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. Littlewoods project backed despite studios pull-outpublished at 20:19 GMT 29 October

    Developers say it will "generate thousands of new jobs and hundreds of millions per annum" for the area.

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  2. Tribute to 'familiar face' who died after bus fallpublished at 09:07 GMT 29 October

    John McGuirk, 83, worked in Liverpool pubs before running a kiosk at Lime Street railway station.

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  3. Council leader aims to keep football club in Prescotpublished at 06:18 GMT 29 October

    Knowsley Council has owned historic non-league football club Prescot Cables' ground since 2018.

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  4. First 72-hour dispersal zone begins in Liverpoolpublished at 20:34 GMT 28 October

    Police say the order has been prompted by antisocial behaviour involving fireworks and intimidation.

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  5. Parents turn to costume swap to cut Halloween costspublished at 06:14 GMT 28 October

    One mother said Halloween outfits are "completely extortionate" as families pick up free alternatives.

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  6. Tarbock Island road closures to last into Januarypublished at 16:02 GMT 27 October

    Motorway exit slips will are also closing overnight until 13 November as drivers face furthe disruption.

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  7. Parents who killed their baby have sentences increasedpublished at 13:24 GMT 27 October

    Klevi Pirjani, 38, and 35-year-old Nivalda Pirjani, murdered their baby, Miguel in 2024.

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  8. Amir Khan backs fighter welfare campaignpublished at 06:20 GMT 27 October

    The campaign aims to examine fighters' medical care, contracts and support after retirement.

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  9. Storm Boelo forces further Merseyside closurespublished at 16:25 BST 24 October

    Liverpool Cathedral and Knowsley Safari will close on Sunday due to strong winds forecast.

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  10. Southport families 'blown away' by support for memorial garden published at 15:10 BST 23 October

    Patrick Hurley MP says critics of the regeneration scheme are in the minority.

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  11. Attempted murder arrests after boy, 16, attackedpublished at 21:54 BST 21 October

    Two boys aged 15 and 16 were being questioned after the teenager was found injured in Everton, Liverpool.

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  12. Merseyrail boss defends e-bikes banpublished at 16:10 BST 21 October

    Merseyrail's managing director defends the network's ban on most e-bikes on board trains and at stations

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  13. Hospice faces £10m shortfall for expansion planpublished at 15:17 BST 21 October

    A children's hospice said it needs to raise £10m to complete the expansion of its Liverpool site.

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  14. Row over Liverpool HMO control rolloutpublished at 06:16 BST 20 October

    Opposition councillors claim the limited changes will shift development into other areas.

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  15. Inside the Victorian tunnels behind Merseyrail closurespublished at 08:18 BST 19 October

    Waterproofing Victorian tunnels aims to stop leaks damaging the railway's power supply.

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  16. City road closures for River of Light festival published at 19:26 BST 17 October

    Tens of thousands of visitors are expected for the annual free River of Light festival.

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  17. Woman condemns 'depraved' Halloween experiencepublished at 18:59 BST 17 October

    The Hellfire Club at Liverpool's Newsham Scream Park is billed as an over-18s "premium" experience.

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  18. Doctor regrets not going to police earlier about Lucy Letbypublished at 09:28 BST 16 October

    Dr Stephen Brearey was the lead neonatal consultant at the hospital where the nurse worked.

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  19. Council faces legal challenge over aviary closurepublished at 06:13 BST 15 October

    Sefton Council is facing legal action from a campaign group which wants the Southport aviary to remain open.

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  20. 'Every cost has gone up': Science museum on the brinkpublished at 12:47 BST 14 October

    Catalyst said it has faced "a perfect storm" of rising costs and lower visitor numbers.

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