Astrid's brother Harald ​died last ⁠month, aged ⁠89, after more than 35 ‌years on the throne, and the ‌princess made her last public appearance at his funeral on ⁠Wednesday. "Throughout her ​long life, Princess ​Astrid represented the royal ​house in a ⁠warm and dutiful manner," ⁠King Haakon VIII ​said in the statement. No details have been disclosed yet on when her funeral might take place. Harald's funeral, which marked the end of 13 days of national mourning following his death, was held on Wednesday. His widow, Queen Sonja, 89, and his son and successor, King Haakon VIII and his wife, Queen Mette-Marit, attended the ceremony at Oslo Cathedral, along with other members of the Norwegian royal family. It was preceded by a national minute of silence and saw royals from all over the world, including the Prince of Wales, who was representing the King, attend the service. 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.

The 62-year-old, best known for playing Alfie Moon in the long-running soap, faces a trial next year. He appeared by video-link before Colchester Magistrates' Court on Wednesday under his real name, Shane Roche. The actor spoke to confirm his name, date of birth and address and to enter his plea. The video-link to the court briefly dropped out, but when the connection returned he said: "Sorry, I'm in a hotel up north." Richie, of Tadworth, Surrey, is accused of driving a white Hyundai car in Church Langley Way, Harlow, Essex, while above the legal limit for alcohol on 29 July. He is alleged to have provided a breath sample of 65 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol. Vladimir Silea, prosecuting, said police attended a Tesco petrol station in Church Langley Way at 11.15pm where Richie was arrested and taken to Harlow police station. Read more from Sky News:Oil rises above $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict escalates'Very hot' drinks can increase risk of cancer, study finds He said that officers "commenced the drink and drug-driving procedure" at the police station, and the lower reading provided was of 65 micrograms of alcohol. Deputy District Judge Christopher Maynard bailed Richie until 17 November 2027, when he is due to stand trial at the same court. Richie, who came fourth on I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2020, has also hosted a number of TV game shows and appeared in pantomimes.

Ed Milliband made a bold statement in the Commons this week - UK government sanctions on Israeli settlements. But is there more to the timing of this? Harriet makes the case for why it's principled rather than political, and Beth, Ruth and Harriet dig into another question underneath the policy - is this a rebuke of Keir Starmer, and did his government simply not move fast enough? And the response from Britain's Jewish community, and whether Ed Miliband needs to do more on this now. We also go further into Reform's woes, following on from our members' episode this week. As the Metropolitan Police widens its investigation into party donations after Channel 4's undercover documentary, former Conservative-turned-Reform member Tim Montgomerie joins the ladies fresh from quitting the party to explain why he thinks the court around leader Nigel Farage is starting to crack, and whether Reform has already peaked. To listen without ads, get new episodes a week early, exclusive bonus episodes, and much more, become a Sky News Insider. Find out more and subscribe at https://skynews.com/electoraldysfunction Got a question for the burner phone? WhatsApp 07934 200 444 or email electoraldysfunction@sky.uk.

Russell is looking to hit back after losing out to championship leader Antonelli last Sunday at Monza and started the Spanish Grand Prix weekend perfectly as he outpaced Antonelli by 0.286s. But Ferrari were quick early on and were only half a second off the best times on the medium tyres, compared to the Mercedes on the softs. Spanish GP: Schedule and how to watch new Madrid raceF1 2026 standings | F1 2026 calendar | F1 Gossip ColumnDownload the Sky Sports app for expert analysis, best video & more📱Not got Sky? Latest Sky Sports deals or stream F1 with no contract 📺 Charles Leclerc, who is fit enough to race despite suffering from blurred vision in the aftermath of his huge Monza crash, eventually improved on the softs to third but Lewis Hamilton's best time remained on the mediums. Hamilton was called out by at least four drivers for impeding across the practice hour as the tight confines of the Madring meant traffic was an issue. Arvid Lindblad first called Hamilton and Antonelli "stupid" for blocking the track at the high-speed banked Turn 12 before Leclerc, Audi's Nico Hulkenberg and Williams' Carlos Sainz all had to abandon flying laps due to the seven-time world champion not being aware of them coming. Sainz said on the radio of his incident: "Lewis letting by in the middle of Turn 12. It's always the same, it's so dangerous! "Like it takes zero effort to be two metres more left. Zero effort!" There were concerns about plenty of disruption in practice after 19 red flags were required in a two-day Formula 3 test last month, but all 22 F1 drivers kept it out of the barriers. Track evolution was high throughout the session but it already looks like Mercedes and Ferrari are going to contend for top spot this weekend. "I'm really impressed with the way they approached this brand new circuit," said Sky Sports F1's Anthony Davidson. "They made it look easy really - which they often do." Red Bull's Max Verstappen was fifth ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris, while rookie Lindblad impressed in seventh for Racing Bulls. Audi had strong pace with Nico Hulkenberg in ninth and Gabriel Bortoleto in 11th with Red Bull's Lawson in 10th. Sky Sports F1's Spanish GP live schedule Friday September 112.40pm: Team Bosses' Press Conference3.45pm: Spanish Grand Prix Practice Two (session starts at 4pm)5.20pm: F3 Qualifying6.20pm: The F1 Show Saturday September 1210am: F3 Sprint11am: Spanish Grand Prix Practice Three (session starts at 11.30am)1.10pm: F2 Sprint2.15pm: Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying build-up3pm: SPANISH GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING*4.55pm: F3 Feature Race 16pm: Ted's Qualifying Notebook Sunday September 138.40am: F3 Feature Race 210.20am: F2 Feature Race12.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Spanish GP build-up2pm: THE SPANISH GRAND PRIX4pm: Chequered Flag: Spanish GP reaction5pm: Ted's Notebook *also on Sky Sports Main Event Formula 1 is in Madrid for the Spanish Grand Prix at the new Madring circuit with Sunday's race at 2pm (build-up from 12.30pm), live on Sky Sports F1. Stream Sky Sports with NOW - no contract, cancel anytime

Trevor Dunkley, 66, also pleaded guilty to preventing the lawful burial of Patricia Lashley, who was 33 years old when she went missing near her home in Dudley, West Midlands, in September 1998. Dunkley showed no emotion in the dock on Friday as defence barrister Balbir Singh told Wolverhampton Crown Court that the charges had been brought based on a police interview. Asked by Judge Michael Chambers KC if Ms Lashley's body had been found, Mr Singh answered: "No, because this is 28 years ago and the body was put into the cellar downstairs. "It decomposed. When he was moving, about nine months to a year later, the skeleton was disposed of into the bins." Asked if there was a basis of plea, Mr Singh said of the case: "It is down to what the defendant told the police when there was no evidence in reality of what had happened." Dunkley was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 6 November. Police have said Ms Lashley, who was known locally as Pat or Jade, lived at an address in Hall Street, Dudley, had links to London, Wales, Newcastle and Scotland, and also used the names Vanessa and Tricia, as well as the surname Bradford. Several members of her family were present in court to see Dunkley, who police believe knew Ms Lashley, enter his guilty pleas. Both charges admitted by Dunkley covered a time period between 22 and 28 September 1998. Read more from Sky News:Arsonist who went on day-long rampage jailedMystery over woman found dead in bin bag Judge Chambers said: "You have had the courage to plead guilty to these matters and will get appropriate credit (for pleading guilty) in due course. "I am required to set the minimum term that you will have to serve before the parole board considers your case. "As you are aware, the sentence for murder is life imprisonment. "I am going to order a pre-sentence report. It's in your interests to cooperate with the preparation of that report. "In the meantime, you must remain in custody."

The broadcaster said it had done a "comprehensive review" earlier in the year and found a need for a "change in how the organisation operates". It said its new structure would "greatly reduce non-programming spend" and reduce management layers, simplify decision-making and remove duplication. The changes come nearly two years after it axed 200 roles under Alex Mahon's leadership. Current Channel 4 chief executive Priya Dogra - who joined from Sky in March - said the broadcaster was a "precious asset which plays a unique role in the UK". "We need to secure and own our future so we can continue to make shows others won't, reach audiences others can't, and thrive as a distinctive and disruptive British voice for future generations," she said. Ms Dogra said Channel 4 needed a "fundamental transformation in how we work" to deliver programmes audiences want to watch and "deliver its future strategy". She added: "I know the proposals we are announcing today will be very difficult for many colleagues and will have a significant impact across the organisation. Many talented people who have made an enormous contribution to Channel 4 will be leaving as a result." The cuts equate to 28% of the company's workforce. Read more:Hundreds more UK flights cancelledBody found in search for missing teen Ms Dogra said the job losses had not been taken lightly but were needed "to create a simpler, more focused and more sustainable Channel 4". Channel 4's chair, Geoff Cooper, said it would mean a "more sustainable and resilient organisation" that could maximise investment in content. A formal consultation with staff over the cuts will take place and the broadcaster said more details on its future strategy would be shared in the coming months.

At his first meeting with Co-operative Labour MPs, the prime minister pointed to the Supporters Direct organisation he chaired early in his career and said the government should "look to work on it again", sources who were present told Sky News. Supporters Direct helped set up more than 200 supporters trusts for football clubs, giving fans a voice and financial stake in how they operate. The movement saved many clubs from ruin with around 50 football clubs now fully or partially fan-owned, including EFL clubs AFC Wimbledon and Exeter. Under fan-owned models, financial surplus is traditionally reinvested back into the club rather than paid out as dividends to outside shareholders. No clubs operate this way in the Premier League but it has been praised as a solution to stop exploitation lower down in the game. One MP present at the meeting said fan-owned sport was "definitely a personal passion" of the prime minister, although they conceded the "list of pressing issues is a long one". Another said: "I think it is a passion and he saw the value around Supporters Direct. Definitely an appetite for change from the PM and MPs." Mr Burnham, a life-long Evertonian, supported the inception of Supporters Direct when working as a special adviser in Tony Blair's government and chaired the body between 2001 and 2005 after being elected as the MP for Leigh. In a book about the commercialisation of football published in 2001, he wrote: "I have always believed that football clubs belong more to their supporters than their shareholders. Some people have bits of paper to say they own a club's assets - stadium, training ground, brand - but the heart and soul of every club is the property of its fans." He has used similar language in response to the row over the World Cup sell-off plan. While it's not clear how the prime minister might take fan ownership forward formally, he is understood to have taken an interest in a recent report by the Co-operative Party, which proposed creating a "Supporters Direct 2.0". The initial body was amalgamated with other organisations in 2018 to create the Football Supporters' Association, which advocates for football supporters in England and Wales. However, the Co-op report says that while there have been strides to strengthen the voice of fans, such as the Independent Football Regulator, an explicit focus on ownership has been lost. Their report proposed a new agency that would provide support for fan ownership beyond football, highlighting increasing financial instability afflicting Rugby Union, Rugby League and cricket. Cricket clubs have traditionally operated as member owned, but a number of high-profile clubs are exploring breaking away from that model. Sceptics of fan-owned structures argue that while they can protect community roots and keep prices down, they can often struggle to compete with billionaire-owned clubs and attract financing. One Labour source said they were "unsure fan ownership is feasible at the top level". It is understood there is not active DCMS work to expand fan-and community owned sports clubs. Grassroots clubs The Co-operative's report also said the new agency could help communities take over grass roots local sports clubs to save them from closing down due to financial pressures. It pointed to the recently passed Community Right to Buy, which gives community groups a first right of refusal when eligible assets become available to buy, including sports clubs. The report suggested funding the agency through a partnership between government and professional sport, similar to the initial Supporters Direct. The Co-operative Party is a sister party to the Labour Party and advocates for businesses owned by local customers and staff. Around 40 Labour MPs are dual members, including Mr Burnham, making him the UK's first Co-operative prime minister. The party is led by Joe Fortune, a close ally of the PM's who is tipped to be in the running to be Labour's next general secretary. If confirmed, that could indicate a greater push toward co-operative models of ownership. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is also a Co-op MP. Caitlin Prowle, assistant general secretary of the Co-operative Party said clubs "across sport are facing financial precocity". She told Sky News: "We need to think seriously about who owns our sporting assets and who gets a say in their future. "Andy Burnham was a driving force in shifting sports ownership during the last Labour government and now he has the opportunity to do it again, with a renewed focus on co-operative ownership that puts fans and communities in control." A DCMS spokesperson said: "This government is firmly on the side of fans. We set up the independent football regulator to put supporters back at the heart of our national game and it is now written in law that they must have a say in major decisions at their clubs."

Pakistan's score at stumps actually represented somewhat of a recovery after their prospects looked even gloomier than the darkening skies overhead when reduced to 0-2 in Ollie Robinson's first over. Robinson (2-10) saw off Saim Ayub first ball - the opener, one of four players flown straight into the team after seven were axed from the touring squad, out for a pair - before Abdullah Shafique also nicked to the slips three deliveries later. Scorecard: England vs Pakistan, third Test at EdgbastonEngland vs Pakistan - as it happened on day two in BirmingamListen to episodes of the Sky Sports Cricket PodcastNot got Sky? Latest Sky Sports deals or stream cricket with no contract It means that Robinson now has 28 wickets across his four Test appearances this summer, taking them at a staggering 7.75 apiece. In this series that improves even further to 6.66. Joe Root's grab at slip to send back Shafique moved him one clear of Australia's Steve Smith and onto 220 in their personal battle to claim the most catches by an outfielder in Test cricket. The clatter of wickets didn't follow as it had in Pakistan's first innings, with Azan Awais (29no) and Shan Masood (21no) sharing a fifty stand before the rain arrived - albeit Masood was put down on 13 by Ben Duckett, his third spill of the Test, off the unfortunate Gus Atkinson. Brook, Lawrence and Smith all miss out with Test tons looming Earlier, England were bowled out for 452, earning a 320-run lead on first innings as Dan Lawrence (65), Jamie Smith (69) and Robinson (50) added half-centuries to those notched by Emilio Gay (60) and Harry Brook (75) on day one. Brook added 23 to his overnight total before he was the first wicket to fall on the second morning, just at the point where he and Dan Lawrence - who had stormed through to a 47-ball fifty - had seemingly broken Pakistan's spirits with 73 scored off the opening 10 overs of the day. The breakthrough was a gift, Brook practically running himself out as he called for a risky single to midwicket, where Masood did the honours with a direct hit. The scoring didn't slow as Smith joined Lawrence at the crease, the pair putting on 64 together before Lawrence was left kicking himself as he chopped one from Mohammad Imran (2-47) back onto his stumps just before lunch. Smith was the next through to fifty - off 54 balls - but failed to convert as, after Gus Atkinson (19) was bowled by a beauty from Imran, Smith chipped one back to the fired-up Razaullah (4-148). While he was okay to bat, Smith would later be absent from the field - Jordan Cox subbing in at wicketkeeper - with the regular gloveman nursing an injured finger from the first day. Robinson, hitting a second Test half-century, and Jofra Archer (32no) had some fun lower down the order, finding the boundary - or clearing it - with regularity as England pushed their total above 400 and lead beyond 300 before the innings was finally ended. Pakistan carried their increasingly timid approach in the field over into the start of their second innings, and a two-day finish briefly looked a possibility after Robinson's double strike in the first over, before Azan and Masood showed some much-needed resilience and the rain intervened. Lawrence 'gutted' to miss out on century Lawrence was "gutted" at blowing the prospect of a first international century. The 29-year-old, who made 51 at Headingley and 54 at Lord's in this series, said: "I'm obviously gutted that I didn't kick on and make a really big score, but I was pretty happy with how I did overall. "I felt like I was playing really nicely and it was a really good surface to bat on against the tiring attack. I thought I was going to make a really big score to be honest, but it wasn't meant to be. "I've missed out on two chances to make really big scores and really big contributions - at Headingley and here. "But I'm quite happy with how I've played. I've got three fifties in four innings (in this series), which is pretty good. I think if I was offered 65 at the start of the day, I'd have taken it." Meanwhile, seamer Robinson has been the star of the series with 21 wickets at a preposterous average of 6.66 - when he dismissed Shafique for the fifth time in six innings, it was 6.19 - and Lawrence, one of England's slip fielders, admitted the cordon have to be on red alert when the seamer is bowling. Lawrence added: "When he's bowling, when he's putting it in the same spot pretty much every ball, you always feel in the game. "The wickets have offered quite a lot to us as well and all the seamers. You certainly do feel in the game behind the stumps, especially when you've got someone pretty much at the peak of his powers." Nasser: Ayub shouldn't be here Sky Sports Cricket's Nasser Hussain: "Saim Ayub, in particular, struggled. The truth is he shouldn't be here. He came from the CPL [Caribbean Premier League] and hasn't played first-class cricket in 11 months. "I don't know who thinks it's the right thing to fly someone over from foreign conditions, and think they'll be fine in these conditions against a Duke's ball and Ollie Robinson's bowling attack? It's showing disrespect to Test match cricket. "The players who are here, their friends and room-mates have been axed. People who have got five-fors have been axed. "How you treat players is so important. It's a two-way thing when players are presented with a Test cap. You're expected to meet the core values of representing Pakistan, but the team needs to look after the players in return. "That goes the moment you send seven people home. People start looking after themselves. Why should I bother about a team that doesn't bother about me and has sent my team-mates home between Tests? "This Pakistan side, not only are they in poor form, they look like a team that says, 'what will be, will be', and just looks after itself." Watch day three of the third Test between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston, live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am on Friday. Not got Sky? Latest Sky Sports deals or stream with no contract on NOW England vs Pakistan - results and schedule All games live on Sky Sports First Test (Headingley) - England won by innings and 103 runsSecond Test (Lord's) - England won by 194 runsThird Test (Edgbaston) - September 9-13