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. 'I got married and graduated in three crazy hours'published at 15:37 BST

    Nele Washbourne got married then dashed across Liverpool to graduate in her wedding dress, cap and gown.

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  2. Child abuse survivor urges victims to speak outpublished at 12:13 BST

    The survivor is speaking out as a campaign targeting adults who prey on kids launches in Merseyside.

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  3. Open Golf brought Christmas early for village barpublished at 13:15 BST 20 July

    Businesses near Royal Birkdale say The Open gave them a major boost, with one pub selling 4,000 pints and a coffee shop trebling turnover.

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  4. Coach recalls 'spectacular' golfer Tommy Fleetwood's talent as a childpublished at 06:34 BST 17 July

    Fleetwood's former coach and teacher share their memories as the golfing ace returns home for The Open.

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  5. Hillsborough Law will 'protect others forever'published at 21:00 BST 14 July

    The Hillsborough families celebrate the landmark Hillsborough Law finally clearing the Commons.

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  6. Shock moment farmer finds out his field is on firepublished at 18:01 BST 14 July

    The farmer from Tarbock Green, near Prescot, says it felt "everything is in our way".

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  7. The Open: Royal Birkdale all you need to knowpublished at 07:04 BST 14 July

    All you need to know about the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.

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  8. Dad makes daughter's wedding after robot surgerypublished at 06:08 BST 14 July

    Michael Sellars, 68, was able to recover from cancer surgery thanks to a pioneering UK-first procedure.

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  9. Bill for Hillsborough Law set to be approved by MPspublished at 18:38 BST 12 July

    The crush at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest left 97 fans dead.

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  10. City's rail station plan moving too slowly, says mayorpublished at 06:07 BST 9 July

    Steve Rotheram says delays to the Liverpool Baltic scheme are "disappointing" and "the bane of my life".

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  11. Hillsborough Law not likely until after summerpublished at 21:05 BST 8 July

    Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy had suggested the bill would be in Parliament "in the coming days".

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  12. City's children's services improve from inadequate to goodpublished at 06:28 BST 8 July

    Ofsted upgraded its rating for services in Liverpool said provision for care leavers still needs work.

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  13. Nursery that put children at risk of harm closespublished at 14:13 BST 7 July

    K8Z Cheeky Monkeyz says it had to shut after saying it was unable to meet Ofsted improvement demands.

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  14. Family's 'beloved' gran at centre of murder probepublished at 08:48 BST 7 July

    Tracy McCormack, 55, from Litherland, was found dead inside a house in Netherton on Sunday.

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  15. Tributes to veteran MP and minister Sir George Howarthpublished at 21:44 BST 6 July

    Sir George Howarth served in Parliament for almost 38 years and was a minister under Tony Blair.

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  16. Hopes Burnham's rise could boost Liverpool jobspublished at 07:22 BST 5 July

    Liverpool's metro mayor says he hopes devolution could lead the city to attract civil service jobs.

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  17. 'I built my mate a fake bar at uni - now I'm designing his real one'published at 07:33 BST 4 July

    A woman who built a fake bar for her university friends 12 years ago is now redesigning their real bar.

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  18. Pregnant woman needs inhaler due to mouldy homepublished at 07:31 BST 4 July

    Shania Brannigan, 24, claims she had to move out of her Maghull flat after mould gave her asthma.

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  19. Man taken to hospital after suspected shop arsonpublished at 14:06 BST 2 July

    Firefighters arrived within a minute and found the blaze had already been put out by police officers.

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  20. Aviary closure came out of the blue, keeper sayspublished at 06:19 BST 2 July

    Sefton Council says the Botanic Gardens Aviary in Churchtown, Southport, will close in March 2027.

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