Coronation Street fans fuming as icon Liz McDonald gets quiet off-screen exit

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Bill Murray and Aziz Ansari have teamed up for a new movie based on Atul Gawande’s novel Being Mortal: Medicine And What Matters In The End.It is unclear what Murray’s role is at this stage but as well as starring in the Searchlight Pictures comedy, Ansari also wrote the script and is on board to direct and produce the as-yet-untitled movie.“Aziz Ansari is an incredible talent and, with this script, he brings a singular combination of insightful humour and pathos,” said Searchlight Presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with him on his feature directorial debut which is long overdue, and of course working with the genius Bill Murray once again.”Murray most recently starred in Ghostbusters: Afterlife alongside Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson.Describing the movie as “a spook-nuking sequel” which “brings the franchise back from the dead”, NME awarded the long awaited sequel four stars.It added: “The result is a sequel that feels like an authentic Ghostbusters movie without quite slipping into retread mode.”Ansari meanwhile, recently directed and appeared in season three of Netflix series Master Of None and released his latest stand up special Nightclub Comedian on the streaming service.In other news, a clip of Murray putting his own spin on Tom Waits‘ ‘The Piano Has Been Drinking’ was recently shared.

Forbes.“If you don’t, he’ll take 100% of your wealth and throw you in jail.”Mr Browder described Putin to the US Senate Judiciary Committee in 2017 as “one of the richest men in the world”.“I estimate that he has accumulated $200 billion of ill-gotten gains from these types of operations over his 17 years in power,” Mr Browder said.Another theory is that the Russian leader used nepotism to hand favours to his close circle, then gleaning money from ventures he helped create for them. Kirill Shamalov, who was married to Putin's daughter Katerina Tikhonova, became a billionaire at 34-years-old after being allowed to borrow money from private banking company Gazprombank so he could buy a 17 per cent stake in the company Sibur from one of Mr Putin’s friends, Gennady Timchenko.Bloomberg columnist Leonid Bershidsky suggested Putin actually doesn't have much personal wealth, because he hasn't much need for it.“He has the whole country at his beck and call,” Bershidsky wrote in 2013.“It is enough for Putin to snap his fingers, and state-owned companies will cede assets to his friends at bargain-basement prices.

Kate Middleton has said she’s “broody” after visiting babies in Copenhagen, Denmark on a royal visit.The Duchess of Cambridge, 40, says she comes home saying “let’s have another one” to her husband Prince William, 39, when she meets young babies, joking that the Duke of Cambridge “worries” when she meets newborns. Kate, who is currently in the Danish capital of Copenhagen to learn about its system of early years support, met with new parents and health visitors to discover more about the importance of children’s social development.

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie received a “life-changing” phone call during a secret night out together, according to royal authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand. At the time, Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, were dating in secret and the Duke of Sussex’s cousin Princess Eugenie was one of the very few people in the know.The 31 year old royal regularly visited Toronto, Canada for work where the Duchess of Sussex was living at the time, and so there were a few occasions the trio met up incognito during their first four months.

Champions League record by scoring for Juventus just 32 seconds into his debut in the competition.The Serbian striker made his first-ever appearance in Europe's premier club competition on Tuesday night as the Old Lady faced Villarreal in the round of 16.Vlahovic needed just over half a minute to open his Champions League account, putting his side in front with the fastest goal scored by a debutant in competition history.Juventus fought off competition from Arsenal in January to land the 22-year-old frontman from Serie A rivals Fiorentina for an initial fee worth €70million.Prior to Tuesday night's trip to Spain, Vlahovic had never played a minute in the Champions League for previous clubs Fiorentina and Partizan Belgrade.This did not show when he was picked out by a long ball over the top from Danilo just seconds into the match.Vlahovic controlled the ball on his chest before firing a shot across a helpless Geronimo Rulli in the Villarreal goal.Who will win the Champions League this season? Let us know in the comments section below.As well as setting the record for the quickest goal on debut, Vlahovic's goal was also just 22 seconds slower than the fastest ever goal in Champions League history.Roy Makaay has held that record since March 2007, when he scored for Bayern Munich just 10 seconds into a 2-1 home win over Real Madrid.Vlahovic also scored on his Serie A debut for Juventus earlier this month, finding the net against Hellas Verona following his arrival in Turin.That had been his only goal for his new club before Tuesday night, having recently slipped one goal behind Ciro Immobile in the Serie A scoring charts with 18 in 24 this season.His form in 2021 was enough to earn a January move as he became just the third

Four men have been taken to hospital after a car crashed into a bridal shop in Radcliffe.

Everyone's favourite maître d' First Dates Fred Sirieix had a wholesome moment on Lorraine Kelly's ITV show discussing his first love.

A terrifying online tool is able to estimate fatalities and damage that would be caused by some of the world's most dangerous bombs.

Manchester United will reportedly continue to monitor Ronald Araujo's situation at Barcelona despite the fact they expect his current club to resume contract talks in the near future.

Bindi Irwin has paid an emotional tribute to her late father, Steve Irwin, on what would have been his birthday.MORE: Bindi Irwin shares rare photo of lookalike daughter GraceThe mother-of-one took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a photograph of her as a little girl standing alongside her dad, as he held onto a snake. "Happy Birthday to the greatest dad and Wildlife Warrior. Today I’ll watch ‘The Crocodile Hunter’ with Grace Warrior and share stories about her incredible Grandpa Crocodile.

A new romance? The Weeknd was caught making out with DJ Simi Khadra at his star-studded birthday party.

Robert Pattinson revisits. The star tells ET's Nischelle Turner that he's open to doing a sequel to Matt Reeves' highly anticipated film, . «I was talking to Matt about it yesterday, and it's funny because he keeps saying he’s got ideas,» Pattinson says of starring as Bruce Wayne in another movie.

Lamar Odom is no longer in contact with Khloe Kardashian. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with the former NBA player following his eviction from , and Odom revealed that he no longer speaks to his ex-wife.«It would be a blessing just to be in her presence, but I understand that s**t happened and people move on in their lives,» Odom, 42, told ET.

Muse‘s Dom Howard has sold his Hollywood Hills home to actress Anna Kendrick for nearly $7million (£5.1million).According to Dirt, the Los Angeles home was built in 1958 and is nearly 4,900-square-feet. It’s described as an extremely private property in the Hollywood Hills, with tall walls and hedges that is located in a cul-de-sac within another cul-de-sac.Before Howard, Mila Kunis purchased the home in 2008, living there for six years before she married Ashton Kutcher.Kunis then sold it in 2014 to an anonymous buyer, with Howard buying the home just three months later.

Coronation Street star Beverley Callard left fans devastated as she made a quiet goodbye from her role as Liz McDonald this week, after playing the iconic character for 29 years.But in reality, Beverley struggled a lot off-screen as she suffered from bouts of depression, leading her to need medication for the rest of her life.The star, 63, recently opened up about the illness, revealing that she hit her lowest point in 2016 when the medication she had been taking for 15 years was discontinued.Beverley also revealed she once worked for 18 months without seeking help for her condition, which ultimately led to her passing out on the set of Coronation Street.She told OK! magazine: "I was very confident when I first started out, but I lost that

Coronation Street actor Simon Gregson, 45, who is otherwise known as Steve McDonald, expressed his anger over a household item which he keeps finding around the house "bl**dy everywhere".The ITV favourite was inundated with responses tonight after he opened up about how he hates the "f****** things".In view of his 246,000 Twitter followers, Simon shared a snap of the ledge inside his shower showing a bobby pin in front of a bottle of shower gel.The Corrie sensation penned: "I hate these f****** things there bl***y everywhere." [sic]Despite Simon's frustrations, it wasn't long before many could relate to the star's admission.One social media user replied: "Imagine how many are in your house when your daughter has hair like this and puts it

Coronation Street viewers were outraged when it was revealed on Wednesday night that Liz McDonald had exited the soap with no storyline.

The soap has confirmed that Bev, who has played former Rovers Return boss Liz since 1989, is now out of contract from the show. Liz's departure to Spain has been referenced by her son Steve, played by Simon Gregson, who said he could really do with her support now that his son Oliver has been diagnosed with a serious incurable illness.The news that the Weatherfield legend was leaving after 30 years sent shockwaves across soapland last year.Bev told viewers not to worry and hinted she could be back on the ITV programme after she finishes her stage tour with The Thunder Girls, the story of a reunited dysfunctional girlband.

The Sun, the global pandemic and pre-existing commitments made it impossible for actress Beverley to return to film her exit storyline while she was available.This didn’t go down too well with long-time viewers of the show who were waiting to see Liz get the send-off she deserved after so many years on the cobbled streets.One user took to Twitter and wrote: ‘What’s the storyline with Liz Macdonald in #corrie I must have missed something.’We did NOT deserve the absolute serves that Liz Mcdonald provided us with over the years. I’m so sad she’s leaving.

Coronation Street fans believe that old flames Steve McDonald and Leanne Battersby are set to "get back together".