Coronation Street fans say it's 'gone full sci-fi' after 'unrealistic' moment

Emmerdale fans have more than enough experience of Charity Dingle's antics not to be shocked. But on tonight's (Wednesday) programme, there was a degree of hilarity at the subject of her latest romantic overtures.

Life in soapland isn't always easy - but one moment in tonight's (Wednesday) episode had people wishing the could swap their real-life situation with the cobbles. It all came about because Carla's been in a poorly state on the street.

An arsonist who was drunk and high on cocaine when he torched a flat was caught out by his burnt and blistered fingers, a court heard.

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Rapper August 08, real name Ray Davon Jacobs, has sadly passed away at the age of 31, his record label Def Jam have announced. Alongside his rap career, August worked as a producer and songwriter at the record label Def Jam and helped pen Justin Bieber's hit song Sorry and co-wrote DJ Khaled's chart-topping hit I'm The One. In a statement, posted to social media, the label said: "The entire Def Jam family mourns the tragic loss of Ray’ August 08′ Jacobs.

After delighting audiences on our screens for over 23 years as Coronation Street’s Peter Barlow, actor Chris Gascoyne broke the hearts of fans everywhere last month when he revealed he was leaving the show to pursue other projects. Although no further details were given about his upcoming exit storyline, or if the much-loved character would return in the future, fans couldn’t help but feel the sting of losing one of the ITV soap’s much loved characters.

Cold Feet actress Helen Baxendale has been labelled "nice but not funny" by Friends director James Burrow, who worked with the actress on the fourth series of the popular sitcom. Helen, 53, appeared in the comedy series as Emily Waltham, Ross' (David Schwimmer) second wife, who left him shortly after their wedding at which he famously called her Rachel during their vows. Reflecting on his time directing the show in his memoir Directed by James Burrows, James wrote that while Helen was "nice", she didn't have much comedic energy, and other cast members struggled in scenes with her as they "had no one to bounce off." He wrote: "She was nice but not particularly funny, Schwimmer had no one to bounce off.

Loose Women star Ruth Langsford has shared a health update with her fans after she missed a third day of the ITV daytime programme.The 63 year old has been updating her fans about how she is feeling via Instagram and revealed she has been struck down with an illness, which she has been calling the "lurgy." Taking to her Instagram story this morning, Ruth shared a picture of her set-up, which consisted of orange, ginger, lemon, cinnamon sticks and a range of dry ingredients. Alongside the picture, she wrote: "Still got the lurgy," followed by an angry face emoji.

Just one day after Emmerdale was hit with yet another tragedy as Victor Anderson was found dead in the church, his son Charles admitted he was partially responsible for the reformed criminal’s death. As regular viewers will know, tensions had been running high between Victor and Charles in recent weeks, following Victor’s release from prison for theft.

EastEnders actress Lucy Benjamin, who has played Lisa Fowler on-and-off since 1998, is reported to have split from her husband of 17 years, Richard Taggart.The couple, who share two children, Bessie, 16, and 12-year-old Rosie, are said to have had a "rough few months" before calling time on their relationship. A source close to the soapstar told The Sun: "Lucy and Richard tried to make it work but ultimately decided it was best they split up.

Boxing legend turned reality TV star Tyson Fury was snapped parking like a king as he arrived at Jimmy Egan's Boxing Academy in Manchester to film a top-secret advert.The world champion, 35, was photographed parking his Rolls Royce on a patch of grass as he sported a Gypsy King hat, pink polo shirt and blue shorts, which he teamed with some white socks and black-and-white trainers. Following an outfit change, Tyson filmed the commercial at a fish and chip shop in Ashton-Under-Lyne, for which he sported a Gypsy King vest top and blue shorts.

Stacey Solomon was left in tears as her baby daughter Belle reached a huge milestone.The proud mum, 33, took to Instagram as she became emotional watching Belle crawl for the first time, sharing a video showing both the crawling and Stacey's own emotions. On the video, she added the text: "Level Unlocked Belle's first crawls" and penned the caption: "And just like that, our baby girls is crawling [crying emoji] How is this all happening already? The days are long but the months are flying by…" And resharing the adorable clip to her Instagram story, the mum-of-five added: "Well done Belle" and "Where is the time going please [crying emoji]" Fans were quick to comment on the sweet clip, with one writing: "Wow can’t believe she is crawling where has the time gone [three heart emojis]" "That’s gone sooo fast! I can’t believe she’s almost on the move already, love her little smile xx" added another, while a third commented: "She’ll be running before you know it! Yay Belle [heart emoji]" It comes after Stacey marked another milestone for her four-year-old son Rex as he'll be attended “big boy school” this year. Sharing a photo of his school uniform prepped on a stand and ready to go, Stacey wrote: "New level unlocked.

EastEnders fans have been left convinced that much-loved character Fatboy didn't actually die in 2015, after he made his return to the soap. Arthur 'Fatboy' Chubb, played by Ricky Norwood, was killed in 2015 after being tragically crushed in a car. Fatboy's death came after Ronnie Mitchell arranged for her arch-nemesis Vincent Hubbard to be killed, however, Fatboy ended up in the boot of the car that was crushed instead.

Golden Globe and an Emmy for his performance, in a new interview with British GQ. “I found it so impactful, people stopping me,” he recalled of the spike in notoriety.

Entertainment Weekly of the movie. “For that reason, [What Happens Later] sort of evolves the rom-com genre just a little bit.

“Dancing With The Stars” Season 32 is right around the corner, and fans will see some big changes to the show. The most prominent change will be the absence of former head judge Len Goodman. The ballroom dancing icon announced his retirement from the series in Season 31.

Netflix series Who Is Erin Carter?, a British expat teacher based in Barcelona.The show begins by seeing Carter fend off two gunmen in an armed supermarket robbery, and secrets from her past slowly begin to be exposed.A flashback episode then reveals that Carter was recruited by the CIO intelligence organisation, using the pseudonym Kate Jones, and fled England with her daughter Harper.An official synopsis reads: “Meet Erin Carter, a British substitute teacher who lives in Barcelona with her loving husband, Jordi, and young daughter, Harper. Erin has managed to build an ordinary life for herself in Santa Alma, a fictional upmarket community on the outskirts of the city, until one day she gets caught up in a violent robbery at the local supermarket.“And when one of the robbers claims to recognise her, Erin’s life begins to unravel.

Armed police swooped on Liverpool's waterfront following reports of 'teens with a gun'.

Cole Palmer is keen on moving to Chelsea, according to reports.

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The One Show's Jermaine Jenas got a bit cheeky tonight (Wednesday) but viewers were prepared to put him in his place after he aimed a barbed joke at his co-host. The 40-year-old ex-footballer was on the sofa beside Roman Kemp when he mentioned one of the latter's prized possessions - his Arsenal mug.