Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver will be treading the boards and not the cobbles next year as she's bagged a new role away from the ITV soap. The actress is famed for playing Eileen Grimshaw in the long-running show.
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Rachel Roper opened the front door - and her world fell apart. Minutes later, she found herself telling her kids their dad was 'never coming back'.
They screamed for their father. He was dead, the victim of a hit-and-run killer driver.
The tragic chain of events that would later be revealed horrified Gareth Roper's family. The dad-of-six was mowed down after police left him three miles from his home.
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Police had earlier visited Mr Roper's home and taken him away after his wife reported him 'acting somewhat strangely'. Mr Roper was de-arrested nine minutes later and left barefoot outside the Iceland store in Platt Bridge - three miles from his home - without money or a mobile phone.
The 35-year-old was hit by a speeding car and suffered severe head injuries. He died at the scene after being struck by a 2013 Volvo V60 at 55mpm on Lily Lane, a 30mph zone in Bamfurlong, Wigan, in the early hours of New Year's Day 2022.
Jamie Evans was behind the wheel. He was seen 40 minutes earlier on CCTV opening a can of Stella from a petrol station before swigging from a spirits bottle. He hit Mr Roper, then drove off.
The 30-year-old, of no fixed address, who was driving on an expired provisional licence, was jailed for nine years at Bolton Crown Court on Tuesday (September 26). He had previously pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.
Heartbreaking victim impact statements were read on behalf of Mr Roper's family at the sentencing hearing.
Wife Mrs Roper said: "Nobody ever expects that the police will come to your door and tell you that your husband has been
Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver will be treading the boards and not the cobbles next year as she's bagged a new role away from the ITV soap. The actress is famed for playing Eileen Grimshaw in the long-running show.
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Greg Kurstin, Mura Masa, Danny L Harle, Count Baldor, Phil and Cash Cobain among others.Speaking of the LP in a press release, the singer said: “The record is about grief for a loss but being at peace with yourself in your aloneness. Journeying from hell into purgatory, but I’m ok with being there.”‘Heaven Knows’ is set for release on November 10 via Warner.
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The Gaslight Anthem have shared news of a 2024 UK and European tour as well as a headline slot at next year’s 2000Trees festival – find ticket info and more below.The New Jersey rockers will head to cities including Stockholm, Brussels, Dublin, Manchester and Glasgow from March 2024, with two stops at London’s Roundhouse venue (March 25-26). Emily Wolfe supports the band for the spring shows.Later that summer the band play Nottingham’s Rock City (July 10) ahead of their headline show at Cheltenham’s 2000trees festival (July 11).Tickets for the 2024 UK and European tour go on sale this Friday (October 6) at 10am BST here.
Calling all airfryer lovers! Whether your current kitchen appliance has come to the end of its cooking life, or you're looking to pack your child off to uni with all the culinary essentials, you need to have Iceland's latest offering on your radar - the Tower 4L Manual airfryer available here for just £35. Of course, the supermarket chain is known for its bargains and budget friendly products, and many shoppers will remember the exact same item sweeping off the shelves last November just in time for Christmas. However, those who weren't quick enough on the action last time - or are latecomers to the airfryer community - now is your chance to steal one of Iceland's restocked offerings for the price of a restaurant steak.
Kintija Ziedone is a hard worker. She’s a waitress and housekeeper at The Alan hotel, on Princess Street.
For more than a decade, the stars of Gogglebox have been keeping us entertained with their hilarious reactions to some of the biggest shows. With the same familiar families gracing our screens, we've fallen in love with their different unique quirks and personalities, with many, such as Scarlett, going on to find huge fame from the show.
Muse performed tracks from their seminal 2003 album ‘Absolution’ for the first time since 2016 at their arena show in Dublin yesterday (September 27).The trio kicked off their autumn run of UK and Ireland shows at the 3Arena on Wednesday, where they performed three ‘Absolution’ tracks.As per Setlist.FM, Muse played ‘Butterflies & Hurricanes’ for the first time since 2017, along with opening track ‘Intro’ leading into ‘Apocalypse Please’ for the first time since 2016.Introducing the 20-year-old ‘Butterflies & Hurricanes’, frontman Matt Bellamy said that the band hadn’t played the track for a long time, before asking the crowd to “bear with us” as “we might fuck this one up”.You can watch footage of both performances below.After the show, Muse posted to Instagram to thank fans for an “amazing start to this run of shows”.Check out the full setlist from the first night of Muse’s autumn arena tour below.‘Will of the People’‘Interlude’‘Hysteria’‘Psycho’‘Butterflies & Hurricanes’‘Won’t Stand Down’‘Compliance’‘Thought Contagion’‘Intro’‘Apocalypse Please’‘Time Is Running Out’‘The 2nd Law: Isolated System’‘Resistance’‘You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween’‘Madness’‘We Are Fucking Fucked’‘The Dark Side’‘Supermassive Black Hole’‘Plug In Baby’‘Behold, the Glove’‘Uprising’‘Prelude’‘Starlight’‘Kill or Be Killed’‘Knights of Cydonia’The Devon trio released new album ‘Will Of The People’ last year and finished up a summer tour of the UK and Europe with Royal Blood back in June.Muse are due to play Manchester’s AO Arena Friday night (September 29), before they play two shows at London’s O2 Arena in early October. Support across all shows comes from Nova Twins.
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A much-loved grandad who was 'pottering around in his garden' moments before leaving home, catching bus and suddenly vanishing was later seen at a train station, police have now confirmed.
Seeing the Northern Lights is something on the top of most people’s bucket lists and Iceland is one of the best places to spot them during the winter months. For a limited time Icelandair is offering a holiday package deal with flights, accommodation and tours all included for less than £500 per person.
Coronation Street star Jodie Prenger has joked she's after someone else's job as she enjoyed spending her time away from the cobbles with some very adorable friends. It may be no secret to fans of the actress that she is a huge animal lover.