Coronation Street spoilers: Yasmeen's prison fate 'sealed' as Elaine is finally found

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentUndeterred by the pandemic, the wheels of Switzerland’s film production machine kept on spinning in 2021, churning out the meticulously made multicultural co-productions the country is known for that scored slots at top festivals.Works by young directors such as Elie Grappe, whose coming-of-age drama “Olga” launched at Cannes; Niccolò Castelli’s terrorism-themed “Atlas,” which bowed at Locarno; and also the VR project “Caves” by Carlos Isabel Garcìa, which premiered at Venice; provided a preamble to the exceptionally strong Swiss presence at this year’s Berlinale.Berlin sees a record-breaking two competition slots filled by new works from established Swiss directors, Ursula Meier’s “The Line” and Michael Koch’s “A Piece of Sky,” plus several more Swiss titles in other sections. “In the worst year ever we shot three productions back-to-back during the pandemic; somehow we got used to it,” says Oscar-nominated Max Karli (“My Life as a Zucchini”), who is among the producers of “The Line” via his Geneva-based Bandita Productions, in tandem with Pauline Gygax.In Switzerland, the film and TV industry held firm last year as one of the few sectors where camera crews and actors continued to work, unlike advertising, which shuttered completely for many months.“It was quite hard because we were shooting without insurance pertaining to anything linked to the pandemic,” Karli says, though some government subsidies were made available for physical productions struck by COVID infections.But, as Karli and other Swiss producers point out, Switzerland is a confederation.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentLola Arabia, the United Arab Emirates label of Oscar-winning Spanish producer Andrés Vicente Gómez (“Belle Epoque”), has struck a 12-movie co-production deal with Dubai-based Charisma Group.The alliance will take in a range of titles, from $2 million-budgeted contemporary comedies to banner productions budgeted at $40 million, revolving around contemporary and historic stories of West Asia.The partners aim to produce an average of four films a year, said Charisma Group co-president Ayham Al Ziyoud.Development has begun on the whole slate. “Although in principle we plan projects with modest budgets, these will be increased in the following year once we find the rights partners outside the Gulf States,” Gómez said.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAt 81, Italian horror maestro Dario Argento is busier than ever.The director of a string of cult chiller classics starting in the 1970s, including “The Bird With the Crystal Plumage,” “Suspiria” and “Deep Red,” was at Cannes last July with his acting debut in Gaspar Noe’s “Vortex,” about a pair of old lovers. Argento was also celebrated last year with a new book by Italian critic Steve Della Casa and a retro at New York’s Lincoln Center.

Liverpool star Luis Diaz was so good on his Premier League debut against Leicester that he had the BT Sport pundits “drooling” over him, according to Michael Owen.There is a lot of excitement around Diaz, who joined Liverpool in the January transfer window from Porto for an initial fee of £37.5million, which could increase by a further £12.5m.Liverpool fans got a chance to see him for the first time in the 3-1 win over Cardiff City in the FA Cup on the weekend, but the Colombian international made his full debut at Anfield on Thursday night. He didn’t disappoint, putting in an exciting performance on the left side of Jurgen Klopp ’s front three as the hosts ran out 2-0 winners over Leicester.

Coldplay have reacted to BLACKPINK member Rosé‘s recent cover of their 2008 song ‘Viva La Vida’.The K-pop idol shared a new stripped-down, live studio cover of Coldplay’s seminal 2008 track earlier today (February 11) in celebration of her birthday, accompanied by The Black Label producer LØREN on guitar.The British band have since taken notice of her cover, sharing a link to the video on their Instagram Story, while wishing the Korean-Australian singer a happy birthday. “Love this.

BLACKPINK’s Rosé has unveiled three new live studio covers in commemoration of her 25th birthday.The Korean-Australian vocalist surprised fans with three new “live studio” acoustic covers of songs by Coldplay, Neck Deep and Oasis on her personal YouTube channel today (February 11), in celebration of her 25th birthday.The first, which dropped in the early hours of February 11, was a cover of Coldplay’s 2008 hit ‘Viva La Vida’. “I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing / Roman Cavalry choirs are singing / Be my mirror, my sword and shield / My missionaries in a foreign field,” the K-pop idol sings, while reading the lyrics off her phone.It was followed by a truncated version of Neckdeep’s 2015 single ‘December’, as well as a tender and slowed-down rendition of Oasis’ 1995 classic ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’.

The Apprentice has shared a series of inside secrets on what happens behind the scenes on the show on social media. Former contestant Lottie Lion who appeared on series 15 of the show in 2019, dished the dirt about the show's juiciest facts and secrets on TikTok.Speaker to her fans on the video making app, Lottie claimed that two versions of the final are filmed in advance.Lottie, who was just 19 when she appeared on the show, shared that the second version is filmed to allow Lord Alan Sugar to change his mind if any bad press emerges about his intended candidate before the show's release.The 21-year-old also revealed that ahead of each challenge, the teams are issued with a report that outlines various options they can pick - including colour schemes.The revelation about the report may surprise viewers after this year's series saw the Boy's Team in the first few episodes repeatedly use a colour scheme of green and brown in two separate tasks.Lottie also revealed that the same process is in place for product names, as the production teams then cross-reference them with copyrighted businesses to make sure they are freely available to be used on-screen.Lottie's number one tip to determine who won the series is to go back through each candidate's social media feeds and see who has the longest gap between posting about the current series.The idea behind this is that as soon as a candidate is fired they can return to their regular day to day lives instead of being involved in the full 12 week process.The Daily Star has approached the BBC for comment.

drug cartel have issued a grave warning to prison staff as they threatened to 'heat up' multiple jails and 'kill more people'.Members of the organised criminal gang, who operate in the state of Nuevo León in Mexico, appeared in a threat video clad in balaclavas and holding automatic weapons as they read out the names of officials who run correctional facilities in the city of Monterrey.In the footage, a gang member is heard saying they will begin inciting violence at prisons and in the streets, and will intercept prison transfers unless Aldo Fasci and Samuel Garcia comply with their demands.Towards the start of the message they allege that prison officers have been "charging fees" and extorting money from inmates, before telling them that "you're not going to contain a city with various inmates inside a cell".They also accuse guards of leaving prisoners without "blankets, portions of food or proper quarters", and claim they have forced them to tend to their personal matters with the use of a bucket.The threat then continues: "You must stop already with these abuses. "The only thing they're provoking are conflicts.

Ashley Graham has shared the first photograph of her newborn twins and revealed their sweet names with a breastfeeding snap. The model, 34, who took to Instagram to announce the exciting news that she has given birth to twin boys in January following a home birth, posted the photo to her 16.4million followers and revealed that the couple had named their sons Malachi and Roman. Ashley was photographed by her husband and film director Justin Ervin, 41, and was seen holding one baby on her shoulder while breastfeeding her second little one.

Actress Sair Khan has opened up about filming the tense showdown between her character Alya Nazir and step-father Geoff Metcalfe for Coronation Street's 60th anniversary.

Coronation Street,One of the biggest storylines of the year – Geoff Metcalfe's (Ian Bartholomew) abusive marriage – is about to come to a head, as he gives evidence in Yasmeen Nazir's (Shelley King) trial as uWhat happened to Elaine Jones (Paula Wilcox), Geoff's long-suffering ex-wife, is finally revealed, with many fearing she had been left for dead.Meanwhile, Coronation Street spoilers reveal Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) and Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) are forced to bury their little boy Ollie, in a devastating storyline that has left many in tears.On top of that, Carla Connor's (Alison King) relationship with Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) comes under further threat, while Faye Windass (Ellie Leach) ends things with Craig Tinker

Coronation Street fans have been rejoicing online after evil Geoff Metcalfe (Ian Bartholomew) announced his plans to move away from Weatherfield. Geoff told Alya Nazir (Sair Khan) that he was selling up and moving to Cyprus after he deciding to sell his house for just £40,000 to dodgy dealer Ray Crosby (Mark Frost).Alya was excited about the prospect of seeing the back of him – and it's safe to say viewers were just as happy.They rushed to Twitter to share their thoughts about the potential of the soap villain leaving their screens.One said: "Looks like there's gonna be two exits from the street.

When it came to Yasmeen’s trial in Coronation Street, we all knew that Geoff Metcalfe was never going to have a random change of heart.

Coronation Street 's Yasmeen Nazir faces more heartache next week when her defence case against ex husband Geoff Metcalfe falls apart.

Coronation Street's Geoff and Tim Metcalfe come to blows in a brutal row as spoilers have revealed Tim finally sees red. Viewers saw evil Geoff abuse his wife Yasmeen for months, and now the twisted character has turned his attention to his son.

Coronation Street was the second most successful soap of the ceremony, swooping up four awards at the first-ever Inside Soap virtual event.However, EastEnders managed to beat the ITV soap as it scooped up five trophies during the evening.Next month viewers will see the culmination of Ian’s storyline during the show’s 60th anniversary week.Speaking about the upcoming courtroom drama, Ian revealed to The Sun: “The scenes are really intense, because both Yasmeen and Geoff are telling their stories and it comes down to who the jury believes to be telling the truth.“Of course Geoff loves it because he’s having his day in court, so he goes in with this confidence to convince people that actually he was right all along and it’s all her fault and

Coronation Street 's Tim Metcalfe could be about to put himself in serious danger after deciding to testify against his abusive dad Geoff.

Coronation Street spoilers have revealed that Elaine is set to be discovered this week, along with tragic losses and shock arrests on the cobbles.Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) has tried desperately to save her young son Oliver's life as he battles an incurable disease, but she will be forced to turn off his life support in devastating scenes.Meanwhile, the police show up to send Johnny Connor (Richard Hawley) behind bars, but not before he goes to great lengths to end his marriage to Jenny (Sally Ann Matthews).On top of that, Geoff Metcalfe's (Ian Bartholomew) behaviour leaves Alya Nazir (Sair Khan) suspicious, as she starts to get ideas about what happened to Elaine Jones (Paula Wilcox) in the hours before her disappearance.In another

Coronation Street spoilers have revealed a number of major storylines will come to a head next week, with tragic losses and shock arrests on the horizon.

Coronation Street viewers look set to learn what happened to the missing Elaine Jones, Geoff Metcalfe's ex-wife who turned up in Weatherfield to try and help Yasmeen's case.Geoff (Ian Bartholomew) made sure that Elaine (Paula Wilcox) didn't come back to the street, leaving Yasmeen (Shelley King) fretting.However Coronation Street spoilers hint that viewers could find out what happened to her, and it might have something to do with a secret Geoff is keeping in Oldham.Next week, Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine) apologises to Yasmeen for not believing that she was the victim in the Geoff saga, which saw her on trial for attempting to kill him.Tim reveals that he's agreed to stand as a witness for the defence, his dad Geoff is horrified.Alya Nazir

Coronation Street viewers are set for a devastating time next week as poor Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) says her final goodbye to little Oliver before he dies.She has been fighting to prolong her son's life after he was diagnosed with a mitochondrial disease, however experts have been denying there is any hope for the little lad.And new Coronation Street spoilers confirm that, next week, she is persuaded to do what's best for Oliver and let him die.However as the week starts off, she tells solicitor Imran Habeeb (Charlie De Melo) that now that Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) doesn't want her to appeal the court's decision, she wants to sue the hospital for negligence.But he tells her that he's no longer prepared to represent her.She is