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Coronation Street's Gary Windass was offered a lifeline on the ITV soap, as Laura Neelan took the blame for Rick's death, which he committed in 2019

Coronation Street aired a surprise twist on Friday night as a character claimed to have killed Rick Neelan, despite the true murderer being Gary Windass

Corrie's Phill, played by Jamie Kenna, helped turn Maria's campaign around by producing a confidential report proving that the council were covering up the dangers of local air pollution - leading him to lose his job

Maria had just bought a three-room apartment in Kyiv before Russia invaded Ukraine. Now she is in the Romanian capital Bucharest, rummaging for tiny socks for her four-month old daughter in a crate of free clothes for refugees.

When my partner Maria and I arrived in Poland we were exhausted — mentally, physically, and emotionally - but we were safe. We escaped Ukraine for Britain but, in the grand scheme of things, we’re amongst the few who have that option. I’m British, Maria is Ukrainian. Ironically, we left…

Corrie's Phill, played by Jamie Kenna, helped turn Maria's campaign around by producing a confidential report proving that the council were covering up the dangers of local air pollution - leading him to lose his job

Kelly Nelan's dad and loan shark Rick, played by Greg Wood, terrorised the residents of Coronation Street during his short stint on the cobbles back in 2019

Coronation Street's Rick, played by Greg Wood, made his first appearance in Weatherfield back in 2009 to torment Joe McIntyre, who had been suffering from mountain debts after his business struggled

Maria and her two children were among the first to escape the war in Ukraine