Rachel Reeves is to be Labour’s new shadow chancellor as Anneliese Dodds becomes party chair in Keir Starmer’s reshuffle of his top team in the wake of the Hartlepool election defeat.Ms Dodds was sacked from…

Manchester United challenge John McGinn in midfield (Getty Images)Follow all the action as Aston Villa host Manchester United in the Premier League this afternoon. United are on the brink of their first piece of silverware…

Michael Gove repeatedly dodges questions over government blocking Scottish referendum in courtNicola Sturgeon has said it would be “absurd and completely outrageous” if the UK government went to court to try to block a second…

Michael Gove has confirmed the next stage of lockdown easing will go ahead on 17 May despite admitting he is “genuinely worried” about the India Covid variant.The cabinet minister said Boris Johnson would announce on…

Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders pose after their weigh-in (Ed Mulholland/Matchroom)Billy Joe Saunders battles Canelo Alvarez in Dallas tonight looking to unify the super-middleweight world titles and pull off one of the biggest shocks…

(Getty Images)Liverpool host Southampton on Saturday night, with the home side knowing they must take advantage of Leicester City’s Friday night slip-up if they want to stay in the running for a top-four finish.The Foxes’…

Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has been dramatically sacked as the party’s chair and national campaign co-ordinator by Keir Starmer in the wake of this week’s disastrous election results.The move is the first step in a wide-ranging…

The Long March 5B rocket, which carried a Chinese space station module, has dropped into low Earth orbit and now risks crashing back down.The rocket successfully launched the Tianhe module last week, which will become…