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. They thought they were 'losing their minds' to 'lonely' conditionpublished at 06:12 BST 5 May

    A group of women who suffer premenstrual dysphoric disorder come together to support each other.

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  2. Piece of Beatles history set to be sold for scrappublished at 06:30 BST 4 May

    The Salvor was the backdrop to the first official photograph of the Beatles after Ringo Starr joined.

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  3. Paralympian Ellie Simmonds leads beach cleanpublished at 06:29 BST 4 May

    From Paralympian swimming gold medallist to conservation queen, Ellie Simmonds on protecting the sea.

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  4. Cathedral reopens after tower fire published at 10:35 BST 2 May

    Britain's largest religious building reopens after a blaze saw the cathedral shut on Friday.

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  5. 'It would be honour to win Britain's Got Talent'published at 07:07 BST 2 May

    The Liverpool-based group are promising audiences a "bigger" performance than before.

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  6. What's on as Liverpool hosts first 'Music Month'published at 07:05 BST 2 May

    The month-long event will bring a host of international and regional talent to a variety of venues

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  7. Firefighters tackle blaze in cathedral's towerpublished at 16:32 BST 1 May

    An electrical fire broke out on the balcony on the top floor of Liverpool Cathedral, fire service says.

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  8. Three men deny bomb hoax 'swatting' calls plotpublished at 14:10 BST 30 April

    The offences the men of Merseyside, Cheshire and Somerset are accused of include conspiracy to bomb hoax.

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  9. 'Olivia's Law' gets final Royal Assent approvalpublished at 13:11 BST 30 April

    The legislation will force criminals to come up from their court cell and attend sentencing hearings.

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  10. 'I won't lose charity set up in memory of my daughter'published at 09:56 BST 30 April

    Rob and Kathy Lapsley set up Love Jasmine after the death of their six-year-old daughter in 2016.

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  11. Park swings stolen within days of being put inpublished at 20:23 BST 29 April

    The swings were stolen from their frames at Poets Park less than two days after being installed.

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  12. Man charged in contaminated heroin investigationpublished at 13:42 BST 29 April

    It follows the death of a 62-year-old man at his home in Southport and a further two non-fatal overdoses.

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  13. Trademarks sought for 25 Ken Dodd catchphrasespublished at 06:02 BST 28 April

    If approved, his estate will have exclusive rights to use or license the catchphrases for a fee.

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  14. 'Olivia's Law' to be given royal assent published at 15:18 BST 27 April

    The legislation will force criminals to come up from their court cell and attend sentencing hearings.

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  15. City's oldest cinema has week to reach £450k goalpublished at 11:58 BST 27 April

    Woolton Picture House closed during the coronavirus pandemic before a campaign was launched to save it.

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  16. 'I wrote The Cage to understand my brother's addiction'published at 07:39 BST 26 April

    Tony Schumacher's new BBC One drama set in a Liverpool casino stars Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha.

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  17. Woman rescued from wheelchair stuck in sandpublished at 11:39 BST 25 April

    The tide was "rapidly coming in" at New Brighton beach at the time, rescuers say.

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  18. Southport dads: 'Running for our girls has made us like brothers'published at 01:18 BST 24 April

    Sergio Aguiar and David Stancombe run the London Marathon together in memory of Alice and Elsie.

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  19. Man charged with murder after chip shop attackpublished at 15:21 BST 23 April

    Carl Ennis, 54, was assaulted at The Village Chippy in Stockbridge Village last Friday night.

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  20. Chip shop murder suspect re-arrested as victim namedpublished at 13:12 BST 22 April

    A murder suspect is being held in custody after an incident in a Stockbridge Village chip shop.

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