Currently, the two air during the broadcasters ‘power hour’ from 8pm to 9pm across weeknights.

But, with the upcoming World Cup, it will mean that Emmerdale and Coronation Street’s normal schedule could change to make way for football coverage.

However, ITV has yet to fully announce its coverage plans for the World Cup or how they could impact other shows.

Emmerdale and Coronation Street face a schedule change

The World Cup kicks off on June 11 and will take place across Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

ITV and BBC will be sharing coverage of the sporting event, with matches kicking off from 6pm to 5am in UK time.

England’s first match will start at 9pm in the UK against Croatia on June 17.

Scotland’s opening game against Haiti will take place on June 14, at 2am UK time.

As the matches are on later than normal, it’s likely to force typical TV scheduling to take a break for the tournament, including Emmerdale and Coronation Street.

Tom Hardy ‘axed from MobLand’ after ‘clashes with producers’

However, soap fans will have to wait a while longer to find out how much their favourite shows are affected, as ITV has yet to confirm its full World Cup schedule.

Corrie legend returning to ITV show after 23 years

An actor is returning to Coronation Street 23 years after first appearing in the show as a child.

Jake Parry, who originally played Simon Barlow on the ITV soap in 2003 alongside his twin brother Oscar, will make his comeback in a new role 23 years later.

He revealed the news in a TikTok post, sharing a brief clip from the show and writing: “Coronation Street trailer.

 “Catch me as DAMO next week.”

Although Mr Parry’s return marks a return to the famous Weatherfield set, he has been clear that he will be playing a new character.

Are you looking to see his return? Let us know in the comments

The crash reportedly involved two lorries

An overturned lorry on the A14 has caused delays for drivers on Saturday, May 23. The A14 westbound between Junction 24 and Junction 23 have been blocked following a crash reportedly involving two lorries.

Drivers have been warned by National Highways to expect delays of 30 minutes. Cambridgeshire Police are on the scene and have been contacted for further information.

Traffic monitoring site Inrix said: “A14 Westbound blocked, queueing traffic due to overturned lorry from J24 A1307 (Cambridge Services / Boxworth) to J23 (Godmanchester).”

A spokesperson for National Highways said: “The A14 westbound in Cambridgeshire between J24 and J23 is blocked due to a collision.”

They added: “There are delays of 30 minutes and four miles of congestion on approach.”

Gavin Robinson said John Swinney’s comments caused “genuine hurt among victims and survivors”.

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The First Minister of Scotland should issue a “clear and unambiguous apology” over comments urging people to “move on” from the Troubles, the leader of the DUP has said.

DUP leader Gavin Robinson said John Swinney’s comments caused “genuine hurt among victims and survivors”.

Mr Swinney was speaking to The Herald newspaper after his party’s election victory and was asked about potential dealings with Sinn Fein as a result of the three devolved administrations of the UK having pro-independence parties in leading roles.

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The leader of the SNP recognised his dealings with Sinn Fein, whose vice president Michelle O’Neill is First Minister of Northern Ireland, had caused some “media consternation”, but he added: “I really do think people have got to move on.”

He said he had “no intention” of apologising for the comments, telling the Press Association earlier this week that: “The issues that are involved in the peace process have involved people moving on, people have had to move on, that’s exactly what they’ve done, and I’m simply reflecting what’s happened.”

However, the leader of the DUP has questioned whether he would consider the same “deeply hurtful” language appropriate for the Lockerbie bombing, the attack at Glasgow Airport or Dunblane shootings.

In reference to Scottish soldiers killed by the IRA, Mr Robinson said no political arrangement or coalition with those “who have never honestly confronted the IRA’s brutal campaign can ever erase the truth about what has done”.

He urged Mr Swinney to “reflect seriously on the offence” his comments caused and “apologise publicly to those victims and survivors who feel insulted”.

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In a letter to the Scottish First Minister, Mr Robinson said: “Whilst I appreciate your subsequent efforts to clarify those remarks, the language used has caused genuine hurt among victims and survivors, many of whom continue to live daily with the consequences of terrorism and violence. “

He added: “The passage of time does not diminish the need for sensitivity, nor does it erase the legitimate pursuit of truth, justice and accountability.”

Mr Robinson told Mr Swinney that victims of terrorism are “not an inconvenience to be brushed aside because their pain sits awkwardly alongside today’s political arrangements”.

He added: “They deserve honesty, respect and the assurance that those who lead will never minimise what they endured.”

He told the First Minister that leadership requires “the courage to say difficult things plainly” rather than to “manage relationships at the expense of those who suffered most”.

Mr Robinson said: “No victim should ever be told – directly or indirectly – to simply get over the murder of their loved ones.

“I urge you to reflect seriously on the offence your comments have caused and to apologise publicly to those victims and survivors who feel insulted and abandoned by your remarks.”

The Scottish Government has been contacted for comment.

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ACERRA, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday greeted one by one families who lost loved ones to illegal toxic dumping in an area near Naples, as many paused to share photographs and other mementos of children and young people who have died or are battling cancer — illnesses tied to a multi-billion criminal racket run by the mafia.

Leo’s visit to the so-called Terra dei Fuochi, or Land of Fires, came on the eve of the 11th anniversary of Pope Francis’ big ecological encyclical Laudato Si (Praised Be), and indicates Leo’s commitment to carry on his predecessor’s environmental agenda.

“I have come first of all to gather the tears of those who have lost loved ones, killed by environmental pollution caused by unscrupulous people and organizations who for too long were able to act with impunity,” Leo said in remarks to family members and local clergy inside Acerra’s cathedral.

The pontiff recalled that the area now dubbed the Land of Fires was once called “Campania felix,” Latin for blessed or fruitful countryside, “capable for enchanting for its fertility, its produce and its culture, like a hymn to life.

“And yet — here is death, of the land and of men,’’ the pope said.

The European Court of Human Rights last year validated a generation of residents’ complaints that mafia dumping, burial and burning of toxic waste led to an increased rate of cancer and other ailments in the area of 90 municipalities around Caserta and Naples, encompassing a population of 2.9 million people.

The court found Italian authorities had known since 1988 about the toxic pollution, blamed on the Camorra crime syndicate that controls waste disposal, but failed to take necessary steps to protect the residents. The binding ruling gave Italy two years to set up a database about the toxic waste and verified health risks associated with living there.

Bishop says the dumping continues

Bishop Antonio Di Donna in opening remarks estimated 150 young people had died in the city of some 58,000 over the past three decades — emphasizing that the number didn’t take into account adults and victims in other municipalities.

He urged the pope to admonish those who continue to pollute, noting that the dumping of tons of toxic waste was reported a day earlier near Castera. Di Donna said that Italian officials had identified dozens more human-caused contamination sites throughout the country, including the Venetian port of Marghera, and the leaching of PFAS forever chemicals into groundwater near Vicenza.

“We say to those brothers of ours ensnared in evil and seized by a mirage of fabulous earnings: Convert, change your ways, because what you are doing is not only a crime, it is a sin that cries out to God for vengeance,’’ the bishop said.

The pope later greeted the mayors of the 90 communities impacted by the toxic dumping, and greeted thousands of people waving yellow flags and chanting “Papa Leone” along the route of his popemobile and in a central piazza.

Families of young victims appeal to the pope

The victims include Maria Venturato, who died of cancer in 2016 at the age of 25. Her father, Angelo, said he hopes to speak with the pope to explain their reality, “not for me … for the next generation.”

“I’d like to give these young people a future, so I’m asking for the pope’s help with this. That is, I’m making a strong appeal to him to go to those in power and say, ‘Look, let’s heal this land of fires,’” he said on the eve of the pope’s visit.

Inside the cathedral, Filomena Carolla presented the pope with a book containing memories from the life of her daughter, Tina De Angelis, who died of cancer at the age of 24.

“I’m just angry at the people who poisoned the soil, because what did our children have to do with it? What did they have to do with it, so young,” Carolla told The Associated Press on Friday.

Francis’ plans to visit the area in 2020 were canceled due to the pandemic.

A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at another Russian oil terminal overnight, local officials in Russia’s Krasnodar region said Saturday, in what appeared to be the latest attack on Moscow’s vital oil industry.

Authorities in the city of Novorossiysk said falling drone debris sparked a fire at an oil terminal, injuring two people, without naming the facility.

Russia’s Astra news outlet said Ukrainian drones struck the Sheskharis oil terminal and depot, the terminus for Russian state-controlled pipeline company Transneft’s main oil pipelines in the region. Images posted by Astra appeared to show smoke rising above the oil terminal, but they could not be verified. Ukraine did not immediately comment on the attack.

Ukraine has expanded its mid- and long-range strike capabilities, deploying drone and missile technology that it has developed domestically to battle Russia’s 4-year-old invasion. Attacks on Russian oil assets that play a key part in funding the invasion have become almost daily occurrences.

Meanwhile, the death toll from a Ukrainian drone strike overnight into Friday on a college dormitory building in Starobilsk, a city in Ukraine’s Russia-occupied Luhansk region, rose to 11, Moscow-installed officials said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday denounced the attack on the dormitory as a “crime” and ordered the military to submit its proposals for retaliation. He said there were no military or law enforcement facilities near the college.

At a U.N. Security Council emergency meeting on the strike, held at the request of Russia, Ukrainian Ambassador Melnyk Andrii denied his Russian counterpart’s accusations of war crimes, calling them a “pure propaganda show” and asserting that the May 22 operations “exclusively targeted the Russian war machine.”

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A single dose of psilocybin eased symptoms of depression within days, with benefits lasting for more than three months compared to placebo, our new study has found.

The study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open involved 35 people with recurring depression. We randomly assigned participants to either receive psilocybin or a placebo. The placebo (vitamin B3) mimicked some physical effects of the psychedelic, such as temporary skin flushing.

Both groups also received psychological support before, during and after dosing.

Although several studies have explored psilocybin for depression, many have focused on people whose symptoms had not responded to other treatments (so-called “treatment-resistant depression”). We wanted to test whether the drug could also help people with more common forms of depression.

At just eight days, those who received psilocybin showed noticeable improvements in mood. And by the end of the six-week follow-up period, more than half of participants in the psilocybin group no longer met the criteria for depression. In the placebo group, only one person showed the same level of improvement.

The treatment was generally well tolerated, although two participants experienced anxiety that lasted for several weeks.

We followed participants for a full year to understand how long the benefits might last. The benefits in the psilocybin group lasted for just over three months on self-rated outcomes. After that, the gap between the two groups began to narrow as the placebo group also improved. This is not unusual. Depression often comes in waves, and symptoms can ease over time without treatment.

Just over a third of participants in both groups started antidepressant medication in the follow-up period, on average about four months after the start of the trial.

The problem of blinding

One major challenge was “blinding” – preventing participants from knowing whether they had received psilocybin or a placebo. Despite using identical capsules and an active placebo, almost all participants correctly guessed which treatment they had received, largely because psilocybin produces a distinctive and unmistakable altered state.

That matters because expectations can shape outcomes. For participants who received psilocybin, the strong effects on the dosing day may have amplified hopes that the treatment would help. For those who received a placebo and felt no such effects, expectations may instead have turned into disappointment. Neither response is neutral when people later report their mood and symptoms.

People generally feel somewhat better simply from taking part in a trial, even if they are in the placebo group. They receive attention, support and regular follow-up. But previous research suggests that people given a placebo in psilocybin studies often improve less than people given a placebo in traditional antidepressant trials. We saw a similar pattern.

If placebo groups in psilocybin trials do not improve in the usual way, the gap between psilocybin and placebo can become larger, making the drug’s effect look bigger than it really is.

Taken together, our findings add to evidence that psilocybin may offer a fast-acting and relatively long-lasting treatment for depression, including for people with more common forms of the condition, not only those with treatment-resistant depression. These are qualities that could make a real difference for patients.

At the same time, they underline a central challenge for the field: how to disentangle the drug’s biological effects from the powerful role of expectation and experience. Answering that question will be crucial for understanding where psilocybin fits into future mental health care.

All Saints Church in Thirkleby, known for its spire visible from the A19, is gathering memories from anyone who has marked special moments at the church—whether meeting a loved one, marrying, or saying goodbye.

All Saints Church in Thirkleby is celebrating its 175th anniversary (Image: Supplied)

A memory wall will feature shared stories and photographs as part of the September 19 to 20 anniversary celebrations.

Gill Walmsley, one of the volunteers organising the event, said: “A special church deserves a very special celebration and that’s what we plan for September but it’s the people who make the place.

“This church building has been an historic anchor to the community for 175 years and will have played an important part in many families’ lives, leaving precious memories.

Volunteers Gill Walmsley, left, and Ann Stoney look through one of the church’s many wedding registers and share memories of their own (Image: Supplied)

“We want to create a wall of memories of words and pictures, whatever people would like to share.

“If you said hello or goodbye to someone, or even ‘I do’.

“If this church is carried in your heart like it is in ours, then we would love to hear from you.”

The weekend will include a visit from Thirkleby-born TV personality Peter Wright of The Yorkshire Vet, a community choir performance, and a Victorian-themed afternoon tea.

Mr Wright will share stories from his early life in the village.

Performances will include the Sessay Songbirds, and the church will be decorated in Victorian style.

Ms Walmsley said: “We also invite you to celebrate with us.

“Come and hear from our very own Yorkshire Vet about his early life in the village, sing with our community choir, enjoy a Victorian afternoon tea or just take in this perfect corner of the world.

“We will be decorating All Saints with a Victorian theme too.”

Anyone wishing to contribute photos or memories, or who would like more details about the anniversary events, is asked to contact Ms Walmsley at gillwalmsley@tiscali.co.uk or call 07969 571002.

There is anger, there is bitterness, there is real sadness. There is some disbelief, there are also some sticking of heads in the sand

The blows have kept coming for Labour. Devastating polls. Slap. Election hammering, left hook. Leader humiliated. Right hook. Welsh secretary in excoriating attack on both Welsh and UK Labour? Roundhouse kick.

Former cabinet secretaries taking their turn? Jab. Jab. Not one, but two First Ministers entering the ring? Ouch. UK Labour infighting – boom, hit, whack.

All in all, there is barely an inch of Labour left without a bruise in the two weeks since the Senedd Election in Wales. The postmortem is in its early stages and will continue for some time. Some of it publicly, some amongst whatsapp groups.

The emojis, the swearing, the disbelieving comments each tell a story.

There is anger, there is bitterness, there is real sadness. There is some disbelief, there are also some sticking of heads in the sand. For some of those that Labour overlooked in selection battles, there is relief they got an effective get out of jail free card.

While the rest of the new 2026 members are walking about the Senedd with smiles on their faces, the emotions for the Labour gang are different.

To those elected for the first time, or promoted to cabinet, the natural greeting as you see them around the estate is “congratulations”.

The tone when you say that to a Labour member is different. For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation, sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here

Are they really glad to be there?

As I sat and watched plenary on Tuesday from the public gallery, the starkness of Labour’s defeat was obvious.

With one of the nine on maternity leave, and one in the speaker’s chair, when Ken Skates looks behind him for support, there were just six pairs of eyes there to meet his.

His group isn’t on the front benches, it is packed in to a section of the new chamber that is shared by the Tories, Lib Dems, Greens and a spillover of Plaid.

One thing that is clear, even already, is there are few that have anything bad to say about Eluned Morgan’s approach. She tried, she threw everything at it.

One of her aides told me in the days before it was “hyper marginal”. In the event, it wasn’t. She was roundly defeated

While she knew, she didn’t let on.

When the tiredness, so patently obvious when she told voters to “vote Plaid Cymru” rather than her own “Plaid Llafur” she styled it out like a pro.

More than one person has praised her grace at the count, and her stoic statement in the hours after her defeat.

She has maintained a dignified silence.

That isn’t the same for others.

Within hours the opinion pieces started circulating. Carwyn Jones, Mick Antoniw, Jo Stevens all immediately had their say.

Then, as Welsh Labour felt the dust had settled enough to put Ken Skates up for interviews, Mark Drakeford had his say.

In an opinion piece and then a TV interview, he tore into Welsh and UK Labour, he said Prime Minister Keir Starmer needed to stand down and backed Andy Burnham.

Meeting Ken Skates this week, the eternally enthusiastic veteran politician’s smile was notably absent. He spoke of needing to be humble, and boy was he.

He vowed to conduct a “listening exercise” – a phrase we’ve heard before.

But there are questions about how much that is just words. There is anger in the ranks of those who spent weeks on the doorsteps only to be publicly humiliated on stages across the country.

There is anger about what, if anything, is changing behind the scenes.

There is anger that some of those who have been there throughout are failing to acknowledge their own mistakes.

While Jo Stevens criticised others, people asked what she had been doing at the cabinet table.

Vaughan Gething spoke on TV about how things wouldn’t have been have as bad if he’d not been ousted. He said he wasn’t responsible in any way, yet when Mark Drakeford had his say, he disagreed.

But Mark Drakeford’s comments triggered others too – questions immediately arrived in my inbox about why he didn’t admit what he personally got wrong.

Ken Skates said he was “generously” appointed interim leader, and that he wants the rebuilding job himself.

That rebuilding job is huge.

His resources in the group will be vastly depleted. The support it has had to help staff, draw up policy and operate will be sliced, dramatically.

There have long been questions about whether Labour has put the right people in the right jobs or appointed from within – he admitted he will need to be ruthless.

The words he says about being humble, about being ruthless about listening, simply have to be more than words.

Morison Gardens remains closed after a 54-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene early on Friday morning.

A man has been arrested and charged following an alleged stabbing in South Queensferry. Emergency services were called to Morison Gardens at around 6.10am on Friday after reports a man had been attacked.

Despite efforts from paramedics, a 54-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police Scotland confirmed the death is being treated as suspicious and a post-mortem examination will be carried out in due course.

Police confirmed the 58-year-old who was arrested on Friday has since been charged. He is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday.

Morison Gardens remains closed, along with a partial closure of Stewart Terrace, as officers conduct enquiries. Forensic teams were working at the scene throughout Friday, with a blue forensic tent erected in the front garden of a property and officers also seen carrying out searches in nearby woodland.

Additional patrols have been deployed in the area to reassure the local community, with residents told they can approach officers if they have concerns. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police received a report a man had been assaulted on Morison Gardens, South Queensferry, around 6.10am on Friday.

“Emergency services attended, however, the 54-year-old man died at the scene. Officers are treating the death as suspicious and a postmortem examination will be carried out in due course.

“A 58-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection. He is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday, 25 May.

“Morison Gardens remains closed, along with a partial closure of Stewart Terrace, as officers conduct enquiries.”

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