After a turbulent few days for Labour following the elections, the reshuffle has finally happened. The party lost its long-held Hartlepool parliamentary seat to the Conservatives and Labour is no longer in control of eight councils. They had faired better in mayoral races, securing the positions in many regions. But the overall poor performance has spurred changes to leader Sir Keir Starmer’s top team.
Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds was sacked in the shake-up and will become the Labour Party's chairwoman - replacing deputy leader Angela Rayner, who was fired from the role over the weekend. She will shadow Michael Gove at the Cabinet Office, taking over from Rachel Reeves who becomes the new shadow chancellor. Following the announcement, Sir Keir said the new shadow cabinet was the right one to take on the challenge, adding he had faith in his "refreshed and renewed team". These last few days have been an important political test for the Labour leader, says our political editor Laura Kuenssberg. You can read more on her analysis further down.

The next phase of coronavirus lockdown restrictions easing is almost here. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to make an announcement later about what we will be able to do in England from next Monday, 17 May. While hugging isn't detailed in the government's road map for lifting lockdown, it could return as part of further relaxation measures. Mr Johnson is expected to say the data supports the government's road map for lifting restrictions. Restrictions set to ease include pubs, restaurants and other hospitality venues being allowed to reopen indoors, household mixing and staying overnight with those not in your household.
In Wales and Scotland, indoor hospitality are also expected to reopen along with other measures from next week, while further restrictions may be lifted in Northern Ireland on 24 May.

Emergency legislation has been implemented after the largest fuel pipeline in the US was hit by a ransomware cyber-attack. Carrying 2.5 million barrels a day - 45% of the East Coast's supply of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel – the Colonial Pipeline has been out of action since Friday. While work continues to get the pipeline back online, the US government has issued the emergency legislation to 18 states so fuel can be transported by road. "Unless they sort it out by Tuesday, they're in big trouble," Independent oil market analyst Gaurav Sharma told us. "The first areas to be impacted would be Atlanta and Tennessee, then the domino effect goes up to New York." Oil futures traders were now "scrambling" to meet demand, he added.

The Labour reshuffle and an announcement people will be able to hug again are the two main stories dominating the papers this morning. “Starmer swings axe after poll disaster" headlines the i. It focuses on the reshuffle, saying it was delayed as leader Sir Keir Starmer and his deputy Angela Rayner "haggled over her future”. His plan to demote Ms Rayner was "derailed" following a backlash from the deputy's supporters, according to the Guardian, which also reports the Ashton-under-Lyne MP is considered a potential future leadership challenger.
The "Darling hugs of May" is a popular headline with the Metro and Daily Mirror, mirroring each other. They, alongside others including the Daily Mail, are leading on the announcement Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to make about social distancing rules in England being relaxed from 17 May. Read the front pages here.

How about this for a novel idea? Visitors to Dracula's castle are being jabbed - with needles. The only fangs you’ll see are the stickers medics are wearing while offering Covid vaccines to tourists who visit the 14th Century Bran Castle in Romania. "The idea... was to show how people got jabbed 500-600 years ago in Europe," the castle's marketing director says.
And, does anyone want a hug? Many of us have missed them during the pandemic but we might be able to hug people again if government advice is lifted. How safe is it? We’ve had a look into that and here are some tips to do it safely.

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