SNP’s Kenny MacAskill defects to Alex Salmond’s new Alba Party

SNP’s Kenny MacAskill becomes party’s first Westminster MP to defect to Alex Salmond’s new Alba Party Kenny MacAskill has represented East Lothian in the Commons since 2019  He insisted the switch would bolster, not derail, the independence movement  Ex-SNP MP Corrie Wilson is also joining the former first minister in the election  By Jack Elsom … Read more

Bill Roache, 88, forced to take time off the soap after testing positive for Covid

Coronation Street star Bill Roache, 88, forced to take time off the soap after testing positive for Covid By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 10:48 GMT, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 10:49 GMT, 27 March 2021 Coronation Street legend Bill Roache has been taking time away from the Cobbles after testing positive for coronavirus. The veteran … Read more

EastEnders and Coronation Street ‘see big drops in ratings as more viewers turn to Netflix’

EastEnders and Coronation Street ‘see big drops in ratings as less viewers tune in to soaps and more turn to streaming shows on Netflix’ By Bryony Jewell For Mailonline Published: 21:12 GMT, 26 March 2021 | Updated: 21:12 GMT, 26 March 2021 Hit British soaps including EastEnders and Coronation Street have seen a significant drop in … Read more

Helen Flanagan welcomes her third child with footballer fiancé Scott Sinclair

Helen Flanagan has welcomed her third child, a baby boy, with her footballer fiancé Scott Sinclair, 32. The former Coronation Street star, 30, is already mum to daughters Matilda, five and Delilah, two.  Proud dad Scott took to Instagram on Thursday to announce the happy news, telling fans they’ve named their first son Charlie Scott Sinclair. Congratulations! … Read more

Helen Flanagan welcomes her third child with footballer fiancé Scott Sinclair

Helen Flanagan, 30, has welcomed her third child, a baby boy, with her footballer fiancé Scott Sinclair, 31. The former Coronation Street star is already mum to daughters Matilda, five and Delilah, two.  Proud dad Scott took to Instagram on Thursday to announce the news, telling fans they’ve named their son Charlie Scott Sinclair. Congratulations! Helen Flanagan has … Read more

Coronation Street hit with 104 Ofcom complaints after viewers hit out at racial profiling storyline 

Coronation Street hit with 104 Ofcom complaints after viewers hit out at racial profiling storyline By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 20:06 GMT, 24 March 2021 | Updated: 20:06 GMT, 24 March 2021 Coronation Street has been hit with Ofcom complaints following an episode which aired scenes of racial profiling. 104 people complained to the … Read more

Pregnant Helen Flanagan and fiancé Scott Sinclair pack on the PDA in sweet snap

Pregnant Helen Flanagan highlights her baby bump in a black slip dress as she and fiancé Scott Sinclair pack on the PDA in rare snap ahead of due date By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 21:38 GMT, 18 March 2021 | Updated: 21:38 GMT, 18 March 2021 She is set to welcome her third child … Read more

BBC set to rival Coronation Street and Emmerdale by launching a NEW northern soap

BBC bosses have announced plans to launch a new soap set in northern England to rival ITV’s Coronation Street and Emmerdale. In documents published on Thursday, bosses revealed plans to relocate vast areas of their corporation across England to boost regional appeal, with plans including the production of ‘two new network long-running dramas.’ The report … Read more

Catherine Tyldesley posts candid throwbacks from her pregnancy to mark her son’s 6th birthday

Catherine Tyldesley posts candid throwbacks from her pregnancy, ‘intense’ labour and birth to mark her son’s 6th birthday By Aisha Nozari For Mailonline Published: 09:36 GMT, 18 March 2021 | Updated: 09:37 GMT, 18 March 2021 Catherine Tyldesley has marked her son Alfie’s sixth birthday by sharing an ‘intense’ series of photos of herself in … Read more

Dancing On Ice 2021 winner Sonny Jay admits Faye Brookes ‘totally deserved to win’

He was crowned champion of Dancing On Ice 2021 on Sunday night. But Sonny Jay has admitted that his competitor Faye Brookes ‘totally deserved to win’ the competition as he tipped her for victory from week one. The radio presenter, 27, beat Faye and Colin Jackson in the final, despite the former Corrie actress, 33, … Read more