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Line Of Duty star Martin Compston has sent a tongue-in-cheek message of support to the Soccer Aid England team – in character as DS Arnott.

Emmerdale and Coronation Street will return to six episodes a week after recovering from the slowdown in production caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Diversity star Ashley Banjo will take Simon Cowell’s place on the Britain’s Got Talent judging panel while the music mogul recovers from back surgery.

The next series of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? will see a contestant go all the way to become the show’s first winner in 14 years.

William Roache has said that Coronation Street’s older stars are “ready and willing” to return to work.

The mother of television star Caroline Flack has accused a senior police officer of prosecuting her daughter because of her celebrity status.

Emmerdale has paid tribute to Paula Tilbrook after her death at the age of 89.

Actors could film kissing scenes once again following the publication of new safety rules in the UK.

Melanie Brown has quit Celebrity Juice after a year as a team captain.

Coronation Street is set to resume filming on Tuesday following a two-and-a-half-month break enforced by the coronavirus pandemic.

New episodes of Emmerdale will continue to be broadcast throughout the lockdown, ITV has said.

Emmerdale has begun a “phased return to filming” by recording new episodes that show characters dealing with the lockdown, ITV has announced.

Coronation Street star Helen Worth has said filming on the ITV soap is to resume in a few weeks.

Amanda Holden was reduced to tears by a 14-year-old blind singer’s audition on Britain’s Got Talent.

The makers of Coronation Street and Emmerdale are in the “final stages” of working on plans for the soaps to return to production, according to a spokeswoman for the programmes.

Amanda Holden has said Simon Cowell “fought very hard” to ensure Britain’s Got Talent remained on air during the current crisis.

The new series of Love Island has been postponed until next year because of coronavirus.

Love Island host Laura Whitmore has said she will “never be OK” with Caroline Flack’s death.

British broadcasting watchdog Ofcom said it has issued “guidance” to ITV over “ill-judged” comments made by Eamonn Holmes about the discredited theory linking coronavirus with 5G technology.

Fatboy Slim has said the country needs “an anthem like We’ll Meet Again to lift us, to get us through this”.