Hollyoaks kills off major character as huge star quits 23 years after joining soap

Council officers will examine how community wardens' powers can be strengthened in the fight against antisocial behaviour in Renfrewshire.

"I don’t feel like it’s settled yet. [The industry] is still in upheaval," she said. "The plates are shifting.

A gang of four masked raiders carried out a terrifying burglary at a luxury Cheshire home. Dressed all in the black and armed with an axe and knife, the men targeted a property on a quiet country lane in Alderley Edge.

A restaurant owner's wife tracked him down to angrily confront him over his relationship with a staff member who was around half his age.

Plans to redevelop the derelict former Manchester Evening News distribution warehouse in Salford have been refused due to it being deemed a flood risk. The proposal was to create a new retail warehouse with 12 business units and car parking for 58 vehicles - bringing more jobs to the area, applicant Joint Investment Power Ltd said.

A young woman from the UK who was raped while on holiday in Turkey was told by a government office to carry on with her trip and "enjoy it," a watchdog has found.

sportnieuws.nl if this could be the veteran’s final Premier League campaign, Webster said: “Who knows, possibly, he’s had a good run at it, a two-time champion. But you wouldn’t put it past Gary Anderson picking up a title in the rest of the year and getting himself back in the Premier League. “If you were picking it in a few weeks, you’d have to leave Gary out, but there’s time to put himself back in the mix and he can have a good end to this campaign.

Ukraine with "lightning-fast" weapons that Russia "won't brag about" in a bizarre speech. Defence expert and academic Michael Clarke has responded to fears over whether Russia could use nuclear weapons, saying that the Russian leader is closer than he once was to pulling the nuclear trigger.Clarke downplayed worries over hidden weaponry, citing rather public testing and boasting of Sarmat nuclear missiles, but has said nations are on full alert amid growing concerns over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Clarke claimed that the Pentagon "will not be taken by surprise" in Putin's claims, saying that Putin was "exploiting" his unpredictable nature to "scare the West into giving him a free hand in Ukraine".

A grieving mum has built a playhouse on her daughter's grave to honour her death.Judea Arthur and her husband Brogan wanted to protect her daughter, Noah's grave from unnecessary damage and decided to "concrete" her in, but to build a playhouse on top on it."On her one-year anniversary, we initially put a marble tombstone on top of her grave, but it just didn't feel right," she said in her TikTok videos."So for now we have put a little playhouse over the top of her that we can go and play with her and spend time with her."Judea admitted that she struggled with the idea of not being able to go spend time with her daughter and said she spent time every day visiting her grave the day since she passed away at nine weeks old from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.In one post, she showed how she decorated the playhouse and what she put inside it."This is my daughter's grave and we are here to do some cleaning. I put some natural insect repellent in the corners, then we replace the bedding," Judea explains."We will take it home to do some washing.

Emmerdale star Jay Kontzle left fans heartbroken with his recent performance in the ITV soap as Billy Fletcher. During the latest episode (Thursday 28 April), Billy was left battered and bruised following a racially aggravated attack.

Gemma Collins gave fans a further glimpse at fiancé Rami Hawash’s horrific eye injury as she spoke of her worry over him in a post on Thursday. The 41 year old shared a couple of photos of the injury up close as she told followers she’d had a “bad week” of sleepless nights stressing over her partner since he returned home. In the pictures Gemma posted on Instagram Stories, Rami is seen barely able to keep his injured eye open with it appearing severely bruised, bloodied and swollen.

Jessie J has wowed fans in a lingerie set from Kim Kardashian's brand SKIMS, teaming it with a black and blue mesh Givenchy maxi dress over the top.She added a chunky gold Versace necklace to the bold look and also rocked a pair of gold hoop earrings. Jessie's dark tresses were styled in a side parting as they cascaded down to her shoulders in loose curls.Jessie, who is currently in New York City, also wore a pair of towering black heels and danced around in a clip, captioning the post: '"The big [apple emoji] does something to me."Love Island winner Millie Court responded with three fire emojis, while singer Fleur East replied with six 'heart eyes' emojis.

Kourtney Kardashian's late father to ask his permission to marry her, it has been revealed.The tattooed Blink-182 star initially popped the question to Kourtney while on the beach in California in October last year following a whirlwind romance, presenting the mum-of-three with a huge diamond ring.The pair then went on to exchange vows at the One Love Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas earlier this month, with an Elvis Presley impersonator called in to officiate the ceremony.But, given that it all took place in the early hours of the morning - not long after the drummer had performed at the Grammys - they weren't able to sort out the necessary licence in time to make the union official.Nevertheless, before the couple said "I do", Barker decided to go the extra mile and seek approval from Robert Kardashian Sr, who died of cancer almost 20 years ago.The late lawyer, who became famous during his career thanks to his involvement in the sensational OJ Simpson murder trial of the '90s, was aged 59 when he passed away in September 2003.Barker's touching gesture - visiting the cemetery where he's buried - was revealed on this week's instalment of reality TV show The Kardashians, courtesy of Kris Jenner. She admitted to having been genuinely moved by her future son-in-law's actions."He asked me for her hand in marriage, and I was like, literally, I want to cry now," Jenner tolddaughter Kim Kardashian during the episode."It was so sweet and so tender.

Loose Women viewers grew distracted during the latest episode as they noticed Denise Welch's epic make-up "fail".The former Hollyoaks star, 63, appeared on Friday's edition of the ITV talk show (April 29) alongside fellow panellists Nadia Sawalha, Kaye Adams and Linda Robson. While discussing the day's topics, fans of the show noticed that Denise's makeup had not been blended correctly at her hairline leading many of them to distraction.Posting to Twitter, one confused viewer wrote: "Make-Up Artist on #LooseWomen either needs a refresher course on foundation & blending or just Sacking.

The Gilded Age.While the last year's dress code honored United States-based designers and the wide range of aesthetics, both old and new, that they brought into the cultural lexicon, it was pretty wide ranging (and, dressed head-to-toe European labels, a bit hard to follow). This year's gilded glamour theme provides a more high-caliber and refined stylistic tone for celebrities and their fashion teams to embrace. , her husband , , and (not as ) are all co-hosting this year's red carpet and subsequent gala. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.The guest list remains under lock and key until the evening of the event, but we can look at past attendees for a guess at who may be showing up on the Met stairs.

World's Scariest Man, Martyn Ford, looks bigger than ever the day before his cancelled fight against the Iranian Hulk - a.k.a Sajad Gharibi. Ford, 39, was due to face Gharibi, 30, on Saturday (April 30th) at the O2 Arena in London but the Fast and Furious film star pulled out of the bout at the start of the month for reasons "out of my control". Having undergone months of preparation for his debut, the World's Scariest Man was "hugely disappointed" that the eagerly-awaited showdown had been axed but confirmed to his fans he was still "training hard" and that "there will be a debut".Now, just three weeks on from the cancellation, Ford has taken to social media to flaunt his shredded physique.

HOLLYOAKS has signed up ex EastEnders star Matt Lapinskas as a new villain. The Tony Moon hunk is filming scenes in Mallorca for Luke Morgan's tragic stag do. And it's set to be a saucy storyline with Matt stripping off for filming this week.

HOLLYOAKS stars filming in Mallorca were left red faced after using the hotel spa - as they had no idea it was a nudist resort. Bosses flew out a number of cast and crew earlier this week to film Gary Lucy’s dramatic exit from the soap after more than 20 years playing Luke Morgan.

ITV drama Footballers' Wives became staple viewing in the noughties, known for its outrageous moments, wild sex scenes and shocking deaths - and launching the careers of stars including Hollyoaks hunk Gary Lucy.Following the lives of the footballers at Earls Park Football Club and their wives and girlfriends, the series recently returned to streaming services in 2021 - much to the delight of fans.The programme also featured some of the biggest names in soaps, including EastEnders icon Gillian Taylforth and Coronation Street's Ben Price.Following the news that Gary Lucy's character Luke Morgan will be leaving Hollyoaks after a flash back scene in the soap showing Luke's funeral, many viewers will be wondering what Gary will do next.After the actor hinted back in 2018 that he would be open to rejoining a reboot of Footballers' Wives, Daily Star has taken a look at some of the wildest and some of the most shocking moments involving soap stars in the programme.EastEnders icon Gillian Taylforth is famous for playing Kathy Beale in the BBC soap, but landed another iconic role when she starred as Jackie Pascoe-Webb in Footballers' Wives, alongside Hollyoaks' Ray McCormick actor Cristian Solimeno as footballer Jason Turner.The two soap icons collided (quite literally) in the first ever series of Footballers' Wives, in one of the programme's most memorable - and steamiest - scenes.Though Jason was married to Tanya Turner, he had a saucy pool table romp with Jackie - who also happened to be the mother of his team mate Kyle Pascoe, played by Hollyoaks hunk Gary Lucy.Fast forward a few months later and the story became even wilder, when Jackie ended up pregnant with Jason's baby.In a bid to keep the affair a secret, the baby was

Hollyoaks have confirmed that Luke Morgan (Gary Lucy) will die this summer.The fan favourite received a life-changing health diagnosis back in 2019.He was told that the shrinkage at the front of his brain was actually caused by FTD Pick's disease, also known as frontotemporal dementia.Wednesday's first-look episode on E4 ended with an upsetting flash-forward scene.Luke's son Ollie (Gabriel Clark) was seen grieving for him in a glimpse of the future.The young lad began a poignant film project during the latest visit to the village.Ollie hoped that discussions about the past and watching old tapes would help Luke to deal with his dementia. The teen started to interview Luke outside The Dog, but his father's short attention span made things difficult.

Hollyoaks this week following Luke Morgan's fundraiser mistake.When Cindy tries to fix Luke's mistake after he accidentally purchased an expensive holiday with the money for his trial treatment, Zara instead lays the blame on Cindy in front of the entire village.How will this affect their relationship? And what will happen to Cindy?Zara Morgan has been a Hollyoaks fan favourite since she arrived in the village more than two decades ago in 1999, and delighted fans when she returned to the soap.Away from our TV screens, Zara actress Kelly Condron has also led a very interesting life - including an unexpected romantic encounter and rival soap roles. Hollyoaks fans were delighted when Kelly Condron's character Zara Morgan made a surprise return to the village after 15 years away.Zara's explosive entrance saw the character fly back to the village from Thailand, where she had been working for a charity, after she discovered that her mum had died.Her entrance came as a surprise to brother Luke, played by Gary Lucy, with Zara demanding to know why she had not been told about her mother's death.Speaking about her surprise return, Kelly told Digital Spy: "It's brilliant and I'm having an absolute ball.