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. Chester's landmark Grosvenor Hotel set to closepublished at 16:44 GMT 19 March

    Operators Bespoke Hotels say they intend to cease operating the hotel by the end of September.

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  2. Monkey can hold its baby thanks to pioneering oppublished at 11:48 GMT 19 March

    Roloway monkey Masaya at Chester Zoo welcomed infant Lagertha months after surgery to save its foot.

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  3. Man charged after six hurt in hospital attackpublished at 11:07 GMT 18 March

    The attack happened at Newton Community Hospital in Newton-le-Willows, St Helens in December.

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  4. Suspect re-arrested after five hurt in hospital attackpublished at 20:46 GMT 17 March

    It happened on 20 December at Newton Community Hospital in Newton-le-Willows, St Helens.

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  5. People 'living in fear' of youth gangs on waterfrontpublished at 13:14 GMT 16 March

    Merseyside Police are seeking new powers to tackle anti-social behaviours in Liverpool city centre.

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  6. Carbon capture pipeline plan 'threatens businesses'published at 06:31 GMT 11 March

    Small business owners voice their fears about the impact of building a 200km (124 mile) pipeline.

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  7. MP reveals rape ordeal during court reform debatepublished at 06:27 GMT 11 March

    Charlotte Nichols tells her fellow MPs about the "agony" of having to wait 1,088 days to go to court.

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  8. Council to urge government to scrap pipeline planpublished at 22:06 GMT 9 March

    Wirral Council leader Paula Basnett is to set out the objections in a letter to the government.

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  9. Iran war proves green energy is vital, says MPpublished at 06:39 GMT 9 March

    Labour MP for Sefton Central Bill Esterson says the impact on oil and gas prices is a "worry".

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  10. Let us crack down on flares, council tells governmentpublished at 06:38 GMT 9 March

    Council leader Liam Robinson writes to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood after Liverpool FC parade report.

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  11. Man seriously hurt in attack outside pubpublished at 16:01 GMT 8 March

    A man in his 30s was attacked outside the Wall of Fame pub in Formby, police say.

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  12. Air and sea search after cries for help heardpublished at 14:20 GMT 8 March

    A hovercraft and helicopter search was launched in Leasowe, Wirral, but no casualties were found.

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  13. Liverpool Half Marathon: All you need to knowpublished at 07:18 GMT 8 March

    About 15,000 runners are preparing to take part in the event, which has a new route for 2026.

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  14. Forklift truck incident caused uranium oxide leakpublished at 12:48 GMT 5 March

    Two firms are being prosecuted by the Office for Nuclear Regulation after the incident near Chester.

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  15. 'Our charity got cleaned out by 3,000% energy bill hike'published at 06:22 GMT 4 March

    The Tuebrook Hope Group had nearly £5,000 taken from its account in error - but must wait for it back.

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  16. This City is Ours set to showcase Liverpool againpublished at 06:20 GMT 4 March

    Where are the Merseyside filming locations for the second series of BBC One's This City is Ours?

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  17. 'Our little boy was reason Everton stadium lit up'published at 06:20 GMT 3 March

    Eight-month-old Rupert's parents are keen to raise awareness for his rare incurable condition.

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  18. 'Inadequate' care home placed in special measurespublished at 06:27 GMT 26 February

    The care home, in Croxteth, Liverpool, has been rated inadequate three times in four years.

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  19. Mersey ferry to be decommissioned after 67 yearspublished at 06:23 GMT 26 February

    The Royal Iris of the Mersey will be replaced by the new £26m Royal Daffodil later this year.

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  20. The Bincredible Hulk and Bin Diesel join council's recycling wagonspublished at 15:25 GMT 25 February

    Louisa King
    BBC Merseyside

    Two bin wagons parked facing each other in a car park, with a boy aged about 10 sat in each cab. THe boys look out of the winow and hold certificates.
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    Harry (left) and Archie saw the newly-named wagons arrive at their school in Knowsley

    Bin Diesel, Oprah Binfrey and The Bincredible Hulk will soon be collecting one Merseyside council’s recycling.

    School children in Knowsley took part in a competition to name the borough’s new recycling wagons - and the results are brilliant.

    Winning pupils at one Kirkby primary school, Archie and Harry, got a huge surprise this morning when two bin lorries arrived emblazoned with their new names.

    Archie - who named Bin Diesel - said it was “boss”, and Harry - who named Oprah Binfrey - said he felt “proud”.

    Two bin wagons parked facing each other, one named Oprah Binfrey and the other Bin Diesel

    The competition inspired listeners to BBC Radio Merseyside to call in with their own suggestions. Binnie-the-Pooh, Obi Bin Kenobe and Bindiana Jones were some of our favourites. More than 700 names were submitted to the council - which were whittled down to nine winners.

    Another favourite was Vincent Van Scoff.

    Knowsley Council is to roll out food waste collections across the borough from 13 April. Council leader Graham Morgan said the competition was a fun way to engage the community in something which will mark a big change to the way people deal with their leftovers.