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. 'Search your conscience' plea over 2004 stab deathpublished at 13:41 BST 6 September 2025

    No-one has ever been charged with the murder of Curtis Kinsella on 6 September 2004 in Liverpool.

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  2. Contempt of court warning given to city councilpublished at 15:45 BST 4 September 2025

    Liverpool City Council is warned after missing Freedom of Information request response time rules.

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  3. How a battle to save a piece of history was lostpublished at 07:25 BST 30 August 2025

    Grade I-listed Woolton Hall had been subject of a long-running campaign before a blaze destroyed it.

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  4. Man to cycle 200 miles for domestic abuse charitypublished at 15:52 BST 28 August 2025

    Mickey Burns aims to cycle more than 200 miles through the night for a Liverpool-based charity.

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  5. Firm fined £200,000 over father and son fall deathspublished at 14:30 BST 28 August 2025

    David and Clayton Bottomley died after falling from a platform at a building site in Liverpool in 2021.

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  6. Pictures reveal historic manor house's fire damagepublished at 13:37 BST 27 August 2025

    Thornton Manor is said to be at "significant risk" of further damage after the February 2022 fire.

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  7. Trespasser causes major trains disruptionpublished at 09:10 BST 26 August 2025

    British Transport Police officers arrested a man on the line at Newton-le-Willows earlier.

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  8. Hundreds of protesters in Liverpool city centrepublished at 17:46 BST 23 August 2025

    A heavy police presence kept the opposing groups apart in the largely peaceful protest in Liverpool.

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  9. Street split over arrival of new wheelie binspublished at 18:04 BST 22 August 2025

    The bins have been brought in on a street where gulls previously ripped bin bags that were left out.

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  10. Northwich man jailed for historic sexual abusepublished at 16:09 BST 20 August 2025

    Cheshire Police describe Trevor Leach as a "sexual predator" after he was jailed for 18 years.

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  11. Forgotten but key Impressionist's work displayedpublished at 07:39 BST 17 August 2025

    A painting by Marie Bracquemond, whose husband cut short her career, goes on display in Liverpool.

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  12. Training school ambition for Littlewoods Buildingpublished at 07:21 BST 17 August 2025

    A Liverpool-born producer wants the Littlewoods Building to include a film and TV production school.

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  13. 'Alex died chasing his dream, it can't be in vain'published at 19:24 BST 16 August 2025

    The family of a teenage kickboxer say his death has left them "broken".

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  14. Brother of man missing in Turkey 'still in limbo'published at 07:20 BST 16 August 2025

    Gary Burns's family say he disappeared from the Turkish beach resort of Icmeler nine years ago.

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  15. Fire-starter who damaged Beatles attraction jailedpublished at 15:39 BST 15 August 2025

    Daniel Byrne, 38, is jailed for three-and-a-half years for arson over an attack on The Beatles Museum.

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  16. Man sentenced for Rishi Sunak racist death threatspublished at 11:54 BST 14 August 2025

    Prosecutors say the emails were "racist, offensive and suggested Sunak should be killed".

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  17. Car thief wanted after crashing into parked carspublished at 12:54 BST 11 August 2025

    The driver fled the scene after crashing in the Anfield area of Liverpool in the early hours.

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  18. Reform councillor denies Pride event assaultpublished at 17:55 BST 8 August 2025

    The 54-year-old councillor pleaded not guilty to assaulting security guard Richard Welsh in June.

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  19. Airport warns passengers ahead of road closurespublished at 06:24 BST 8 August 2025

    Travellers are advised to allow extra time due to a 13-mile diversion in place during road closures.

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  20. 'Children living in hotels is far from normal'published at 15:32 BST 3 August 2025

    Over 450 children are currently living in temporary accommodation in the city.

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