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CORONATION Street veteran David Platt is left for dead after being run over in what looks like a nasty accident.
In shocking scenes set to be shown next week on the ITV soap, he’ll be shown staggering drunk out of the Rovers Return into the path of a car.
He then gets hit and thrown into the air before landing with an agonising crunch on the tarmac, before drinkers in the pub come rushing out.
Fellow Corrie characters – including police detective Kit Green and wife Shona – desperately try to save the life of an unconscious David, played by Jack P. Shepherd.
In fact there’s a huge twist to the story because it’s all orchestrated by a suicidal David, who’s hit rock bottom due to his overwhelming debts to Harvey Gaskell.
After attempts to revive him on the spot fail, he’s then rushed into hospital where he faces a fight for survival – but it turns out another Weatherfield favourite gets dragged into his desperate plan.
Pregnant Daisy Midgeley is caught in the crossfire, leaving her and her unborn baby in danger.
In new photos, David is seen pushing Daisy out of the way. But is it too late for the barmaid?
Coronation Street boss Kate Brooks recently said: “The story we’re telling is one of a very desperate David, trying to protect his family and keep Harvey and his goons at bay.
“He is struggling to navigate that, and struggling to pay back this big debt he has. He’s struggling to protect his family.
“It all comes to a massive head in early February, when we play a massive stunt that has huge consequences for David.
“So, in trying to protect everyone and do the right thing, he ends up losing quite a few things that he holds dear.
“So, a real journey for David. He’s well-intentioned, but he fails, messes up and makes mistakes, and there’s massive consequences not only for his own family, but for the wider community as well.
“Somebody does get embroiled in David’s downfall, which is quite unexpected.”
It comes after David’s son Max set fire to their house to pay back notorious gangster Harvey Gaskell after he stole money from him.
Harvey’s thugs were out for David after taking money which belonged to him – putting his whole family in danger.
Meanwhile, The Sun revealed last month that Charlotte Jordan had become the fifth star to leave Coronation Street in just one month.
She will bow out of the ITV soap later this year after four years on-screen. Charlotte told sources that she’s hungry to see what other opportunities await.
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READING are in exclusive negotiations with a new unnamed buyer.
Current Chinese owner Dai Yongge has had the club up for sale the past 18 months.
And were on the brink of being taken over by ex-Wycombe owner Rob Couhig in the summer.
Dai Yongge pulled out and there is currently a legal battle between the two parties.
Reading fans are in fear of what will happen this summer with only five first-team players currently contracted for next season – despite the Royals sitting just three points behind the League One play-off spots.
A club statement said this period is “to complete final due diligence and legally complete the transaction. Whilst timelines cannot be guaranteed, the structure of the deal should allow for a quick completion, which would be for the benefit of all concerned.”
It includes “the transfer of Mr Dai’s shareholding in The Reading Football Club Limited, as well as the Select Car Leasing Stadium and Bearwood Park training ground.”
The Royals were relegated from the Championship in 2023 after 10 years in the second tier, with a six-point deduction for breaching profitability and sustainability rules proving the difference between staying up and going down.
They were docked a further two points at the beginning of the following season for failing to pay their players.
Fans soon launched a ‘Sell Before We Dai‘ campaign, urging Mr Yongge to sell his stake in the club and labelled their decline under his ownership an “unmitigated disaster”.
More points deductions followed, and Reading’s home game against Port Vale was abandoned in January 2024 after fans invaded the pitch in protest at the ongoing ownership woes.
Just last week a petition was launched calling for MPs to scrutinise Reading’s woes, and called on a DCMS committee to launch an investigation.
The petition, hosted on local MP Yuan Wang’s website, takes aim at Mr Yongee and his sister Dai Xiu Li, who co-owns the club.
According to the BBC, more than 8,400 people had signed the petition as of Monday evening.
AFTER a long and chilly winter, we finally have the hope of warmer weather on the horizon.
Gardeners can start preparing their outdoor spaces for spring and TV legend Monty Don has shared a list of jobs you should start with before the end of February.
From sewing seeds to pruning back older plants, there are many jobs on the to-do list.
On his blog, BBC star Monty shared: “February is the month when the garden really starts to come alive and grow even if the weather can be severe and the days are still short.”
With the sun starting to set past 5pm, it could be the perfect time to tick a few items off to ensure you get a beautiful garden for summer…
While it may seem too cold for many plants, it’s actually a good time to start planting seeds, claims the gardening expert.
You can start by filling some seedling trays with soil to start growing plants inside with some light and a bit of warmth.
Some seed trays come with a lid and can be plugged in to warm up the seeds – giving the effect of an incubator or greenhouse in summer.
Monty advised that you should remove seedlings from a warm heat source when they have started to sprout so it builds up hardier plants.
He wrote in Gardener’s World: “It’s very tempting to mollycoddle seedlings, especially early in the spring. This is always a mistake.”
Monty shared how they should be planted in a sheltered area with plenty of ventilation.
The gardening expert recommended that vegetables that you can plant now include “leeks, peas, kale and rhubarb.”
If you have a large enough outdoor space, mulching is one of the most important jobs you can do in your garden.
The process includes spreading a layer of leaves, compost or organic material over the soil, to achieve three jobs all at once.
Monty shared how it suppresses weeds, increases water retention in the soil and improves the structure and nutrition of the soil by feeding worms and other bugs.
On his blog, he advised of mulching: “It is important to spread it thick enough – no less than two inches deep and twice that if you have enough material.
“It is better to do half the garden properly than all of it with too thin a layer of mulch.”
Monty shared how pruning can be left until March, but you’ll want to do it before spring is in full swing.
The gardening expert advised that when you tackle the job, make sure you use very sharp tools and be targeted about where you chop.
He shared: “Do not snip at random but make your cut just above a bud or a leaf or the joint of another stem.”
When it comes to thick branches, avoid using secateurs as they are too small.
Meanwhile, with clematis, Monty said you shouldn’t be afraid to go to town and snip it right back, and roses can also take “a mauling.”
He wrote: “The old rhyme ‘if it flowers before June do not prune’ will get you out of most trouble.”
In preparation for summer salads, you can start thinking about tomatoes.
Monty shared how he plants his in two batches – one in February and the second in March or April – which is an insurance against bad weather.
The gardening whizz shared how you should scatter the seed lighting on the surface of compost in a seed tray and then cover with another layer of compost.
When it comes to helping them grow, he advised that you don’t hold back with water, and they should be put in a warm spot to germinate.
When the first set of true leaves appears, you should move them into bigger pots as they then have roots.
When May comes, they can be put in even bigger pots or in a vegetable patch.
Finally, Monty shared how encouraging birds into your garden can help bring joy and life.
And now is a key time to feed them up so they are strong as it’s the time when they start to mate, nest and lay their first batches of eggs.
The best food to put out is nuts and seeds, as well as ensuring they have clean water to drink and bathe in.
The Sun's Gardening Editor, Veronica Lorraine has a few jobs to do in February.
Get new plants for free
Things start gearing up in February – and it’s a good time to split large clumps of grasses, snowdrops and hostas to get new plants for free.
Cut back ivy
If your ivy has got ridiculously overgrown, it’s a good time to cut it back before the birds start considering it as a nesting place. Warning though – and I’ve learned this from experience – ivy is very difficult to compost unless you shred it – and take out any viable roots which could sprout again. Take it to a council compost instead.
Prune winter-flowering shrubs
Prune back your winter-flowering shrubs like mahonia and Winter Jasmine. Remove dead- diseased and damaged and cut back any long shoots hanging down so they don’t form new roots. Take off around 20 per cent.
Cut back Cornus Sanguinea AKA Dogwood – right back down to its base. It’s ok to be brutal, it will grow back – and will be even better and brighter in Winter.
Get seed-ready
Get your seedbeds ready – as long as it’s dry, firm it down by wallking on it, sprinkle with fertiliser, rake until level removing all stones, add some compost and break up clumps.
Find new places for trees
If you want to move deciduous trees – now is the time to do it – but make sure the soil isn’t frozen. Dig a circular or square trench, put a bit of sand in the bottom, water well the day before and once in the hole, water and mulch around it – although keep the base free from mulch.
Start chitting potatoes
Start chitting first early potatoes on your windowsill – old eggboxes are perfect for it. This basically means encouraging them to sprout before planting.
Get ahead with slugs and snails
Start the fight against slugs and snails early – if you track down the overwintering ones, you might manage to deplete the numbers later in the year.
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