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Coronation Street fans believe they know who killed the young waitress Charlie Walter after Stu Carpenter went to prison for the crime Coronation Street fans Coronation Street fans believe they have twigged on to the true killer of Charlie Walter, whose murder Stu Carpenter went to prison for. ITV soap fans were shocked when it was revealed that popular character Stu (Bill Fellows) had done prison time for the murder of the young waitress, who he had been having an affair with. His ex-wife Lucy Woodrow (Lynda Rooke) revealed the shocking details to Yasmeen (Shelley King) after Stu had tried to…

Eyesore 10ft statue of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has been stolen. Eyesore 10ft statue The effigy — sculpted in full match kit from a tree trunk weighing nearly a ton — was nicked after complaints it looked nothing like the 22-year-old star. It had pride of place 50ft above a store in his home town of Bryne, Norway. But a thief — suspected to be a disgruntled fan — used a crane to grab it at night. Businessman Tore Sivertsen spent £10,000 commissioning the statue saluting City’s £85.5million signing. Even he conceded it was ugly. It was hoisted into place two…

Judi Dench was moved with emotion after The Repair Shop’s Steve Fletcher successfully restored her late husband’s watch. Judi Dench To mark the BBC show’s fifth anniversary, Jay Blades and The Repair Shop experts had actress as their special client. Bringing in her late husband’s watch she tasked the team with getting it to work once again after many years of silence. Giving The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades some background information on the special item, she revealed that she’d given it to her late husband Michael Williams in 1972. The 87-year-old stated that Michael had “treasured” the watch and it reminded her of their…

Prince Harry tipped to make “regular cameos” in Meghan Markle’s new Spotify podcast series ‘Archetypes’, a royal expert has told Express.co.uk, hinting his occasional appearances and soundbites could bring “more attention” to the Duchess. Prince Harry tipped The Duke of Sussex surprised listeners with his brief audio appearance in his wife’s podcast project but the sixth in line to the throne may continue to appear in future episodes of the series. Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, royal expert Jonathan Sacerdoti, suggested the Duke could be tipped to make repeat appearances, pointing to a previous cameo he made during Meghan’s 40×40 project…

Tragic Olivia Pratt-Korbel family have begged people to “do the right thing” and help find the killer “who took our baby away from us”. Tragic Olivia Pratt-Korbel family The schoolgirl’s heartbroken loved ones said they “lost a huge part of our life”, pleading: “If anyone knows anything, now is the time to speak up”. They said in a statement: “We as a family are heartbroken and have lost a huge part of our life. “If anyone knows anything, now is the time to speak up. It is not about being a ‘snitch’ or a ‘grass’, it is about finding out…

Vladimir Putin has been pegged to launch what is known as “suicidal strikes” in a matter of days, as part of a “drastic” last-ditch effort to salvage his failing war effort. Vladimir Putin Harry Kazianis, a war strategy expert, told Express.co.uk that Putin needs to try and win the war “in the next 60 days”. If he fails, Mr Kazinis said, his “regime is in trouble”. The pressure mounting on Putin could lead him to launch a form of “suicidal strike”, a style of attack which involves accepting high numbers of casualties in order to progress in the war effort. The Russian…

Liz Truss has been urged to rethink triggering Article 16 over the Northern Ireland Protocol as relations between the UK and EU could get “very bumpy”. Liz Truss It has been tipped that Ms Truss’ first act as Prime Minister could be to trigger Article 16 allowing the suspension of parts of the deal between the EU and UK. Article 16 of the protocol sets out the process for taking unilateral “safeguard” measures if either the EU or UK concludes the deal is leading to serious practical problems or causing diversion of trade. Safeguard measures can be taken if the…

5 injured in London crash after a car went off-road and crashed onto pedestrians in Harrow. 5 injured in london crash The incident happened at St Ann’s Road in Harrow, North London this evening. The Met Police told Harrow Online: “Police were called to St Ann’s Road, at 18.10hrs on Thursday, 25 August to reports of a car being involved in a collision with a group of pedestrians. “Officers are on scene, along with London Ambulance Service and the air ambulance service. “It is understood that five people have sustained injuries and are being treated by emergency workers. “At this…

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