  3. Jaguar Land Rover counts the cost of cyber attack

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

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  4. Man killed in factory fall will be 'deeply missed'

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

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  5. Ban for dog sitters after pets die and disappear

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

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  6. Hundreds mark book festival's first chapter

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

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  7. The Coral documentary 'a coming-of-age portrait'

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

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  8. 'Search your conscience' plea over 2004 stab death

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

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  9. Contempt of court warning given to city council

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

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  10. How a battle to save a piece of history was lost

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

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  11. Man to cycle 200 miles for domestic abuse charity

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

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  12. Firm fined £200,000 over father and son fall deaths

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

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  13. Pictures reveal historic manor house's fire damage

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

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  14. Trespasser causes major trains disruption

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

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  15. Hundreds of protesters in Liverpool city centre

    A heavy police presence kept the opposing groups apart in the largely peaceful protest in Liverpool.

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  16. Street split over arrival of new wheelie bins

    The bins have been brought in on a street where gulls previously ripped bin bags that were left out.

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  17. Northwich man jailed for historic sexual abuse

    Cheshire Police describe Trevor Leach as a "sexual predator" after he was jailed for 18 years.

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  18. Forgotten but key Impressionist's work displayed

    A painting by Marie Bracquemond, whose husband cut short her career, goes on display in Liverpool.

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  19. Training school ambition for Littlewoods Building

    A Liverpool-born producer wants the Littlewoods Building to include a film and TV production school.

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  20. 'Alex died chasing his dream, it can't be in vain'

    The family of a teenage kickboxer say his death has left them "broken".

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