Ken Barlow’s secret lover, Wendy Crozier, will be returning to the cobbles after 10 years

Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said today that at the current pace of increases in local Covid-related hospitalizations, the county will move into the federal government’s “high” virus activity category within a few weeks, possibly by the end of June. Ferrer has frequently said — and repeated today — that that would trigger a return of mandatory indoor mask wearing in the county.

Depeche Mode‘s Andy Fletcher on Monday (May 30) by playing a selection of the band’s hits.During the Dodgers’ game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Ruehle played various organ renditions of Depeche Mode songs following news of Fletcher’s death on May 26.“Never Let Me Down Again in tribute to Andy Fletcher,” Ruehle captioned video footage of him playing the fan favourite from their 1987 album ‘Music For The Masses’. The clip was shared via the Vintage Los Angeles Facebook page as well as Ruehle’s own Twitter account.Ruehle also played versions of ‘Strangelove’, ‘Master And Servant’, ‘Behind The Wheel’ and ‘Walking In My Shoes’ – check out the performance below, as well as a picture of himself with singer Martin Gore from 2017.Never Let Me Down Again in tribute to Andy Fletcher.

Liverpool fan just hours before the Champions League final last weekend.Piata Tauwhare went for an 11-minute tanning session near her home in Swansea on Saturday (May 28), but she died shortly after the session was supposed to have finished.It is believed that she suffered a cardiac arrest. According to the Liverpool Echo, her mother-in-law went in search of her an hour after the session having not heard from her, arriving to find her dead on the floor.

Paul F. Dean Jr. has been elected 13th international vice president of IATSE in a unanimous vote of the union’s general executive board. Dean, who is the theatrical business manager of IATSE Local One in New York, succeeds James J. Claffey Jr., former president of Local One, who stepped down from IATSE’s executive board last month.

Queen Elizabeth lit the Principal Beacon at the official dual lighting ceremony on Thursday after news broke that she will not be attending the Service of Thanksgiving on Friday. The Queen made her arrival as her grandson, Prince William and others looked on.

EXCLUSIVE: Utkarsh Ambudkar, who stars as Jay on CBS’ breakout comedy Ghosts, has boarded the Tribeca-bound indie Four Samosas as an executive producer, with Verve Ventures coming aboard to handle sales.

EXCLUSIVE: Dimiter Marinov (Green Book) has joined the cast of Night Court, NBC’s follow-up to the classic legal sitcom, in a key recurring role. The sequel series comes from Outmatched and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt co-EP Dan Rubin and The Big Bang Theory’s Melissa Rauch, who also stars.

Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians has issued a “Do Not Work” order against Distinguished Concerts International New York, labeling it an “unfair employer.” The move comes more than two years after DCINY’s orchestra formed a union with Local 802, though the parties have yet to reach an agreement on a first-time contract.

Domestic abuse survivors fear "victims will be silenced" by the verdict of Johnny Depp's libel case against his ex-wife Amber Heard.

Matthew McConaughey and his wife, Camila Alves, announced a relief fund on Thursday for his hometown of Uvalde, Texas, following the school shooting that killed 19 children and two adults last week. «Matthew and Camila McConaughey have been on the ground in Uvalde for the last few days since the mass shooting, the loss is tragic,» their statement begins. «While the spirit of the community is in pain, the unanimous support of families to families and strangers to locals is beautiful.

Patricia Arquette and Kesha put on a buzz-worthy display in hot pink latex ensembles for CANN Social Tonics and Weedmaps' 2022 pride campaign.While promoting the cannabis-infused beverage brand and online platform for cannabis businesses and consumers to engage, theactress, 54, and35-year-old coordinated in their sexy ensembles while sitting on a bench.The Oscar winner, who is ana steadfast ally to the LGBTQ community, wore askintight jumpsuit with a plunging neckline and ruffled belt. Glam: Patricia Arquette and Kesha put on a buzz-worthy display in hot pink latex ensembles for CANN Social Tonics and Weedmaps' 2022 pride campaignThe mother-of-two even had pink streaks in her wavy blonde bob, which matched the can oftonic she was holding.

Betty White's longtime Los Angeles home has sold for an impressive $10.678 million, which she listed in late April, according toTMZ.White formerly shared the five-bedroom property, located in LA's tony Brentwood neighborhood, with her late husbandAllen Ludden, who died in 1981.The home was listed by Marlene Okulick of Sotheby's International Realty — Pacific Palisades Brokerage and comes after her home in Carmel, California , recently sold for nearly $3 million more than its original list price. An icon: Betty White 's longtime Los Angeles home has sold for an impressive $10.678 million, which she listed in late April, according to TMZ'Betty White was a California girl through and through,' her estate said in a statement to the Wall Street Journal.

Kim Kardashian rocked another straight from the runway look as she shared more throwback snaps from Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's wedding in Italy.On Thursday, the 41-year-old SKIMS mogul shared a slideshow of snaps in which shesparkled in a crystal-embellished black catsuit that was fromDolce & Gabbana's Fall/Winter 1991 Ready-To-Wear collection.The reality star included an image of 90s supermodelYasmeen Ghauri, who originally donned the catsuit for one of the luxury label's runway shows. Dazzling:Kim Kardashian rocked another straight from the runway look as she shared more throwback snaps from Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's wedding in Italy.The Keeping Up With The Kardashians alum simply captioned her post with emojis of diamond and a sparkle.

A fire has broken out at a Scots property this evening.

Star Jones has one major regret from her time on . In honor of the show's 25th anniversary, the 60-year-old TV personality reunited with Meredith Vieira, Debbie Matenopoulos, and Joy Behar, three of the four women alongside whom she served as an original co-host, and discussed what she wishes she'd been open about during her tenure.

The Queen has symbolically led the lighting of the principal Platinum Jubilee beacon in a spectacular end to the first day of historic national commemorations celebrating her 70 year reign.The monarch’s late-night appearance at Windsor Castle rounded off the start to joyful festivities which saw the Queen take to the Buckingham Palace balcony surrounded by her family. But it was also announced the head of state would miss a National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral in London on Friday after experiencing “discomfort” during Thursday’s events.

Britain's Got Talent fans think they have worked out who is behind the ITV show's "invisible" act called The Phantom after their performance on Thursday's semi-final. During the show, The Phantom left the judges — Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams — mystified with their mind-bending magic.

Amber Heard ’s lawyer has spoken out about the damages the actress has been ordered to pay Johnny Depp, and said her client can “absolutely not” afford the $10 million. Yesterday, Wednesday 1 June, the jury ruled in Johnny’s favour after just 13 hours of deliberation. The Murder on the Orient Express actor went on to be awarded $15million in damages – $10m (£8m) in compensatory damages and $5m in punitive damages.

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Coronation Street's Ken Barlow will reunite with former lover Wendy Crozier, as actress Roberta Kerr is due to make a return to the cobbles for the first time in over a decade.The pair are set to be involved in a dramatic new storyline.According to The Sun: “Wendy was run out of the cobbles by Ken 10 years ago after she tried to rekindle their affair and she’s stayed away.“But this summer she will make a comeback as a social worker involved with another street resident and end up bumping into her old flame.“Has Wendy changed or will she want to get her claws back into Ken?”Wendy arrived in Weatherfield in 1989, where she was given a job on journalist Ken Barlow's (William Roache) newspaper.The pair embarked on an affair while Ken was married to Deirdre.Deirdre sought revenge, leading to Ken losing his job and Wendy replacing him as editor of the newspaper they worked on.Feeling depressed about the state of his life, Ken decided to leave Wendy and return to Deirdre.Wendy returned to the soap in 2012, becoming a Governor at Bessie Street School after her husband, Christos, died.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.She inevitably met up with Ken again, however, he kept his distance until she convinced him they could just be friends.But Wendy was up to her old scheming ways, as she got Ken drunk and let him stay the night at hers, telling Deirdre they'd slept together, even though Ken had only slept on the sofa.With that, he decided to end their friendship for good.But could it be rekindled now Deirdre is no longer alive?The source added: “Deirdre might be gone, but Wendy will have to get through a furious Tracy if she wants Ken.

CORONATION Street is bringing back Ken Barlow’s former lover Wendy Crozier for a dramatic new storyline. Actress Roberta Kerr will reprise her role for the first time in more than a decade for the new storyline, The Sun can exclusively reveal.