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. Merseysippi jazz band play last gig after 77 yearspublished at 11:42 BST 21 April

    The Aigburth Arms hosts the final performance of one of Britain's longest-running jazz bands.

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  2. Steven Gerrard celebrates late Liverpool win in barpublished at 17:41 BST 20 April

    The former club captain was seen leaping to his feet and punching the air with joy.

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  3. Electric motorbikes ridden wrong way down motorway published at 14:11 BST 20 April

    Two people aged 21 and 17 have been arrested in connection with the incident.

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  4. Row over anti-yob speakers blaring out 'weaponised' musicpublished at 06:13 BST 20 April

    Musicians are furious that the use of classical music to disperse groups is playing to stereotypes.

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  5. Bar worker targeted with 'appalling' homophobic abusepublished at 15:16 BST 17 April

    Police are looking for five people after the staff member was abused at a Merseyside pub.

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  6. Garden centre apologises for removing defibrillatorpublished at 06:13 BST 17 April

    Dobbies says it got it wrong in removing potentially lifesaving equipment from its Southport store.

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  7. Charity left 'devastated' after cash box stolenpublished at 19:49 BST 16 April

    Chairman Dave Kelly says the incident felt like "being punched in the stomach".

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  8. Charity bank accounts frozen amid investigationpublished at 06:11 BST 16 April

    The inquiry comes after 'financial and governance' concerns from the Charity Commission.

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  9. Man arrested after teenage girl shot in the legspublished at 14:46 BST 15 April

    A 20-year-old man remains in custody for questioning after a teenage girl was shot last Thursday.

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  10. Court that became cannabis farm to turn into flatspublished at 06:16 BST 15 April

    The former court building in Runcorn, where 1,000 plants were found, is to become at least 10 flats.

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  11. Five key failures of killer's parents and agencies ahead of Southport attackpublished at 14:46 BST 13 April

    Inquiry Chair Sir Adrian Fulford said the Southport attack could have been prevented if authorities and the killer's parents had acted more quickly.

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  12. Grand National 2026: Start times, banned items, road closurespublished at 08:49 BST 11 April

    Set to be the biggest in years, here is everything you need to know about Ladies Day at Aintree.

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  13. Mersey Tunnel 10km: Start time and planned closurespublished at 07:23 BST 11 April

    A lane of the Wallasey tunnel is closing on Sunday, 12 April as the 10km run takes place.

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  14. Girl, 12, riding e-scooter injured in crashpublished at 10:57 BST 10 April

    The girl was taken to hospital with a head injury after the collision with a car, police say.

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  15. Grandad hit by car 'forever in our hearts', family sayspublished at 17:28 BST 2 April

    Police continue to appeal for witnesses after Ian Baillie was fatally struck in a crash in St Helens.

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  16. 'Bus driver saw my dad fall and drove away'published at 06:36 BST 31 March

    Wirral pensioner, James Bentley, 74, was taking flowers to his wife's grave when he fell.

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  17. Ferry crosses the Mersey on final voyage after 66 yearspublished at 16:26 BST 29 March

    A special send off is held for the Royal Iris, which has ferried millions of passengers across the river.

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  18. 'This one's for John' - club remembers WW2 veteran founderpublished at 20:35 GMT 28 March

    A minute's applause is held for "true legend" John Dennett from Wallasey at the club he set up.

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  19. Farmer 'not surprised' by toxic waste test resultspublished at 15:51 GMT 28 March

    A report finds evidence of toxic waste at Commonside which operated between 1956 and 1975.

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  20. Paul O'Grady exhibition hoping to 'unmask' personapublished at 07:11 GMT 28 March

    The free exhibition opens later this year in his hometown of Birkenhead.

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