Armed police descend on street 'disturbance'

Coronation Street legend Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicolls) is rushed to hospital in dramatic scenes set to air next week.Shona Platt (Julia Goulding) agrees to keep an eye on Audrey, on condition Gail Platt (Helen Worth) disposes of the "jinxed" Thai brass elephant. But with Audrey gone walkabout, Gail tracks her down to the Rovers where she tries to wrestle a bottle of red wine from her hand. Audrey and Rita Sullivan (Barbara Knox) finally bury the hatchet and raise a toast to growing old disgracefully.

Police have taped off a park in Trafford this evening. Officers are guarding a scene at Seymour Park in Old Trafford.

Coronation Street fan favourite Fiz Stape looks ready for ­action on her big day, as she prepares to marry Phill Whittaker in the popular ITV soap.The antiques dealer, played by Jennie McAlpine, 38, will get hitched for a second time this summer.Our exclusive snaps show her gearing up to marry latest love Phill Whittaker (Jamie Kenna) in a stunning white dress.They also reveal guests will include her daughter Hope (Isabella Flanagan) and pal Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon).But it looks like the day might not go off without a hitch as her ex Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) will also be there.A show insider said: "Tyrone still has feelings for Fiz and he would love to win her back.

Things may seem to be going smoothly for Max Turner right now, but it is Coronation Street and things don't look set to be staying calm for much longer. The character, played by Paddy Bever, has been causing trouble on the cobbles ever since making an on-screen comeback back in September.

tennis star Dominic Thiem after neighbours thought they were hearing ‘porn noises’.Thiem, 28, has been training in the Austrian village of Traiskirchen in a return to action after a long-term wrist injury. But a bizarre episode saw neighbours call police to the property where the former world No.3 had been staying and training.Austrian media report the neighbours in question had grown weary of hearing raucous moaning from his training complex, which went on for more than an hour.

sexual abuse allegations against Bill Cosby will have to start from scratch on Monday.By the end of the court day Friday, the Los Angeles County jury had come to agreement on whether Cosby had sexually assaulted plaintiff Judy Huth at the Playboy Mansion when she was 16 in 1975, and whether Huth deserved any damages. In all, they had answered eight of nine questions on their verdict form, all but one that asked whether Cosby acted in a way that should require punitive damages.Judge Craig Karlan, who had promised one juror when she agreed to serve that she could leave after Friday for a prior commitment, decided over the objections of Cosby's attorneys to accept and read the verdict on the questions the jury had answered.

Traffic is backing up for FOUR MILES on the M60 due to a police incident. Two lanes were shut near the junction for Eccles on the anticlockwise carriageway of the motorway.

police officer who tweeted “f**k the Jews” and called Nazi leader Adolf Hitler “Hitler the Great” has been awarded Officer of the Year by his force.Ismail Quran was given the 2019 award by Cleveland Police Department – as well as a distinguished service medal.He is now being investigated by the senior officials after historic tweets were brought to light this week.In 2014, posting under the username iSH NYC, @ish_1988, Quran wrote:“F*** that Jew”.And he also posted a picture of Adolf Hitler with the words: “Let me salute to Hitler the Great. “He said ‘I would have killed all the Jews in the world, but I kept some around to show why I killed them.”The tweets were highlighted by antisemitism fighting group the Canaray Mission.

Formula 1, under the ownership of Liberty Media, are determined to take the sport to exotic new venues.Miami has been added to the calendar this year and a third American race, in Las Vegas, will join in 2023. Talks are also advanced about taking the series back to South Africa as soon as next year. The increasing number of new races has cast doubt over some of the venues in the sport’s traditional European heartlands, with some set to lose their spots in the coming years.

A police officer who touched his colleague's penis and shouted 'it’s a small one' has been sacked. PC Adam Reed was dismissed by Wiltshire Police for his 'wholly inappropriate' behaviour.

Soap actress Mollie Gallagher was barely recognisable in her latest holiday snaps as she ditched her character Nina Lucas’ look as she posed for the camera. The Coronation Street star, 24, posed while on holiday on the Greek island of Crete and looked worlds away from her character’s gothic look. The star wore a long black chiffon skirt matched with a leopard print halter neck crop top.

IT has been just four years since Catherine Tyldesley left the role of Eva Price - but fans wouldn't have recognised her yesterday. The actress, 38, looked much older than her age as she was photographed filming in Manchester.

Police in Rochdale have released a new image of a man who was reported missing a week ago. GMP officers have issued a new photo of Daniel, who has been missing from Middleton since June 10.

Coronation Street star Harriet Bibby has revealed that she will be taking on a new role away from the ITV soap this summer.Harriet, who has played teenager Summer Spellman since 2020, will be taking a brief break from Weatherfield to take on a new theatre role at Liverpool's Royal Court Studio.The actress announced the news in an Instagram story, which revealed that she will be appearing in a theatre production called Blackbird, for four shows at the theatre in July 2022.Sharing a post from Roots Theatre, Harriet was quoted in the story as saying: "I am so thrilled to be working on Blackbird, especially after having to postpone the show!"We had our first rehearsal and I could already tell that is was going to be a fantastic play.

Coronation Street this week, after Audrey begins drinking more than normal.Gail and Audrey are one of soap's most iconic mother and daughter duos, with the two characters lives regularly intertwined in some of Coronation Street's biggest storylines.Away from the cobbles, Gail actress Helen Worth has also spoken openly about her own mother - who died tragically when she was younger - and the moment she wished she could have told her that she landed her famous role. Born Cathryn Helen Wigglesworth to parents Alfred and Gladys, the star grew up in Morecambe, Lancashire - later adopting her middle name as her stage name.Her parents and grandparents were supportive of her career in the arts, with her grandmother running a boarding house for music hall performers - which inspired Helen to become an actor herself.However, Helen experienced tragedy after the death of her mother in a hit and run accident when she was just 20 years old.Speaking to Daily Star, the actress revealed her sadness that her mother never got to see her in her role as Gail, saying that she wished she could have told her."The one person I really wanted to tell when I got the part of Gail was my mother," said Helen."She would have been so thrilled.

CORONATION Street star Alex Bain looked very different to his onscreen character after injuring his ankle on set. The actor - who plays Simon Barlow on the ITV soap - was spotted for first time since he fractured his ankle as he was seen wearing a CAM Walker boot.

CORONATION Street's Jamie Kenna has revealed his secret side job away from the soap. The actor - who plays Phill Whittaker on ITV show - said he was thrilled to be back gigging earlier this month.

A lifelong affiliation with the armed forces makes Jim Montgomerie immensely proud of his new role.

As the working week draws to a close, it is important to tie any loose ends that may be holding you back. Russell Grant's star sign forecast will provide some words of wisdom to help you transition into the weekend with a positive outlook. There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more.

Seven people believed to be part of Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Night’ show were arrested Thursday night in the Longworth House Office Building by US Capitol Police

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe jury in Bill Cosby’s civil trial in nearly reached a verdict on Friday afternoon, but will instead have to start their deliberations over again on Monday morning.The unusual twist came at the end of the second day of deliberations in Santa Monica Superior Court. The plaintiff, Judy Huth, has sued Cosby for allegedly molesting her at the Playboy Mansion when she was 16, in 1975.The jurors were asked to answer nine questions, including whether Cosby sexually molested Huth, whether she was under 18, whether Cosby had reason to know that, and how much damages she should be awarded.