At one point late on in the match, Senegalese fans tried to storm the pitch and Senegal players walked off in protest at the hosts being awarded a penalty in Rabat. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said it was "reviewing all footage" and would refer the matter to "competent bodies" for "appropriate action" to be taken against those found guilty. How controversy unfolded in final FIFA boss Gianni Infantino hit out at the "unacceptable scenes on the field and in the stands" as he criticised the behaviour of some "supporters" as well as Senegal players and staff. He said: "It is unacceptable to leave the field of play in this manner, and equally, violence cannot be tolerated in our sport, it is simply not right. We must always respect the decisions taken by the match officials on and off the field of play." The "ugly scenes... must be condemned and never repeated". With the match goalless, dramatic scenes unfolded deep into stoppage time in the second half when Senegal players, led by their coach Pape Thiaw, stormed off the pitch in protest at their opponents being awarded a penalty in the 98th minute. They had also been angered by a disallowed goal for Senegal minutes earlier at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. Senegal ultimately defeated hosts Morocco by a single goal to secure their second title thanks to an extra-time winner from Pape Gueye. Substitute Ismaila Sarr thought he had won it for Senegal until Congolese referee Jean-Jacques Ndala ruled out his header for a foul by Abdoulaye Seck on Achraf Hakimi. And the drama continued into the last minute of the scheduled eight minutes of added time when Morocco were awarded a penalty. It came after the referee checked replays when Brahim Diaz was pulled down by Senegal defender El Hadji Malick Diouf. The referee pointed to the spot, prompting a furious Thiaw to send most of his players to the dressing room. The decision to award the penalty had also led to fights between some of the Moroccan substitutes and their opposing players with Morocco coach Walid Regragui also involved, possibly in a bid to calm the situation. Anger spilled over among the Senegalese fans, with some trying to storm the pitch from behind one of the goals. The Senegalese players walked off, returning to the field 14 minutes later after being coaxed back by Sadio Mane. Diaz's effort from the spot was saved by Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy after the ball was lobbed straight into his arms with the last kick of normal time. Gueye then scored the winning goal in the fourth minute of extra time when he swept the ball into the top right corner with his left foot. "We really wanted to win here," he said. "It was a very difficult match but we gave everything." Read more from Sky News:Chinese super-embassy sends 'certain message', US Speaker saysWhat may have triggered Trump's latest Greenland threat Morocco coach Walid Regragui said: "We are really disappointed for all the Moroccan people. "When you get a penalty in the last minute, you can see victory very close, but in the end football catches up with you. "We congratulate Senegal, even if what we showed of African football was disappointing, given everything that happened when the penalty was awarded."

The Duke of Sussex and the other claimants, including Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley, allege Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) hired private detectives to commit a series of unlawful acts between 1993 and 2011. Harry is expected to spend a full day on the stand on Thursday, a draft trial timetable suggests, while Sir Elton, Ms Hurley and Baroness Doreen Lawrence are also expected to give evidence during the nine-week trial at London's High Court. The case has been ongoing since 2022 and is just one of several Harry has filed against media organisations since 2019 over alleged breaches of privacy, unlawful practices and false stories. Here is everything you need to know about the case. 👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈 What is the case about? The allegations range from tapping their phones and bugging their homes to obtaining medical records by deception. The alleged unlawful acts include the publisher hiring private investigators to secretly place listening devices inside cars and homes and paying police officials for inside information. When bringing the lawsuit in 2022, lawyers for the claimants said they had become aware of "highly distressing" evidence revealing they had been victims of "abhorrent criminal activity" and "gross breaches of privacy" by ANL. ANL - which also publishes The Mail on Sunday and MailOnline - denies the allegations, describing them as "preposterous smears", and claims the legal action is "a fishing expedition by [the] claimants and their lawyers". The accusations include: • The hiring of private investigators to secretly place listening devices inside people's cars and homes; • The commissioning of individuals to surreptitiously listen into and record people's live, private telephone calls while they were taking place; • The payment of police officials, with corrupt links to private investigators, for inside, sensitive information; • The impersonation of individuals to obtain medical information from private hospitals, clinics, and treatment centres by deception; • The accessing of bank accounts, credit histories and financial transactions through illicit means and manipulation. Who else is involved? While Prince Harry is one of the key players, as a group litigation, he is not the only claimant. The others include: They all allege they have been victims of "abhorrent criminal activity" and "gross breaches of privacy" by ANL. David Sherborne is the lawyer representing all the claimants. The seasoned attorney represented Hollywood actor Johnny Depp in his UK libel case against the publisher of The Sun newspaper in 2020, and Coleen Rooney during the high-profile "Wagatha Christie" trial, brought by Rebekah Vardy, in 2022. Harry's late mother Princess Diana, Hollywood actor Michael Douglas and model Kate Moss are also among his previous clients. Last-minute changes to ANL's opening arguments A number of outstanding issues were dealt with during a final preliminary hearing on Thursday 15 January, including a challenge by the claimants' lawyers against some of the wording in ANL's proposed opening arguments relating to an alleged "scheme of camouflage". At the hearing, Mr Justice Nicklin heard that ANL lawyers made "serious allegations" of dishonesty and fraud against some representatives in the claimants' legal team. In written submissions, Mr Sherborne, for the claimants, said: "The allegations made by the defendants are exceptionally serious, of fraud, dishonesty and professional misconduct. "They cannot be introduced by assertion in opening written submissions and are not simply commentary on pleaded issues." Antony White KC, for ANL, told the court the submissions were simply an attack on the credibility of some of the witnesses. He said in court: "It is not necessary to plead a case if the other side's witnesses are not telling the truth." Mr Justice Matthew Nicklin ruled that ANL's trial opening note should be amended, saying "the camouflage scheme that is relied upon by the defendants goes far further than an attack on credibility". He added: "It seems to be that the requirements of fairness mean that the defendant must seek to amend its defence." Mr White told the court he would condense the claims in his opening note. How did we get here? During a preliminary hearing in March 2023, Mr Justice Nicklin was tasked with ruling whether the case can proceed to trial. ANL had asked for the case to be struck out entirely, arguing the legal challenges against it were brought "far too late", but Mr Sherborne called for the publisher's application to be dismissed. Lawyers for the publishers said the claims fell outside the statute of limitations - a law indicating that privacy claims should be brought with six years - and the claimants should have known, or could have found out, if they had a potential case before October 2016. They also argued some aspects of the cases should be thrown out as they breach orders made by Lord Justice Leveson as part of his 2011 inquiry into media standards. Witness statements from all seven claimants were released. The duke's statement said he was bringing the claim "because I love my country" and remains "deeply concerned" by the "unchecked power, influence and criminality" of the publisher. On 10 November 2023, Mr Justice Nicklin gave the go-ahead for the case to go to trial, saying ANL had "not been able to deliver a 'knockout blow' to the claims of any of these claimants". The key witness who claims signature was forged Last year, lawyers for the claimants sought to amend their case to add a swathe of new allegations for the trial. They argued that they should be allowed to rely on evidence that they said showed the Mail was involved in targeting Kate, the Princess of Wales. However, Mr Justice Nicklin ruled this allegation was brought too late before trial. In a further development in November, the High Court heard that a key witness in the case, private investigator Gavin Burrows, claimed his signature on a statement confirming alleged hacking had taken place, was forged. In the statement from 2021, Mr Burrows allegedly claimed to have hacked voicemails, tapped landlines, and accessed financial and medical information at the request of a journalist at the Mail On Sunday. The statement was important, as five of the seven claimants involved in the case told the court they embarked on legal action against ANL based on evidence apparently obtained by Mr Burrows. Mr Burrows previously retracted his statement in 2023, but the court heard he reiterated the denial to ANL's lawyers in September last year. He is set to give his evidence remotely. Mr Justice Nicklin previously said if Mr Burrows gave evidence that was inconsistent with the evidence they had obtained, then he could apply to treat him as "hostile". What happened in Harry's previous cases? The prince had another lawsuit against News Group Newspapers (NGN), which publishes The Sun, conclude last year. The duke made similar accusations about NGN, which involved unlawful information gathering by journalists and private investigators. Before an up-to 10-week trial began, it was announced both sides had "reached an agreement" and that NGN had offered an apology to Harry and would pay "substantial damages". The settlement was reported to be worth more than £10m, mostly in legal fees. Another of Harry's legal cases, this time against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) over accusations of historical phone hacking, did go to trial. The trial saw Harry take to the witness box, making him the first senior royal to give evidence in a courtroom since the 19th century. In December 2023, the Honourable Mr Justice Fancourt concluded that the duke's phone had been hacked "to a modest extent" between 2003 and 2009, and 15 of 33 articles he complained about were the product of unlawful techniques. He was awarded £140,600 in damages. During a further hearing in February 2024 a settlement was reached between Harry and MGN over the remaining parts of his claim.

The former shadow justice secretary, who defected to Reform last week, told Sky News Mornings with Ridge and Frost that Ms Badenoch's refusal to do so was one of the reasons he decided to leave. Politics live: PM to make Downing Street speech He said: "If I'd been leader of the Conservative Party, and that's obviously ancient history now, I would have chucked Liz Truss out of the party because the mini budget was careless and cackhanded. "It did cause in the moment, real harm to people.. people's house sales fell through, they were worried about their mortgages, investments, their pensions. That's wrong. "That is not somebody who should be a member of your political party." He added: "And the point I was making is, has the Conservative Party changed? I don't believe it has. "If the party has really changed, why wouldn't you kick Liz Truss out? You know, I've told Kemi to do that. She chose not to do it. And it speaks to a broader truth." Ms Truss resigned after 44 days as prime minister after her mini budget of unfunded tax cuts spooked the markets. She lost her seat at the 2024 general election, which kicked the Tories out of power after 14 years. Mr Jenrick, who had served many ministerial roles, lost to Ms Badenoch in the subsequent Conservative Party leadership race. He denied jumping ship because he sensed he couldn't oust her. He said the Conservatives have "still got the cast of characters who made those mistakes at the helm". "The arsonists are still there," he added. "Why would anyone trust them once again? And I concluded, it's never going to change". He accepted that "there were things I got wrong", and said he could have achieved more in his housing brief. Asked whether he is really prepared to leave his ambitions to lead a political party behind he said: "It is my view that Nigel's is a very strong leader. He is the leader of this party. That is there is no question of that whatsoever." Ms Truss, responding to claims Mr Jenrick made about her in The Times, posted on X: "Robert Jenrick may have joined Reform but who is he getting his orders from? Trojan horse."

After the livery launches of Red Bull and Racing Bulls last week, whose 2026 looks were revealed on show cars, Haas kicked off a week in which several teams are set to provide a first glimpse at their actual challengers by revealing images online. Britain's Oliver Bearman, 20, and experienced Frenchman Esteban Ocon form the team's driver line-up for the second successive season, with the sport preparing for the introduction of a huge regulation change that features new power units and chassis. F1 2026: Testing, calendar, line-ups, new regulations, how to watch on Sky SportsWhen are F1's 2026 car launches?Download the Sky Sports app for expert analysis, best video & more📱Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺 The first images of the VF-26 provide insight into how F1's smaller and lighter 2026 cars will look, with vastly different front and rear wings to the previous generation contributing to less downforce and drag. The team's new 2026 livery was also shared, with the black carbon areas of last year's car replaced by more large white areas and additional red accents. The scheme also nods to the team's new title sponsor for this year, Toyota Gazoo Racing. Komatsu: It's been a monumental effort Haas finished eighth in last year's Constructors' Championship but come into 2026 with some momentum having amassed the second-highest points total in their 10-season history. Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu said: "It feels almost a bit surreal to be unveiling a new car this early in the year but it's not any less exciting venturing into a new F1 campaign - especially one with such a change in regulations." There are three separate testing events for teams to fine-tune their cars before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on March 8, with the first taking place in Barcelona from January 26-30 before the other two follow in Bahrain in February. "We're fully focused on being ready for Shakedown Week in Barcelona," Komatsu added. "It's been a monumental effort from everyone on the team to work with such a tight turnaround time from the end of last season to putting cars on track in January. "It goes without saying that after so much talk, we can't wait to see how these cars will perform and what we'll face as we then progress through our test programs ahead of Australia. "Track time is going to be crucial through Spain and Bahrain and while we know there's going to be challenges along the way, we do this because we're passionate about Formula 1." 'I upped my game' - Bearman excited to push on Britain's Bearman produced an impressive rookie campaign, putting together a particularly impressive second half of the year that included a streak of five successive points finishes and a career-best fourth place in Mexico. That run of form, which saw him comfortably outperform an experienced and solid operator in Ocon, has heightened speculation around Bearman's potential as a future Ferrari driver, with the Italian team having loaned him out to Haas after signing him to their academy. Bearman said: "It was a year where I certainly learned a lot, not only about myself as a person, or as an athlete, but also about Formula 1. "I've really increased my knowledge base infinitely, because I've been put in experiences that you just can't learn prior to experiencing them. I've definitely improved a lot in all of those areas and I'm really happy with how the season went, particularly the second half. "I really upped my game, I felt like in the second half of the season, I started to put down some really some results that I was really happy with, and that was critical for me. I'm excited to continue that this year." The Essex-born driver believes the experience he gained by racing in F1 at many tracks for the first time during his rookie campaign will enable him to be even more competitive in 2026. "I'm most excited to return to all of these circuits, having experienced a race weekend already," he added. "I now understand how a track evolves through the weekend, how the tyres perform, and what changes may have tripped me up last year. More often than not, last year, I was going to new circuits where my competition had been plenty of times. "Of course, I'm now going to circuits that I've only driven at once, and where my competition has driven 10 or 11 times, but I feel like even just having one race weekend's worth of experience at a circuit, and the knowledge base that I've built up from a full season of F1 is going to put me in a much better place." When is F1 pre-season testing? The introduction of new regulations means there is a robust schedule of three separate testing events before the start of the 2026 season. The first is a behind-closed-doors event in Barcelona from January 26-30, before two tests follow in Bahrain from February 11-13 and 18-20. When is the first F1 race? The teams then have two weeks to prepare for the opening round of the season, which is the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne from March 6-8. The first practice sessions of the season will take place on Friday 6 March, with Qualifying on Saturday 7 March and the opening race on Sunday 8 March. Watch all 24 race weekends from the 2026 Formula 1 season live on Sky Sports F1. Stream Sky Sports with NOW - No contract, cancel anytime

Also called Messier 57, the nebula is the glowing remains of what was once a sun-like star and is located about 2,600 light-years from Earth in the constellation Lyra. Researchers said it is possible the cloud of iron atoms in the shape of a bar is the remnants of a rocky planet which was vaporised when the star threw off its outer layers. It has been speculated that Earth could face the same fate when the sun goes through a similar process, billions of years from now. The iron atoms stretch about 3.7 trillion miles (six trillion kilometres) long across the face ⁠of the nebula, which has been studied extensively since its discovery by French astronomer Charles Messier in 1779. Researchers made the observation using a new instrument called WEAVE, short for WHT Enhanced Area Velocity Explorer, on the William Herschel Telescope, located on La Palma in the Canary Islands. "It is exciting to see ‌that even a very familiar object - much studied over many decades - can throw up a new surprise when observed in a new way," said astronomer Roger Wesson of Cardiff University and ‌University College London. The research was published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The Ring Nebula is believed to have formed roughly 4,000 years ago, very recently in cosmic time. It is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium. The nebula formed when a star about twice the sun's mass ran out of nuclear fuel in its core, swelled up into what is called a red giant. It then expelled its outer layers before becoming a compact stellar remnant known as a white dwarf, about the size of Earth. 'This is weird' Study co-author Janet Drew, from University College London, said the iron bar is intriguing: "No other chemical element that we have detected seems to sit in this same bar. This is weird, frankly. "Its importance lies in the simple fact that we have no ready ‌explanation for it, yet." She added: "The origin of the iron might trace back to the vaporisation of a planet. ⁠But there could be another way to make the feature that doesn't involve a planet." Read more from Sky News:Space telescope offers stunning viewExtra moon found orbiting UranusDiscovery from Earth-like exoplanet Mr Wesson admitted it was a puzzling structure: "A planet like ‌the Earth would contain enough iron to form the bar, but how it would end up in a bar shape has no ‍good explanation." About 3,000 such nebulae are known in our galaxy, and studying them lets astronomers examine the life stage of stars.

The Emmy Award-winning actor, 68, made his first court appearance on Wednesday over allegations he sexually abused two boys on the set of a ​television series. Busfield appeared remotely via a video link from jail a day after turning himself in - when he was taken into custody in Albuquerque on two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse. The judge ordered Busfield to be held without bond. Prosecutors allege Busfield groomed and sexually abused the children. An arrest warrant was issued for Busfield on Monday, who turned himself in to the Albuquerque Police ‌Department on Tuesday and was booked into the Bernalillo County jail without bond, said Nancy Laflin, a spokesperson for the district attorney's office. In a video posted online shortly before his surrender, Busfield ​called the allegations against him "lies" and said: "I'm going to be exonerated. I know I am." "I did not do anything to those little boys," he said during the 45-second clip. In November, he told investigators he probably had physical contact with the boys on occasion, like tickling or picking them up, but in a playful manner with others present, according to a sworn statement. He also suggested the parental claims were an act of revenge after producers decided to replace the children in the series. Read more from Sky News:Sting paid Police for hit song24 star accused of assaultJulio Iglesias sex allegations Busfield became a household name as a ‍White House reporter on The West Wing, which ran from 1999 to 2006, after making his name playing an advertising agency executive in the 1980s ABC ensemble series Thirtysomething. His wife Melissa Gilbert is best known for gaining fame in the 1970s as a child actor on the hit family drama Little House On The Prairie.

The MP for Romford, Essex, announced on Sunday evening he had decided to resign from his position as a shadow foreign office minister in Kemi Badenoch's frontbench and as a member of the Conservative Party. The move came after former senior Tory Robert Jenrick defected on Thursday. It takes the total number of MPs in Reform UK to seven. Both Nigel Farage and Mr Jenrick welcomed Mr Rosindell to the party, calling him a "patriot". Mr Rosindell, who has been an MP since 2001, said it was time to put "country before party" in a statement announcing his defection. "Since joining the Conservative Party at the age of 14, I have been a loyal and committed supporter of the principles advocated by Margaret Thatcher that have always underpinned my own political beliefs," he wrote. "However, the time has come to put country before party. "The failure of the Conservative Party both when in government and more recently in opposition to actively hold the government to account on the issue of Chagossian self-determination and the defence of British sovereignty, represents a clear red line for me." A Conservative Party source said Mr Rosindell had threatened to defect for months but denied he was doing so until as recently as Saturday. "The Conservative Party supported Rosindell throughout his many troubles, and he's responded by stabbing his friends, colleagues and activists in the back. Reform are welcome to him," the source said. Meanwhile, Labour Party chairwoman Anna Turley said the "stench of a failed and drying Tory party engulfs Reform" and a spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats said Mr Rosindell's defection "isn't a political earthquake". "It's a change of rosette for a career politician worried about getting a P45," they said. "The public are fed up hearing about how Britain is broken from the very same people who broke it." Read more:All the former Conservative MPs who have defected to Reform?Jenrick defection makes it more likely Reform will win general election, says Yusuf Following the defection of Mr Jenrick and, before that, former Conservative chancellor Nadhim Zahawi, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said she was "100% confident" she would not see any more of her shadow cabinet leave for Reform. It comes as the party, headed by Mr Farage has set 7 May - the date of crucial local elections in which they hope to make significant gains - as a cut-off point for admitting current and former MPs, as well as for local councillors to defect. Asked if she would be on alert for MPs seeking to switch sides before the elections, Ms Badenoch told the Press Association news agency: "I think people should be wondering why they set that deadline."

Referee Jean-Jacques Ndala pointed to the spot in stoppage time following a VAR check for Malick Diouf's challenge on Brahim Diaz, which prompted Senegal boss Pape Thiaw, who was already unhappy with a disallowed goal for his side, to send his players to the dressing room. Former Liverpool winger Sadio Mane ordered his Senegal team-mates to return to the pitch, and when they did following a 16-minute delay, Morocco's Diaz saw his Paneka penalty saved by Edouard Mendy, sending the final to extra time. Pape Gueye then struck the winner for Senegal with Morocco boss Regragui left disgusted by what he had seen. Senegal 1-0 Morocco - reportAFCON results | Download the Sky Sports app "The image we've given of Africa is shameful," he said. "A coach who asks his players to leave the field...what Pape did does not honour Africa. "Thiaw wasn't classy. But he is a champion, so he can say whatever he wants. We stopped the match in the eyes of the world for 10 minutes." Thiaw said he regretted taking his players off the pitch. "I don't want to go over all the incidents. I apologise for the football," he told BeIN Sports. "After reflecting on it, I made them come back [on the pitch] - you can react in the heat of the moment. "We accept the errors of the referee. We shouldn't have done it, but it's done and now we present our apologies to football." The Confederation of African Football said they condemned the "unacceptable behaviour of some players and officials" during the final and are reviewing footage before referring the matter "to competent bodies for appropriate action to be taken against those found guilty". Mane added: "It would have been really a shame and sad to see this kind of thing, this kind of scenario happen. Imagine, just imagine for a second, going into the locker rooms and the football match stopped there. I think that would convey a negative image of our football; I think Africa today does not deserve that. "African football has evolved in an incredible way and the proof is that it is followed all over the world. So, on my side, I did what I had to do, after I think we also had a bit of luck to have a goalkeeper like Edouard Mendy, who saved us once again, so, I think otherwise overall in the match, Senegal deserved to win." Senegal midfielder Lamine Camara revealed the role Mane played in restarting the match. "We knew that today it was important to win this trophy, we were all determined to win it thanks to Sadio and we saw what he did today, it is just incredible," he said. "Well, we were in the dressing rooms, I was thinking of going with the 10 others, I think it was only him (Mane) who came in shouting, shouting at us to get out and go finish the match, so at the end he was right, we went out, we listened to him because when Sadio speaks everyone listens, we listened to him and finally it went well for us."