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. Man arrested after police injured in e-bike crashpublished at 12:24 BST 2 October

    On Thursday, an e-bike rider attempted to flee after police officers tried to stop him.

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  2. Childline Liverpool staff 'deeply saddened' by death of Esther Rantzenpublished at 20:39 BST 1 October

    The manager of Childline Liverpool says Dame Esther leaves a 'huge legacy' through her work.

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  3. Councillors urge rethink of Merseyrail e-bike banpublished at 15:59 BST 1 October

    Liverpool City Council's Green Party say the ban was made without consulting active travel groups.

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  4. Man charged over garage and warehouse firepublished at 15:00 BST 1 October

    The blaze broke out at the commercial properties on Fernhill Road, Bootle, on Tuesday evening.

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  5. Heart hospital worker has heart attack on shiftpublished at 06:20 BST 30 September

    Pat Ward suffered a heart attack as she arrived for work at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital.

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  6. E-bike and e-scooter fire risks explainedpublished at 06:18 BST 30 September

    After a fatal fire in Bootle the fire service reiterates its warning to e-bike and e-scooter owners.

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  7. Fire that killed mum and three children caused by e-scooter batterypublished at 15:18 BST 29 September

    The fire service initially said only that the fire was linked to a battery but has now given more detail.

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  8. Flats plan for derelict site approvedpublished at 14:52 BST 29 September

    A councillor raised an objection in relation to other sites linked to the company behind the plan.

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  9. Prolific thief given tag that goes off if he goes near shopspublished at 15:25 BST 24 September

    Callan Bennett is the first person in Merseyside to be fitted with a Buddi tag.

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  10. Inquest into death of Lucy Letby's 'boyfriend' openspublished at 17:55 BST 23 September

    There is reason to believe Dr Mark Deakin's death was "unnatural", a court is told.

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  11. Potential strike action over school closure planspublished at 17:37 BST 23 September

    Halton Council has outlined plans to close or merge some primary schools due to falling birth rates.

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  12. Enhanced security ahead of Labour Party conferencepublished at 16:12 BST 23 September

    The annual conference will run from Saturday until Wednesday at the Liverpool Experience Centre.

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  13. Teenager's organ donation saves five lives after her deathpublished at 16:47 BST 21 September

    The 17-year old from Liverpool donated six organs after her death following a brain aneurysm.

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  14. Council leader says abuse 'crossed a line'published at 11:36 BST 20 September

    Marion Atkinson is speaking out after she said councillors were targeted with abuse and threats.

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  15. Former police station to be converted into homespublished at 15:11 BST 19 September

    The Victorian station will be converted into 13 affordable homes in the £4.5m project.

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  16. The St Helens man who revolutionised Hollywood soundpublished at 16:06 BST 18 September

    Pioneering sound engineer George Groves is honoured with a blue plaque at St Helens Theatre Royal.

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  17. E-bike rail ban will limit my family's freedom, says mumpublished at 06:19 BST 18 September

    Cyclists gathered in Liverpool to protest against operator Merseyrail's forthcoming e-bike ban

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  18. 'The punishment doesn't fit the crime'published at 13:00 BST 16 September

    Annie Knowlson
    BBC North West

    Ian Silverberg - a man in a suit and glasses. He is standing in an opticians.

    A Liverpool business owner says small retail outlets "can't afford" to lose items as shoplifting offences continue to rise on Merseyside.

    Ian Silverberg, who owns Silverberg Opticians, tells the BBC: "Your problem is that you don't have insurance to cover it.

    "In the past, we've had Cartier glasses stolen to the amount of £1,500 - I've got to pay that out of my pocket.

    "I've got to be able to afford to buy all this stock, afford to pay my rent, my rates, my staff."

    Silverberg added: "The punishment doesn't fit the crime - it's treated as such a low-level crime. Nothing really gets done about it and it's going to increase and increase.

    "As there's more poverty, it will increase even more."

  19. Parents of Southport attack victim 'devastated' by data breachpublished at 12:15 BST 16 September

    The Ministry of Justice says an urgent investigation has been launched after court files were accessed.

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  20. Liverpool park to benefit from Queen's legacy fundpublished at 19:05 BST 15 September

    Croxteth country park will receive £2m from Queen Elizabeth Trust

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