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. Footage exposed killer driver's lies to avoid jail

    Police say the investigation is one of the largest ever carried out by its serious collisions unit.

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  2. 'I thought my partner pranked me with fake snake'

    Charley Harrison was absolutely petrified when she found a snake outside her front door in St Helens.

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  3. Lords praise for murdered prison officer's family

    Lenny Scott's family are hailed for their campaign to extend whole life sentences.

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  4. 'My daughter's earache was actually brain tumour'

    A Formby mum describes her three-year-old's courage in the face of the shock diagnosis.

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  5. 'Wolverhampton council leader should visit Liverpool'

    Council leader Liam Robinson said new government proposals were "a step in the right direction".

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  6. 'If fans couldn't afford kits they wouldn't pay'

    Tom Beahon, of sportswear firm Castore, says fans buy official shirts because they can afford to.

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  7. 'White elephant' Littlewoods project 'needs boost'

    Plans to turn the former Littlewoods site in Liverpool into a film studio complex have stagnated.

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  8. Rail services recover after ice-related disruption

    Rail services across Merseyside were hit earlier as trains struggled to cope in the freezing conditions.

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  9. Luke Littler's rise 'beyond anything I expected'

    The darts star's first coach at St Helens Darts Academy reacts to his back-to-back World titles.

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  10. Man held after five people attacked in hospital

    Five people are treated by paramedics after they were assaulted in a hospital in Merseyside.

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  11. Man dies after being hit by car on Christmas eve

    Police say the 55-year-old was struck by a car early in the morning on Marine Drive in Southport.

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  12. Puppy found in 'appalling' state gets new home

    Perla was found in an appalling state in January but is now loving life in her new home, the RSPCA says.

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  13. 'We want to help other parents with kids in hospital'

    A mum hopes support boxes can give comfort to parents whose children are in a Wirral hospital.

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  14. Live maggots found in 'very dirty' pizza takeaway

    A New Ferry pizza takeaway where live maggots were found has been given a zero hygiene rating.

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  15. Man in 50s in hospital after being stabbed in arm

    Police are appealing for information on the attack which happened in Anfield on Monday.

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  16. Man denies racially abusing Antoine Semenyo

    Semenyo reported being abused by a spectator during the first Premier League game of the season.

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  17. 'Fish helped me after a car crash - now I sell them'

    Stephen Halsey from Wirral says fish were his solace and inspired him to open Wirral Aquatics.

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  18. 'Not enough hydrogen' for region's hydrogen buses

    The fleet of 20 hydrogen-powered buses - half of which have never operated - will run on batteries.

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  19. Ex-politician Hatton and his wife deny misconduct

    Derek Hatton and Sonjia appear in court to deny a charge of misconduct in a public office.

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  20. Five men sentenced for Liverpool FC ticket scam

    Five men are sentenced for their part in a scam involving the resale of Liverpool match tickets.

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