Ross Davidson, 38, once starred in the Queen musical We Will Rock You and was lead singer for 80s legends Spandau Ballet in 2018. He was found guilty of two rapes, an attempted rape, three sexual assaults and two charges of voyeurism, against six women between 2013 and 2019. Davidson, who used the stage name Ross Wild and described himself as "sex positive", claimed all the sexual activity was consensual. Jurors in two separate trials disagreed and he was sentenced today at Wood Green Crown Court in London. The judge said Davidson had been seen by many as charismatic, but as his career took off was "behaving to women in a wholly disgraceful manner". Davidson filmed himself during one of the rapes and some of the assaults. The videos were taken when women were "as vulnerable as can be" and in "such a deep sleep that they could not be disturbed", said prosecutor Richard Hearnden. They women only found out about what happened when police told them. Mr Hearnden told the court Davidson was an entitled predator who "will resort to rape and sexual assault if he is not given what he thinks he deserves". He read a book as the court heard statements about the victims' trauma. Three of them were in the room as the sentence was delivered. 'Crippling' ADHD, drugs and alcohol The Aberdeen-born singer was first convicted of rape, sexual assaults and voyeurism involving four women after a trial in July 2024. A second trial last January also found him guilty of raping a woman in London in 2015 and an attempted rape and sexual assault of another women in Thailand in 2019. One said in her impact statement: "Since the rape, my life has been permanently changed. I no longer feel safe or able to trust the world as I once did. "Ordinary situations can feel threatening, and I live with constant anxiety and hyper-vigilance. Emotionally, I experience fear, sadness, anger, and at times numbness." Read more from Sky News:Teens jailed for killing man they believed was a paedophileNeo-Nazi found guilty of planning mass gun attack Another woman said she was on medication for depression and anxiety and was "guarded and introverted" after previously being a sociable person. Speaking after sentencing, senior CPS prosecutor Shikha Verma paid tribute to their "immense courage" in supporting the case against the "predatory sex offender". Davidson's lawyer, Charlotte Newell KC, told the court the singer had gone through a period of "crippling" undiagnosed ADHD and previously used drugs and alcohol to cope. She said he now had "genuine remorse" and is on medication for his conditions.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office claim the 21-year-old musician killed Celeste Rivas Hernandez then dismembered her body in his garage when she threatened to disclose details about their relationship. D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has denied murdering the teenager and pleaded not guilty to several other counts, including lewd and lascivious acts with a person under 14 and mutilating a dead body. A court filing, outlining evidence to be presented at a preliminary evidentiary hearing set to begin on 26 May, claims the singer met Ms Hernandez, from Lake Elsinore in California, when she was 11 and began a sexual relationship with her when she was 13 and he was 18. The document alleges: "Knowing he had to silence the victim before she ruined his music career as she had threatened, very soon after her arrival at his home, [the] defendant stabbed the victim to death multiple times and stood by while she bled out." Prosecutors say Burke purchased tools online, including two chainsaws, and claim he "took horrifying measures" to try and dispose of the body, which was found in two bags in a Tesla registered to the singer in September. The car had been towed from the Hollywood Hills to an impound yard, where authorities were alerted to a foul smell coming from the vehicle. An autopsy report said Ms Hernandez died from "multiple penetrating injuries caused by objects". 'A beautiful, strong girl' Last week, prosecutors said a "significant amount" of child sex abuse images had been recovered during an investigation into Burke following his arrest on 16 April. A few days earlier, Ms Hernandez's parents, Jesus Rivas and Mercedes Martinez, in their first public statement in the case, described their daughter as "a beautiful, strong girl who loved to sing and dance". "All we want is justice for Celeste," they added. In court on Wednesday, Burke's attorneys asked the judge to block the release of the prosecution's document, which was denied. They had no comment outside court. Read more from Sky News:Ex-FBI chief appears in court over Trump 'threat'Follow: US state visit latest Following the hearing next month, a judge will determine whether the case will go to trial. Burke is eligible for the death penalty, but prosecutors have not confirmed whether they will seek it. The singer, known for his blend of indie rock, R&B and lo-fi pop, gained success with his 2022 hit Romantic Homicide and last year performed at Coachella music festival.

The housing minister said legislation to abolish the feudal-era property system and transition to a commonhold model will be passed before the next election. Politics Live: Starmer's cabinet split over reshuffle But he said switching on the ban for both leasehold flats and houses "involves some really quite complex trade-offs", so the commencement date may come later. "I'm not saying there's no chance, but I think it's highly likely that we don't switch on the ban in this parliament," Mr Pennycook said. The minister was speaking to journalists after a speech in which he reaffirmed his party's manifesto commitment to "bring the feudal leasehold system to an end". The Greens have accused Labour of U-turning as the ban will only apply to new leasehold properties and there have been delays in bringing this legislation forward. In his speech Mr Pennycook insisted that "the aim of this government, by the end of this parliament, is nothing short of its dismantling and the corresponding emancipation of leaseholders". However, he argued that an immediate outright ban would be impossible given the legal complexities of outlawing a system that originated in medieval times, accusing Zack Polanski's party of "glib soundbites". "Anyone, with even the most rudimentary knowledge of leasehold, knows that the outright and immediate abolition of circa five million English and Welsh leases is almost certainly impossible," Mr Pennycook said. He said those advocating for this approach "cannot answer how it would be lawful; how the impact on the mortgage market would be managed; how it would even be feasible for the land registry to delete millions of leasehold and freehold titles and replace them with commonhold ones overnight". "They can't answer these questions because abolishing leasehold outright is a glib soundbite rather than a serious policy proposition." 'Biggest shakeup in 1,000 years' Leasehold tenures give homeowners the right to live in their property for a given number of years but they don't own the land it is on. Leaseholders have complained of spiralling services charges to keep up with the maintenance of their building, which they have no say or control over, as well as ground rents to their freeholder landlords, which can cause barriers to selling and don't require a service in return. The system is almost unique to England and Wales, with most countries operating a commonhold model for communal buildings - where flat owners manage and own their buildings jointly. Speaking to media following his speech, Mr Pennycook said abolishing leasehold is the biggest shakeup to homeownership for 1,000 years. On the timeline, he said the government's priority is to have "all the primary legislation that we need to end leasehold in place" by the end of this parliament. "The commonhold legal framework will be fixed, I think you'll see developers start to bring forward commonhold developments out of choice," he said. "But switching on the ban involves some really quite complex trade-offs with housing supply and other issues." He added that the government's objective is to ensure a "smooth transition", and a commencement date would be named within this parliament which would apply to flats and houses at the same time. Legislation to ban the sale of new leasehold houses has already been passed - in the Conservatives' 2024 Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act, which was rushed through parliament in the "wash up" period after Rishi Sunak's decision to call an early general election. But most leasehold properties are flats and the legal framework to ban this is in Labour's Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform bill, which was introduced in January. 'Leaseholders have run out of patience' This bill will also contain measures to cap ground rents at £250 a year and set out how existing leaseholders can transition to commonhold if they want to. Reforms to make the system fairer in the meantime are contained within the 2024 act, but many of these are yet to be enacted, which Mr Pennycook has blamed on flaws in the previous government's legislation which need to be corrected. Responding to today's speech, the National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) welcomed Mr Pennycook's "honesty and clarity" but said leaseholders had "run out of patience". And Harry Scoffin, founder of campaign group Free Leaseholders, said: "Listening to the minister's list of excuses of complexity and powerlessness, you could be forgiven for missing that this Labour government enjoys the second-largest majority in the ruling party's 126-year history."

In a statement released on Thursday, the PIF said that the "substantial investment required is no longer consistent" with the fund's investment strategy moving forward. LIV Golf Q&A: What does the future hold without Saudi backing?'A number of paths are possible' - what next for LIV Golf's future?When are the majors? Key dates in 2026Get Sky Sports or stream golf with no contract It comes as LIV Golf unveiled a new independent board of directors and confirmed it was trying to "secure long-term financial partners" to salvage the future of the organisation. "This decision has been made in light of PIF's investment priorities and current macro dynamics," a statement from the PIF read. "The LIV Golf board has created a committee of independent directors to evaluate strategic alternatives for its future beyond PIF's funding horizon. "LIV Golf has substantially grown the game globally through its transformational and positive impact. It has forever changed the game of golf for the better." Questions have arisen over what this could mean for other sports, noting the PIF's investments in football, boxing and snooker. However, the PIF said it was "committed to deploying capital internationally in line with its investment strategy, including its substantial current and future investments in various sports as a priority sector." It is understood that LIV went over its plans for the future with the 13 team captains - including major winners Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm - in a call on Tuesday. Sky Sports News also understands that several players are exploring their options beyond LIV, with the DP World Tour confirming that multiple players have sounded out the series about reinstatement. "It looks like it's the end of the road," said Sky Sports News' chief correspondent Kaveh Solhekol. "But as far as LIV is concerned, the show must go on. "What this statement is saying is that they are transitioning to a new funding model. Up until now they have been reliant on the backing of the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, PIF, but they are expected to announce that they will be pulling their funding at the end of this season and LIV are putting a brave face on." Thursday's developments follow the high-profile departures of major champions Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed at the start of the year, and the recent uncertainty over the league's future. The PGA Tour told Sky Sports that it would not be giving an official comment on the situation. LIV Golf appoints new board In Thursday's statement, LIV Golf announced the appointments of Gene Davis and Jon Zinman, who will guide the league through its next phase, following the expected departure of Yasir Al-Rumayyan. "LIV Golf has built something truly differentiated - a global league with passionate fans, world-class talent, and demonstrated commercial momentum," said Davis, chairman of the Independent Directors Committee. "The executive leadership team, along with Jon and I, see a clear opportunity to help the league formalise its structure, attract and secure long-term capital, and position the business for growth while continuing to promote the game across the world. We look forward to positioning LIV Golf for future success." A LIV Golf spokesperson added that the league was committed to the team golf model and would be looking to open discussions with prospective global investors and partners as it seeks funding going forward. "We are now leveraging this momentum to engage in constructive, forward-looking discussions with prospective global investors and partners who share our vision for an inclusive and modernised game," a spokesperson said. "For our fans, players, and partners, our commitment to world-class golf remains unchanged as this process unfolds." Futures of DeChambeau and Rahm in doubt Sources with knowledge of LIV Golf business operations told Sky Sports News the company remains committed to a global tour, having seen over 200,000 fans attend events in Australia and South Africa this year, and the team golf model. It is understood that this has been part of LIV Golf's long-term plans for a number of months, but has been accelerated in recent weeks. Sources also told Sky Sports News that LIV is open to incorporating new structures in its format. However, the removal of funding casts doubt on the league's overall future and the ability to retain the services of stars like DeChambeau, Cam Smith and Rahm, although the former is said to be negotiating a new contract with the franchise. Reports have previously suggested DeChambeau could be seeking a new deal worth around $500m (£370.5m) to put pen to paper on a new LIV deal. Players have been aware that Saudi funding would not be available after this season. DeChambeau said in an interview with the Flushing It social media site that "as long as LIV is here, I would figure out a way for it to make sense." "There's a lot of moving parts like in any business," DeChambeau said. "It's a startup, right? And so there's going to be times where we're squeezed and punched. This is one of those moments. But I'm going to do everything in my power to make it work and I really see the value in franchise golf." LIV Golf announced the postponement of its June 25-28 event in Louisiana earlier this week. The league released a statement, explaining the decision was made to "avoid the peak summer heat and the crowded global sports calendar while ensuring the course is in the championship condition our fans and players expect". The statement adds: "Our team is focused on maintaining the strong momentum of the 2026 season, and we look forward to sharing finalised dates in the near future." LIV Golf offers $30m prize money at each of its events and has already spent $5 billion since its creation in 2022 - a figure that will reach $6 billion by the end of this year, according to Money in Sport - making a course to financial solvency challenging without serious new investment. However, a LIV Golf spokesperson told Sky Sports last week that the league was on target to make $100m (£74.07m) through its first five events of the season. The spokesperson added that sponsorships and partnerships were up 40 per cent year-on-year, while ticket sales had also increased by 129 per cent. The spokesperson also said that four LIV Golf events and 10 teams would be profitable in 2026, adding the league was "in the early stages of reviewing strategic options for team equity sales, aligning with the League's long-term strategic plan of diversifying stakeholders and separately capitalising teams". Speaking on the future of LIV's top players, Sky Sports News chief correspondent Kaveh Solhekol said: "It depends if LIV carries on. "If it carries on, it's likely that some of the players would play out their seven events before cancelling their contracts at the end of the season. "We know that, back in February, Bryson DeChambeau turned down the opportunity to return to the PGA tour. However, Brooks Koepka took the opportunity and paid fines up to £63m. "When it comes to sports investments, we have moved into a new phase. The investments have to make sense for Saudi Arabia. When it comes to boxing, the events they hold in Riyadh, that costs them a lot of money - but it boosts tourism. "Having Cristiano Ronaldo - they pay him a fortune - but it's good for the image of the country. The eyes of the world are on Saudi Arabia if there's a Grand Prix there. Those things make business sense. They will continue to invest in things with a business incentive." What next for LIV Golf? LIV's next event is scheduled for May 7-10 in northern Virginia. CEO Scott O'Neil, having guaranteed Saudi funds throughout the 2026 season, said in a memo to staff two weeks ago that the season would be uninterrupted and continue "full throttle." Koepka, one of the league's biggest coups, announced that he had rejoined the PGA Tour in January. He had been granted a return through the PGA Tour's Returning Member Programme - a scheme that was only available for a limited period and to elite players, who had won a major championship or The Players Championship between 2022 and 2025. The scheme was designed to target DeChambeau, Smith, Rahm and Koepka, but the latter was the only one to accept the deal. Koepka's pathway back included some stipulations, including no access to equity grants for five years, a $5 million charity donation, and no bonus money this year. PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp is now saying that the American circuit is thinking about establishing new pathways to reinstate LIV Golf players. In an interview earlier this week with The Wall Street Journal, Rolapp said, "We're interested in having the best players who can help our tour. Not every player can do that." "Rahm and DeChambeau are coming back out of necessity" Speaking to NBC Sports The Golf Channel, columnist Eamon Lynch said: "The fact that the PIF are formalising, or making official, what's been known out there for a couple of weeks, that even the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince is growing tired of the bad publicity and wants to say 'this is not my problem anymore - work this out yourselves'. "Now you've got players who will have to be considering their options. The agents who led them into this mess are going to be counting their percentages. Vendors are going to wonder if commitments are going to be honoured. "Spare a moment and think about all of those people for five years who have sat there and said that golf should welcome in the Saudis... to take the money... to extort itself to satisfy these people. "It can't exist in the model that it has existed. LIV has been burning through $100m a month. Who is going to finance a Bryson DeChambeau contract right now? "Any private equity company that looks at this enterprise - with no real revenue stream - is going to ask 'what am I buying here?' "They would be doubling down on something which has been proven not to work when financed by the deepest pockets in sport. "Is there even a powered-down version of LIV that functions? I'd argue there isn't. "The sentiment that exists on the PGA Tour is not particularly welcoming of Rahm or DeChambeau. "Neither of them are particularly popular on the tour for different reasons - particularly Rahm, who left after the framework agreement. Players resented the fact that he thought he could come back as a reuniting hero with his pockets full. "Brooks Koepka got out of it in January of his own volition. He got out of contract, approached the PGA tour, said he wanted to come back. "Rahm and DeChambeau are coming back out of necessity, not desire." LIV Golf: The story so far LIV Golf was launched in 2021 as LIV Golf Investments. Two-time Open champion, Greg Norman, spearheaded the league's launch as its CEO, with the Australian having previously touted the idea of a breakaway World Golf Tour in 1994 - a product that was largely rejected by PGA Tour members - before Norman joined LIV. The establishment of the league sent shockwaves through the sport, with players on both sides of what would become golf's civil war, being embroiled in feuds as some players defected to join the breakaway league. On March 16, 2022, LIV Investments announced its eight-event $255m invitational series, which began on June 9. The PGA Tour denied releases to players to feature in the event at Centurion Club in London, with DeChambeau and Koepka shocking the golf world in the week after, announcing they would be joining the new league. The breakaway league fractured the men's professional game, with the DP World Tour and PGA Tour strengthening their strategic alliance as a result. The tours would offer bigger prize purses and restructure the golf calendar to prevent players from switching tours. In 2023, the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and LIV Golf again stunned the golf world by announcing they were merging. A Framework Agreement announced between the tours was established with the intention of uniting the men's professional game. Negotiations around that were glacial, and no resolution has been reached, even after US President Donald hosted meetings with both parties to help facilitate the deal. LIV Golf continued with its annual schedule alongside the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, but in 2024 it was announced that the PIF were looking for a new CEO to replace Greg Norman. Enter O'Neil, who was appointed as the league's new CEO on January 15, 2025. O'Neil had previously worked as the CEO of Merlin Entertainments, a UK-based amusement park operator. Later that month, LIV announced its first major TV deal with Fox Sports, and a year later, TNT Sports also joined up with the breakaway league. LIV Golf was also awarded Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) points earlier in 2026, with players winning LIV events able to climb the leaderboard in a bid to gain entry to the major championships. Watch the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA Tour, majors and more live on Sky Sports, with the PGA Championship (May 14-17), US Open (June 18-21) and The Open (July 16-19) all exclusively live on Sky Sports Golf. Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract.

A 16-year-old girl and two boys, aged 15 and 16, were convicted of manslaughter over the killing of Alexander Cashford in Leysdown-on-Sea, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, on 10 August last year. The teenagers, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were acquitted of murder. At the Old Bailey on Thursday a 16-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl were jailed for seven years and a 15-year-old boy was jailed for five years over the killing. Woolwich Crown Court heard the teenagers thought Mr Cashford, 49, was a paedophile and lured him to the beach before hitting him with rocks and a bottle. He was found lying face down in the mud. Jurors were told the victim had given the girl his number on 8 August after meeting her at an amusement arcade and had handed her a business card, which included a name that was not his. The three teenagers exchanged messages with Mr Cashford, who claimed to be 30. He asked the girl, who used the alias Sienna, if she liked champagne and added that he wanted to kiss her, the court heard. After arranging to meet by the sea wall, the older male defendant said he attacked the victim because he felt police "wouldn't have done anything" if they reported him for trying to meet up with the girl. The girl shouted "f****** paedophile, I'm f****** 16, get him" as she filmed the boys chasing Mr Cashford. The older boy accepted he wanted to use a bottle he was carrying to hurt the victim, but said he did not believe it would cause "serious injury". The girl and the younger male defendant said there was never a plan to hit Mr Cashford, the court heard. A post-mortem examination showed Mr Cashford had injuries to his face and head, bruises on his limbs and body, and several fractured ribs that had punctured his lung. Mr Cashford's parents, David and Linda, said in a statement read out at the sentencing hearing that their son was a "kind, friendly and compassionate person" who cared about local animals and wildlife, and loved all sports. They said they were "emotionally crushed" and the impact on the family was "practically impossible to put into words". They added he was the rock in their life and "the slander against Alex's name is particularly difficult, we know this could not be further from the truth". A statement read from his sister Emma Gould said she has been left an only child and her brother was taken away in a "cruel and violent" way. She added: "How will I explain to my six-year-old son he will never see his uncle again?" Mobile phone footage showed the boy striking him on the head with the bottle. After he was arrested, the 16-year-old shared the footage with three people, with the caption: "f***** pedo (sic) up lol", the trial heard. Detective Chief Inspector Neil Kimber from Kent Police said: "What we found almost quite macabre is they were keen to post that [attack] on social media only a few minutes after his death." During the attack, the court heard the 16-year-old boy threw a rock "the size of a cereal bowl", according to an eyewitness. At trial, he said he attacked Mr Cashford because he felt police "wouldn't have done anything" if they had reported him for trying to meet up with the girl. Danny Moore KC, defending him, asked for the shortest possible sentence, as the boy, who "couldn't have had a harder beginning in life", felt genuine remorse for what he did. In their evidence, the girl and the younger male defendant said there was never a plan to hit Mr Cashford. Danny Robinson KC, defending her, told the trial texting Mr Cashford started as a "big laugh", and may have turned "into a desire to expose him as someone who should be named and shamed". Sentencing the trio in front of a packed public gallery on Thursday, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said she accepted it started out as a "bit of mischief" of teenagers on holiday, but turned into "dangerous misconduct which risked and ultimately took a man's life". This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the Sky News app. You can also follow us on WhatsApp and subscribe to our YouTube channel to keep up with the latest news.

Ross Davidson, 38, once starred in the Queen musical We Will Rock You and was lead singer for 80s legends Spandau Ballet in 2018. He was found guilty of two rapes, an attempted rape, three sexual assaults and two charges of voyeurism, against six women between 2013 and 2019. Davidson, who used the stage name Ross Wild and described himself as "sex positive", claimed all the sexual activity was consensual. Jurors in two separate trials disagreed and he was sentenced today at Wood Green Crown Court in London. The judge said Davidson had been seen by many as charismatic, but as his career took off was "behaving to women in a wholly disgraceful manner". Davidson filmed himself during one of the rapes and some of the assaults. The videos were taken when women were "as vulnerable as can be" and in "such a deep sleep that they could not be disturbed", said prosecutor Richard Hearnden. They women only found out about what happened when police told them. Mr Hearnden told the court Davidson was an entitled predator who "will resort to rape and sexual assault if he is not given what he thinks he deserves". He read a book as the court heard statements about the victims' trauma. Three of them were in the room as the sentence was delivered. 'Crippling' ADHD, drugs and alcohol The Aberdeen-born singer was first convicted of rape, sexual assaults and voyeurism involving four women after a trial in July 2024. A second trial last January also found him guilty of raping a woman in London in 2015 and an attempted rape and sexual assault of another women in Thailand in 2019. One said in her impact statement: "Since the rape, my life has been permanently changed. I no longer feel safe or able to trust the world as I once did. "Ordinary situations can feel threatening, and I live with constant anxiety and hyper-vigilance. Emotionally, I experience fear, sadness, anger, and at times numbness." Read more from Sky News:Teens jailed for killing man they believed was a paedophileNeo-Nazi found guilty of planning mass gun attack Another woman said she was on medication for depression and anxiety and was "guarded and introverted" after previously being a sociable person. Speaking after sentencing, senior CPS prosecutor Shikha Verma paid tribute to their "immense courage" in supporting the case against the "predatory sex offender". Davidson's lawyer, Charlotte Newell KC, told the court the singer had gone through a period of "crippling" undiagnosed ADHD and previously used drugs and alcohol to cope. She said he now had "genuine remorse" and is on medication for his conditions.

I've been told by three senior government sources that there are divisions at the very top over how to handle the fallout of the May elections as Downing Street braces for heavy losses and vocal criticism from MPs and councillors. The Labour Party could lose more than 2,000 council seats in England and control of the Senedd in Wales for the first time since devolution began in 1999. Politics latest: Starmer faces bruising PMQs Sources tell me that the prime minister's acting chief of staff Vidhya Alakeson and key cabinet figure Darren Jones, secretary to the prime minister, are advising Sir Keir to pause on a reshuffle while political director Amy Richards and chief whip Johnny Reynolds, two Starmer lieutenants trying to manage the party, are pushing for one. "They are both trying to get his ear," said one figure of Alakeson and Richards. "Keir is undecided." Those opposed to a reshuffle question whether it would be foolhardy to start trying to move some in the cabinet at such a febrile time. "You can imagine a scenario where the prime minister calls up a cabinet minister to move them, and they reply they have lost confidence in him, where does he go from there?" said one minister. Another senior figure told me they "don't think a reshuffle is a good idea right now". "The PM needs a more public-facing moment about the country and where we are going," they added. A couple of weeks ago, government figures were heavily briefing that there would be a post election reshuffle as the prime minister sought to demonstrate that he was moving to phase two of his government, with a change of the top team ahead of the King's Speech on 12 May, which will set out the government's legislative agenda for the next session of parliament. I'm told that the preference of Richards and Reynolds is to put some of the softer left wing of the party back into the top team in order to placate MPs who are casting around for a different leader, with Andy Burnham being talked up even though he is not an MP and therefore couldn't stand if there was a leadership race after the May elections. However, some MPs believe Mr Burnham would be a better leader to fight Nigel Farage on the right and Zack Polanski on he left. "He's a clean skin and hasn't been part of Starmer's cabinet," said one MP. Read more:Travel influencer missing in MoroccoOver two thirds of under twos use screens Names in the frame to be brought back into the cabinet are leading figures on the soft left: Angela Rayner, Lucy Powell and Lou Haigh, while Liz Kendall, the science secretary, and Peter Kyle, the business secretary, are being spoken of by party sources as vulnerable if Sir Keir does decide to change his top team. The prime minister has had a conversation with Angela Rayner about her return to government when he saw her at a campaign visit arranged in the former deputy leader's constituency. But I understand that no offer was made or accepted during the course of that conversation. Sir Keir has publicly said he'd like Rayner to return to cabinet. As for Rayner, she's undecided on whether to go back in, given the current state of play and uncertainty around Sir Keir's future.

Parker had been in discussions with the club over his future after their relegation to the Championship was confirmed last week and it was agreed by mutual consent that the 45-year-old's time at Turf Moor would come to an end. A Burnley statement said: "Scott Parker has left his position as head coach of Burnley Football Club by mutual consent. "The club would like to place on record its sincere thanks to Scott for his professionalism, dedication and contribution. He leaves with the respect and gratitude of everyone connected with Burnley Football Club. "The process of appointing a new permanent head coach ahead of the 2026/27 season has begun." Mike Jackson, supported by the existing backroom staff, will take over at Burnley on an interim basis for their final four fixtures of the season, starting against Leeds on Friday, live on Sky Sports (kick off 8pm). Transfer Centre LIVE! | Burnley news & transfers | Burnley fixturesNot got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW 📺Choose the Sky Sports push notifications you want! 🔔 Reports have already linked Wales boss Craig Bellamy with the vacant role. Sky Sports News understands Bellamy remains totally committed to Wales and leading them to Euro 2028. There has been no contact from Burnley as things stand. Bellamy has two years left to run on his Wales contract. He has previously expressed his desire to lead them at Euro 2028, with the tournament's opening game at Cardiff's Principality Stadium. Bellamy has always talked about one-day going back into club management although he never set a timescale. Parker replaced Vincent Kompany in the summer of 2024 following their relegation from the Premier League and achieved promotion back to the top flight in his first season, with a 31-match unbeaten run and keeping 30 clean sheets. During his tenure at Turf Moor, Parker guided the Clarets to a record-breaking season in the 2024/25 campaign, securing Burnley promotion from the Championship to the Premier League, with a 31-match unbeaten run, keeping a remarkable 30 clean sheets. However, Burnley, who have won just four league games this season have struggled back in the Premier League and their immediate return to the Championship was confirmed last Wednesday with four games remaining after defeat at Turf Moor by Manchester City. Following his departure from Turf Moor, Parker said: "It has been an immense privilege to lead this great club over the past two years. I have enjoyed every moment of our journey together, but feel that now is the right time for both parties to move in a different direction. "I reflect back with great pride on what we achieved during my time at the club, especially our unforgettable promotion season in 2024/25, and it was a true honour to lead this team into the Premier League. "I would like to thank Alan and the ownership group for their support during my time at the club. My thanks also go to the fantastic and tireless staff behind the scenes and, most importantly, to the players, who have given me everything since the first day I arrived. "Finally, thank you to the Burnley fans. I wish you all and this great club nothing but the very best for the future." The process of appointing Parker's replacement has begun but the club have not held any conversations with potential candidates. Burnley's remaining Premier League fixtures...Friday May 1: Leeds (A) - kick off 8pm, live on Sky SportsSunday May 10: Aston Villa (H) - kick off 2pm, live on Sky SportsMonday May 18: Arsenal (A) - kick off 8pn, live on Sky SportsSunday May 24: Wolves (H) - kick off 4pm Watch Leeds vs Burnley on Friday Night Football, live on Sky Sports from 7.30pm; kick off 8pm