The Latest Breaking News from Ken Barlow

Coronation Street star Bill Roache to receive rare honour after lengthy stint on ITV series

Actor, 94, has spent six decades on the cobbles

The Independent UK · Jul 8

Alan Rothwell obituary

Actor who played Ken Barlow’s younger brother in Coronation Street and appeared in Brookside, Heartbeat and Emmerdale

The Guardian - UK · May 15

Tributes paid to former Coronation Street star Alan Rothwell after death aged 89

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The Independent UK · May 14

Coronation Street legend had long rivalry with ‘unprofessional’ co-star

‘We didn’t talk for two years,’ Ken Barlow actor says

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025

Anne Reid on fame, desire and ambition at 90: ‘The most wonderful things have happened since I was 68!’

In her 20s, the actor says, casting directors didn’t rate her. In her 60s, she got her big break. She discusses fun, family, optimism, regrets – and wild sex on screen with Daniel Craig

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2025

Philip Lowrie, original Coronation Street star, dies aged 88

Actor played original bad boy Dennis Tanner in the ITV soap when it first launched in 1960

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2025

Original Coronation Street star Philip Lowrie dies aged 88

Lowrie, who appeared in the first episode of the soap in 1960 as the original bad body Dennis Tanner, died on Friday.

Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2025

Donkey Kong champion wins defamation case against Australian YouTuber Karl Jobst

Queenslander ordered to pay $350,000 plus interest and costs as judge finds his video about American gamer Billy Mitchell was ‘recklessly’ based on false claim

The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2025

YouTuber Karl Jobst to pay more than $230,000 to Donkey Kong record holder Billy Mitchell in defamation ruling

And it could have been more, the judge said.

PC Gamer · Apr 1, 2025

'King of Kong' reigns supreme over YouTube knight

An Australian YouTuber saw himself as a knight wanting to slay a dragon but ended up defaming a Donkey Kong and Pac-Man champion, a judge has ruled.

AAP · Apr 1, 2025