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. Mum 'scared to close her eyes' as daughter could die any momentpublished at 09:22 GMT 4 February

    A mum from Liverpool describes the pain of trying to cope with her daughter's terminal illness.

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  2. Drug dealer denies elderly couple's arson murderpublished at 16:59 GMT 3 February

    Self-described drug dealer Kevin Weetman tells jurors: "I don't burn houses with old people inside."

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  3. Liverpool to host Chinese art exhibitionpublished at 06:17 GMT 2 February

    The exhibition of Chinese art will be displayed at the National Museums Liverpool in October.

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  4. Hidden postcards give first look at Beatles filmpublished at 16:31 GMT 30 January

    A student at Liverpool's LIPA finds one of 1,000 postcards promoting the new Beatles films.

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  5. Most critical cases could leave women's hospitalpublished at 06:18 GMT 30 January

    Critical cases could be moved to Liverpools main general hospitals from Liverpool Women's Hospital

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  6. Chinese car giant Chery to open base in UKpublished at 18:50 GMT 29 January

    The new centre based in Liverpool is a "huge opportunity" for the city, says the council leader.

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  7. Three guilty of grandmother's shooting murderpublished at 17:03 GMT 28 January

    Jacqueline Rutter was shot at her home in Moreton, Wirral, in the early hours of 30 October 2022.

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  8. Crackdown on e-scooter riders who flout rulespublished at 13:07 GMT 28 January

    Bolt, the company taking over Liverpool's e-scooter contract says it will tackle irresponsible use.

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  9. 'My 19-year-old son was buried without his heart'published at 06:24 GMT 28 January

    Harry Begg, from Kirkby, died from head injuries sustained in an alleged hit-and-run in Tenerife.

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  10. City's 'lasting' boost from boxing championshipspublished at 11:43 GMT 27 January

    The competition was hosted in September, and earned the local economy more than £4m.

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  11. Restaurant boss watched business 'go up in flames'published at 06:21 GMT 27 January

    Adam Noble said the fire at his restaurant in Waterloo left him feeling "numb".

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  12. 'Disgusting' hotel to become council rehab homepublished at 15:19 GMT 26 January

    Liverpool City Council wants to turn a rundown, closed hotel into a rehabilitation centre.

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  13. Why Knowsley Labour councillor has joined Green Partypublished at 14:04 GMT 25 January

    Chantelle Lunt joined the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership in 2019.

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  14. 'We lost purpose when son died - we don't want it to happen to others'published at 11:26 GMT 24 January

    Matthew Lock's parents are calling for more support around ADHD diagnosis after their son's death.

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  15. How are Merseyside buses changing?published at 07:56 GMT 24 January

    There are some big changes planned to Merseyside's bus networks.

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  16. Mystery as woman finds second snake in her gardenpublished at 09:12 GMT 23 January

    Charley Harrison is baffled after finding two snakes in 10 days in the garden of her St Helens home.

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  17. How an A&E department makes way for patientspublished at 13:12 GMT 22 January

    Up to 2,000 staff keep Whiston Hospital in Merseyside running at any one time.

    “Our golden time is the morning, it’s crucial that we get morning flow as that’s what prevents us bottlenecking in the afternoon,” says Lyn Swift, patient flow lead nurse.

    “We can then hopefully start to decongest A&E a little bit and make way for the next patients coming in.”

    Staff gather for the bed meeting four times a day to get an overview of how busy things are at the hospital.

    During the second meeting of the day at 12:30 GMT, 145 people are waiting in A&E.

    A total of 90 patients have come into A&E since the last meeting at 09:00 and the wait time is just over three hours.

    A nurse with blonde hair is looking to the right of the camera, wearing a striped dark uniform with a yellow name badge on. She's standing in the corridor of a hospital ward

    The start of January is often the busiest time of the year. This year is no different. This year has seen a surge in respiratory issues.

    “We have two wards which are closed at admission due to norovirus," says Milady Doinog, operational site manager.

    “It's spiking now and again.

    “It's so erratic that we have opened some wards and then we close it again because it’s just infection everywhere.”

  18. Fire death couple 'unintended victims of drug row'published at 12:58 GMT 21 January

    A court hears that Sheila Jackson and Peter Greener died in an arson attack on their home.

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  19. City approves plan to increase parking chargespublished at 06:28 GMT 21 January

    Parking on the street for one hour will cost £4.40 after city leaders approved planned increases.

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  20. Parents back campaign to boost ADHD supportpublished at 06:24 GMT 21 January

    Matthew Lock, who was a Labour councillor for Maghull and Lydiate, died in 2023 aged 19.

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