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. City's homelessness scheme set for £750k boost

    The cash is set to help rough sleepers and people with drug and alcohol issues in Liverpool.

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  2. 'Ageing' leisure centres set for £30m overhaul

    Liverpool's leisure facilities are to undergo a transformation into a network of "community hubs".

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  3. Four people charged with man's stabbing murder

    Three men and a woman are charged with the murder of Paul Foster, 47, in Liverpool.

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  4. Sergeant 'unaware of Southport killer's searches'

    A police sergeant explains why she cancelled a referral to the government's anti-terror scheme.

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  5. PC feared Southport killer 'could be terrorist'

    A PC raised concerns the Southport killer "could be a terrorist" in 2019, a public inquiry hears.

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  6. Three arrests after man dies in industrial incident

    A man aged in his 50s dies and a second man is seriously hurt in an industrial incident in Kirkdale.

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  7. Liverpool New Town 'won't wait for Westminster'

    'North Liverpool' has been given local authority backing despite government rejection.

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  8. Ex-councillor charged with harassing woman via post

    Gerard Woodhouse is accused of sending a range of threats and insults to a Labour councillor.

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  9. Shop selling illegal vapes and cigarettes closed

    The Corner Shop on Picton Road is ordered to close after several breaches were discovered.

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  10. Drug smuggler and ex-partner jailed for £20m plots

    The former couple from Liverpool have been jailed for trying to import drugs worth £20m into the UK.

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  11. Crowds flock to replica 17th Century Spanish galleon

    The Galeón Andalucia is a reproduction of the kind of vessel used for maritime expeditions.

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  12. Taxi driver 'regrets' not helping Southport victims

    The taxi driver who took the Southport attacker to Hart Space did not call 999 for 50 minutes.

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  13. Furlough plea for JLR suppliers after cyber attack

    Knowsley Council leader Graham Morgan is urging the government to help those affected by the incident.

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  14. Medics 'cleared to attend attack after 20 minutes'

    The Southport Inquiry has heard more details about the emergency response to the attack.

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  15. Cultural projects unveiled for Black History Month

    Ten special events from an open mic night to a two-day celebration of African dance will feature.

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  16. Meet the boy, 8, making his area safer and cleaner

    Jackson started his litter-picking mission over concerns about smashed glass in an alleyway near his home.

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  17. 'Red flags ignored' before attack, inquiry hears

    The parents of Bebe King said they believed warnings about the killer had been "missed".

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  18. Russian state hack attacks on council 'increasing'

    A report to go before audit bosses says hackers have been trying to access and disable systems.

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  19. WW2 'Caterpillar Club' pin among auction medal haul

    Flt Sgt Spedding completed 47 operational sorties being shot down over Germany and taken prisoner.

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  20. Council set to scrap 90-year-old carpet beating law

    Wirral Council is looking to repeal "obsolete" byelaws governing a stretch of Merseyside coastline.

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