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…

More than 200 Palestinians have been injured during a night of clashes with Israeli police at a mosque in Jerusalem and elsewhere in the city, officials said.Authorities said 17 officers were hurt in the unrest…

Man City are hoping to claim the title on home soil (Getty)Manchester City will be hoping to wrap up their Premier League title chase on Saturday, when they host Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium.A win…

Watch live as Grant Shapps announces green list countriesTravel firms are urging the government to expand the number of countries on its green list for quarantine-free travel in summer. Just 12 destinations are on the…

Boris Johnson has dismissed a second independence referendum as “reckless” and “irresponsible”, as the chances of a majority for Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP at the Holyrood elections hanging in the balance.Risking a constitutional confrontation with the…

Sturgeon says SNP majority ‘has always been a very, very long shot’Boris Johnson has rejected a second referendum on Scottish independence as “reckless and irresponsible,” as the first set of election results in Scotland leave…

Nicola Sturgeon has said the chances of an SNP majority at Holyrood hang “in the balance” as early results saw her party pick up a number of seats.Ms Sturgeon - who is on course to…