Coronation Street News

The former Street star - who played Alec Gilroy for 22 years before leaving in 1998 - thinks there is too much emphasis on copying sensational storylines Corrie legend Roy Barraclough refuses to watch the ITV show because it lacks humour - and believes it would be a "good thing" if soaps died out.

I normally hate character transformations in soap - personalities changed beyond recognition just to enable a far-fetched story line and to make a writer's life easier.

Try and block out the memory of Gail applying a delicate but slightly slobbery kiss to Les Dennis's cheek, everyone, says our Corriespondent "It's not just her who suffers when she hooks up with these loonies is it?" said David to a worried-looking Audrey in her highlighting gloves.

The nominees for the 2014 TV Choice Awards have been revealed, and BBC's Sherlock and ITV's Downton Abbey are among the shows to receive nods in the top categories.

Actor Nick Frost talks about his TV series Mr Sloane, his parenting skills and his run-in with the police, and Benefits Street star Dee 'White Dee' sets the record straight.

ACTRESS Debra Stephenson, of Coronation Street and Bad Girls fame, has been welcomed aboard as a new patron of Lewis-Manning Hospice in Lilliput.

Incredible sight of the elephant that cried: For 50 years Raju was held in spiked shackles, forced to beg, beaten and abused.

U.S. state department calls for investigation after footage shows Israeli police beating American cousin of Palestinian boy 'burned alive by extremists' in revenge for the murder of three Jewish teens 'There was blood everywhere': Swimmer mauled by SEVEN FOOT great white shark at popular southern California beach after it escaped from a fishing ... (more)

Andrea Beckett's double life looks set to unravel in an upcoming episode when her secret husband Neil pays an impromptu visit to the Rovers.

Julie remembers a time when we would ignore the phone if Corrie was on, but says convenience is good for busy families The 72-year-old actress, who played busty landlady Bet Lynch in the ITV soap on-and-off for over 40 years, says audiences have changed considerably with the rise of 'catch-up' TV.

The 2001 EastEnders cliffhanger in which Kat revealed that she was the mum - and not the sister - of Zoe has been voted the greatest moment in soap opera history.

With Rolf Harris still reeling from his 12 guilty verdicts, Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders was trying not to sound too satisfied.

Screened in 2002, the emotional exchange between Kat - played by Jessie Wallace - and Zoe outside the Old Vic sent shockwaves through the audience.

Poor old Tyrone is on the receiving end of a collapsing ceiling in an upcoming episode of the ITV1 soap He's been hospitalised by abusive girlfriend Kirsty Soames, stalked by his friend Maria Connor and cheated on by ex-wife Molly.

Fifty years after the British invasion changed pop music, one of the movement's most prominent groups, Herman's Hermits, comes to the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek tonight.

Peter Barlow looks set to do himself no favours next week when he drunkenly tells estranged wife Carla that he's missing her.

Kylie and David are to begin a vendetta against Michael when they turn up at his place of work.

It's been a quarter of a century since teenage tearaway Steve McDonald arrived on the Street and gleefully drove an industrial digger through Alf Roberts's shop window.

EXCLUSIVE: 'She flirted all the time, went to parties and didn't come home and ridiculed the way he looked': Friends reveal torment of model Katie Cleary's husband before he killed himself Rough night? Shia LaBeouf emerges after he told cops 'I'll f*** you up' while he was being arrested in Broadway theater for throwing tantrum, slapping actors and ... (more)

It's Steve McDonald's birthday, but Weatherfield's answer to Homer Simpson doesn't want to celebrate turning 40. And while Katy isn't pleased to find the gym is hiring a new receptionist, Gary is horrified to find out who that will be.