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. Beatle's last piano played for first time in decades

    The upright piano was played by John Lennon hours before he was shot dead in December 1980.

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  2. Mayor hopes to 'squeeze out' extra rail capacity

    Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram hopes to increase Merseyrail's capacity for Everton fans.

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  3. Tories pick building industry boss for by-election

    A senior National Federation of Builders executive will stand for the Tories in Runcorn and Helsby.

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  4. Reform name candidate for by-election

    Sarah Pochin is chosen as Reform UK's candidate for the upcoming by-election in Cheshire.

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  5. Fans thrilled by UFC star's visit to hospice group

    Paddy 'The Baddy' Pimblett calls in to a social group for young adults run by Claire House hospice.

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  6. Why e-scooters divide a city after five years

    Some see it as a great way to move in a city while others feel they are a menace.

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  7. Paul Duffy to be Lib Dem candidate for by-election

    The by-election follows Mike Amesbury's resignation after he received a suspended prison sentence.

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  8. Routine seatbelt stop led police to £1m drugs cash

    A routine stop of a driver not wearing a seatbelt leads to a money and cocaine haul.

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  9. Dance school devastated by late-night blaze

    Jade Studios, in Clubmoor, Liverpool, was badly damaged in a fire on Wednesday night.

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  10. Uni staff to vote on hybrid working strike action

    A union leader accuses University of Liverpool bosses of "making heavy-handed management diktats".

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  11. Hotel to be built out of shipping containers

    Plans to convert shipping containers into 56 hotel rooms are submitted to Liverpool City Council.

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  12. 'I should've walked away from punch row' - Amesbury

    Mike Amesbury says he is "sad" and "devastated" to be leaving the role following his assault conviction.

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  13. Labour picks candidate to replace shamed Amesbury

    Cheshire councillor Karen Shore hopes to retain the seat which Labour won at the general election.

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  14. New DNA could be 'pivotal' in 1986 murder appeal

    Convicted killer Peter Sullivan hopes new DNA evidence will exonerate him after 38 years in prison.

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  15. Family of cyclist killed in crash 'devastated'

    Keith Hornby, 63, who died after his bike collided with a car, was a carer for his mum, his family says.

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  16. Extra police staff to manage XL bully ban workload

    Merseyside Police's dangerous dogs policing bill rises by £400,000.

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  17. Liverpool fans' claim 'can be heard in England'

    One of the solicitors representing the fans described the ruling as "a landmark legal decision".

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  18. Leaseholders' legal victory over offshore landlord

    People who own leases in Queensland Place in Liverpool hope their victory could set a precedent.

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  19. Mike Amesbury: 'He did some good but he must go'

    The Runcorn and Helsby MP saw his reputation shattered when footage emerged of a shocking assault.

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  20. Convicted MP Mike Amesbury: What happens now?

    The prison sentence of MP Mike Amesbury has been suspended - but what's next for him?

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