Coronation Street Geoff's abusive scenes were axed because they went 'too far'

BT Sport host Jake Humphrey has poked fun at Manchester United after what he was served for lunch during the Reds' clash with Southampton at Old Trafford on Saturday lunchtime.

Gary Lineker expressed his delight to "finally" see Jadon Sancho performing for Manchester United.

Washing machines and tumble dryers are some of the most energy-consuming appliances in your household.

A single mum has been told that she has to accept solar panels on the roof of her council house or be put back onto the waiting list.

MOCK the Week star Ed Byrne has been left devastated as his younger brother Paul dies aged 45. The talented comedy director had faced a lenghty battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma after being diagnosed at the start of the Edinburgh Fringe in 2013.

Rihanna and her boyfriend A$AP Rocky put on a loved-up display during a recent appearance. The singer, 33, held an event at Goya Studios in Los Angeles to celebrate her make-up brand, Fenty Beauty, and skincare line, Fenty Skin, on Friday 11 February.

Elden Ring specs were available on Steam for a few hours before being taken down.As reported by PC Gamer, FromSoftware‘s upcoming game Elden Ring showed its PC specs briefly on the Steam Storefront before being removed. It is unclear why the specifications were deleted, but visitors to the Steam page now will only see “TBD” (shorthand for to be decided) under system requirements.

Pale Waves kicked off their UK last night (February 11) in Bristol and during the show, the band performed new song ‘Jealousy’ – check it out below.The UK tour was originally announced last year before the release of second album ‘Who Am I?’ and last night’s show was the first time Pale Waves had played a live gig since they supported Halsey at Manchester Arena in 2020.The seventeen song set pulled equally from ‘Who Am I?’ and debut album ‘My Mind Makes Noises’ while tracks from debut EP ‘All The Things I Never Said’ were also aired.They also debuted new track ‘Jealousy’ – a ‘90s inspired alt rock track with plenty of attitude.

Two years later than planned, East Kilbride Rep Theatre Club will raise the curtain on their pre-lockdown play, Ladies' Day .

CBS Studios is ramping up its international order book.

Part concert film, part character portrait, Andrew Dominik’s This Much I Know To Be True is another glimpse into the life and world of musician Nick Cave. The Berlin Film Festival Berlinale Special documentary flits between interviews in his home to performances of the songs from his albums “Ghosteen” (with the Bad Seeds) and “Carnage” (with Warren Ellis).

Russian Doll airs this spring and Netflix has released a series of images from the time-looping dark comedy – check them out below.Set four years after the events of the first season which saw Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) and Alan (Charlie Barnett) eventually escape a Groundhog Day-style time loop, the new season of Russian Doll will follow the pair as they pass through an unexpected time portal located in Manhattan — causing both to face their pasts.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Lyonne (who also co-created the show) said: “It’s definitely a wild ride. It is deep, and deeply off-the-wall.

Strictly Come Dancing. Just as people were gearing up to watch her and her pro-partner Kai Widdrington dance together in the final, viewers across the nation were delivered a hard blow.The 33-year-old explained to fans that she'd suffered a "traumatic impact injury" to her right ankle which had affected the joint and ligaments.It all came out of the blue for AJ - who explained nothing had specifically happened in training that would have caused the pain to occur.Here, Daily Star explores what happened next to poor AJ.After a weekend of training, AJ knew something had not been right with her right ankle and sought medical intervention.Sharing a picture of herself with a bandage covering her foot while holding crutches, she explained: "I've got a repeated traumatic impact injury to my right ankle affecting the joint, capsule and ligaments themselves.

David Moyes saying that it could be a possibility.The organisation have said that they are still looking into the player - and that they have not received so far a donation from West Ham, who fined Zouma £250,000 and said that they would be sending an amount the charity’s way.The 27-year-old still could face charges for animal cruelty following a viral video that appeared to show the defender physically abusing his cat.Despite the uproar, Moyes has said that he will carry on selecting Zouma, as he had for the Hammers’ 1-0 win against Watford on February 8.The Scottish boss, 58, said: "In most drink-driving offences, they have to go to classes to learn from it."I think the RSPCA will provide us with some courses to help him understand how to treat animals."We will do everything we can to help Kurt get better. As a club, we will do everything we can so that we can resolve it."He is being treated the same way as any other player.

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes ahead of the early Premier League kick-off against Southampton.The former left-back was lurking around Old Trafford on Saturday morning as the Red Devils prepared to bounce back following their disappointing 1-1 draw to Burnley on Tuesday.Scholes arrived at the stadium ready to offer his insight on BT Sport as a pundit alongside Glenn Hoddle but was met by a scheming Evra outside the ground.The 40-year-old Frenchman was filmed hiding behind a team bus, waiting for his Scholes to pass before sneakily catching his former teammate off-guard from behind.Scholes, who eventually spotted him, embraced Evra as the two walked arm-in-arm and shared a joke.The official Manchester United account tweeted an initial clip, writing: “We see you @Evra,” before captioning the second clip in question: “As does Scholesy… eventually!”United fans at Old Trafford would no doubt wish their two former icons were back on the pitch following another poor result midweek.Do you think Man United would compete for the league if they had Scholes and Evra in their prime? Let us know in the comments section.The Red Devils went into the Southampton fixture knowing a win is vital to their hopes of achieving a top-four finish this season.Manager Ralf Rangnick, meanwhile, was positive on Friday ahead of the clash despite reports of a disgruntled dressing room.He said: “I can only tell you what I have experienced in the last few weeks.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type

Christine McGuinness required hospital treatment after a dance routine with her husband, Paddy McGuinness went wrong.The happy couple had been hoping to recreate the iconic lift from the 1987 film, Dirty Dancing during a holiday in Spain.Christine, 33, ended up hitting the bottom of the swimming pool which required a dash to the hospital having sustained injuries to her chin.But her injury saw her lose more than just a day of her luxury break, doctors told her she was unable to swim or sunbathe underneath the glistening Mediterranean sun for the duration of their trip, leaving her frustrated.In an excerpt of her memoir, A Beautiful Nightmare, the Liverpudlian said: "He lifted me up and I sort of went over to go into the water and I cut my chin open at the bottom of the swimming pool."Then I had to go to the hospital and get stitches on the first day."She continued: "After that, I couldn't go into the water or sunbathe!"I just wanted to be in Dirty Dancing and I bloody cut my chin open."The former Real Housewives of Cheshire star later explained that their romantic trip happened before welcoming their three children when Paddy, 48, first started presenting ITV's Take Me Out.She recently opened up on Paddy's health after the Top Gear presenter underwent surgery on his knee after waiting six months for surgery.However, she joked that Paddy was "absolutely" fine and was instead "milking" the attention during his recovery.Speaking to OK! Magazine at the National Diversity Awards, she said: "He's a man he's got to try and rest as much as possible."It's an old injury and he's just been waiting for some time off work to get it sorted, and he has done now, so he's absolutely fine."His injury saw him pull out of Soccer Aid 2021

Coronation Street fans were thrilled to see a "happy" Yasmeen Metcalfe fall about laughing at the idea of her evil husband Geoff Metcalfe being locked in the conservatory.

Coronation Street fans are convinced that Geoff Metcalfe will be behind bars before Christmas after Alya Naizir made a trial announcement during Monday's episode. Alya paid a visit to see her Yasmeen in prison this evening (October 5) and she couldn't wait to share some exciting news with her grandmother.Yasmeen appeared to be in low spirits as her time behind bars was taking its toll, so Alya (Sair Khan) tried to make her feel better by revealing that she could be walking free in two months' time.Alya told Yasmeen that her trial will take place on December 2, but the vulnerable prisoner wasn't excited to hear the news.Alya explained: "This'll cheer you up.

Coronation Street star Ian Bartholomew forced soap bosses cut the most `brutal’ scene from his coercive control storyline – fearing it was unsuitable for family viewing.

Coronation Street fans are set to see twisted Geoff Metcalfe (Ian Bartholomew) go even lower when he targets his own flesh and blood.Viewers were relieved when his son Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine) saw his true colours, but it could backfire next week.New Coronation Street spoilers reveal that, next week, Tim and Sally (Sally Dynevor) are adamant that Geoff must not find out about their wedding plans.They plan it with Abi Franklin (Sally Carman), Faye Windass (Ellie Leach) and Gail Platt (Helen Worth).But while enjoying a quiet hen party in the back garden, Geoff overhears their excited plans.Faye apologises to Sally and Tim for accidentally letting the cat out of the bag about the wedding.Sally and Tim act like it's no big deal, but Tim urges

Coronation Street viewers were left raging with Craig Tinker (Colson Smith) after the policeman had a go at Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) over his blossoming romance with Nicky Wheatley (Kimberly Hart-Simpson).