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Coronation Street’s Lisa Swain actress Vicky Myers has shared her thoughts on Carla Connor’s future with her character, and whether a comeuppance is on the way for Becky Swain

After the heartbreaking news that Coronation Street‘s Carla Connor would end things with Lisa Swain, Swarla fans are no doubt desperate to find out if they’ll reconcile.

Now, Lisa actress Vicky Myers has teased where her character’s thoughts are in terms of her future with Carla. She also hinted that Lisa’s ex Becky Swain, who has deliberately tried to tear Lisa and Carla apart, could finally face a comeuppance.

With Lisa and colleague Kit Green’s trust growing, might Kit be the one to make her see Becky isn’t telling the full truth? Vicky’s hopeful that Lisa will wise up to Becky’s lies, while she made it clear that as far as Lisa is concerned, Carla is the one for her.

She shared: “At this point she’s numb, there’s just so much going on. She obviously still has a love for Becky, but where Carla’s concerned she’s never known anything like it. The relationship that she’s experienced, the family dynamic, the maturity that’s been brought out in Betsy since Carla has been in her life.

“Her family was complete as far as Lisa was concerned and then this bomb went off and shattered everything. At this point, I don’t think Lisa has any idea how she’s feeling, she’s so confused, her heart’s broken.

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“There’s hope there, but what does she do about Becky? What does she do about Betsy? At this moment in time, Lisa feels she can’t do anything right.” On whether Lisa could reunite with Becky, Vicky hinted it won’t happen.

She said: “I think the love for Carla is too deep at this stage. But Lisa has been so manipulated by Costello, with him saying you don’t know how hard Becky tried to get hold of you and he put the block on it.

“So we’ve got to remember that as far as Lisa is concerned, yes there might be holes in Becky’s story, but there’s the potential here that if she picks this scab, that a whole 20 years of her life may have been a lie. I think her judgement is also blurred by the heartbreak she’s going through with Carla and the fact that she’s being told by her superior that this was all the above board, it was an order from above.”

Lisa could soon have doubts about Becky though. Vicky explained: “There are definitely some doubts creeping in because Becky’s story doesn’t add up with how freely she’s walking around. I think we saw that on Halloween when she said, ‘aren’t you supposed to be undercover. Aren’t you supposed to be keeping a low profile?’

“So obviously those things are a definite question mark for Lisa, because she’s a detective and she used to be a very good one. But again, with that, she knows that the order’s come from above and she’s aware of this gang and how notorious they are.”

She went on: “Credit to Amy [Cudden, who plays Becky], she’s playing a fantastic villain with such subtlety and nuances and she’s a brilliant wind up merchant. She’s a great character to play but everyone loves it when the villain gets their comeuppance so let’s hope that is the case.”

It seems there’s more to come from Lisa and Kit too, and they could rumble Becky together. Vicky shared: “I think there’s a lot that’s unsaid and unspoken between the two of them. Despite the way that they talk to each other, and even though Lisa is his superior, I think Lisa sees a lot of herself in him and she knows he’s a more than competent detective, she believes in him.

“I think she actually likes his cheekiness, his directness, his slight tinge of arrogance. He’s actually somebody that she can work with even though they often disagree. It’s also somebody that lives in her community and I think she absolutely cares for him.

“It’s great to see them working together, but I also love it when they’re at each other’s throats like siblings, their little one liners and the way they can wind each other up. But also she absolutely has his back and she’s loyal to him and I think he feels the same.”

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A referee coach has denied “manhandling” Women’s Super League referee Lisa Benn after she told an employment tribunal that he “forcefully pushed” her during a match.

Benn, 34, claims she was pushed and threatened by Steve Child during a tournament organised by Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) to train staff on video assistant referees (VAR) in March 2023.

English football’s refereeing body investigated the complaint but found Child’s behaviour did not meet the threshold for disciplinary action.

In his tribunal witness statement, quoted to the panel on Wednesday, Child said “100% I did not grab” her, it was a “guiding arm if anything” but “I don’t recall putting any physical contact on her”.

“I lightly put an arm across her back in a sense of ‘let’s go’,” the former Premier League assistant referee added.

Child refuted Benn’s accusation that his treatment of her was “because she is a woman”.

Kick-off had been delayed by an earlier injury and a south London employment tribunal heard Child was trying to speed up the start of play.

He denied grabbing Benn a second time and saying “your card has been marked” after a mass brawl broke out at the end of the fractious youth game.

Carla Fischer, for Benn, said: “A six-foot man who is stressed, who has been told by the claimant to chill, physically moving a five-foot woman on to a pitch.”

She added: “There is absolutely no way this contact could be anything other than grabbing and manhandling, is there?”

Child replied: “That’s not correct.”

He also denied intimidating Benn in the hotel reception at a training camp they both attended on 19 August, 2023, saying: “I think that might be a confusion on Lisa’s part.”

Benn claims she unfairly lost her position as a Fifa international referee because she complained about his behaviour to PGMOL.

She alleged she had been told by the organisation’s chief refereeing officer, Howard Webb, and his wife Bibi Steinhaus-Webb – then the head of women’s referees – she would not be punished for coming forward.

“There is a fear in the women’s group to raise grievances, to raise concerns, because of the fear of consequences,” Benn told the hearing on Tuesday.

The tribunal continues.

NEWARK, N.J. — A man has been arrested after federal officials alleged that he destroyed property while trying to confront President Trump ally and New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, Alina Habba.

The FBI arrested Keith Michael Lisa, 51, agency spokesperson Emily Molinari confirmed Saturday.

Molinari did not say when or where Lisa was arrested, what charges he might face, whether he was in jail or when he might go before a judge. It’s unclear whether Lisa is represented by a lawyer. The federal public defender in Newark, N.J., didn’t immediately respond to an electronic message Saturday asking whether it was representing Lisa.

The FBI on Friday had offered a reward of up to $25,000 for information about Lisa, saying he was wanted on charges of destroying government property and possession of a dangerous weapon inside a U.S. court facility. That bulletin said he tried to enter a federal office building in downtown Newark on Wednesday with a bat and was turned away. Lisa returned without the bat, the bulletin said, and was admitted. He then went to the U.S. Attorney’s office, where Habba works, and destroyed property, the bulletin said.

Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi wrote in a post on X on Saturday that the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service and Homeland Security Investigations had worked together to arrest Lisa.

“No one will get away with threatening or intimidating our great U.S. attorneys or the destruction of their offices,” Bondi wrote.

Habba was previously Trump’s personal lawyer, representing him in various cases and acting as his spokesperson on legal matters. She served as a White House advisor briefly before the president named her interim U.S. attorney in March.

“We got him,” Habba wrote on X on Saturday. “This Justice Department under Attorney General Pam Bondi and our federal partners will not tolerate any acts of intimidation or violence toward law enforcement. So grateful to the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations for their tireless work to capture him. Now justice will handle him.”

Bondi had vowed that federal officials would find and prosecute the perpetrator, writing earlier that “any violence or threats of violence against any federal officer will not be tolerated. Period.”

Trump formally nominated Habba as New Jersey’s permanent U.S. attorney on July 1, but the state’s two Democratic U.S. senators, Cory Booker and Andy Kim, opposed it, stalling the confirmation process.

A few weeks later, as Habba’s 120-day interim appointment was expiring, New Jersey federal judges moved to replace her with her second in command. Bondi then fired that prosecutor and renamed Habba as acting U.S. attorney.

Last month, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a case challenging Habba’s appointment. It hasn’t ruled.

Crocodile feet, fish eyes, a live spider – they’ve all been on the menu for I’m A Celeb stars over the years…

I’m A Celeb’s toughest trials are undoubtedly the eating and drinking nightmares where real animal parts are served up or whisked into a smoothie, with everything from croc feet to fish eyes – and in one particularly grim episode involving Ferne McCann, a live spider – on the menu.

Each series there tends to be a vegetarian or two who doesn’t have to take part in the animal-chomping spectacle. This year Lisa Riley, 49, falls into that category. The Mandy Dingle actress is a committed vegetarian who in recent years has lost 12 stone with rigorous veggie meals and by cutting out bread and booze.

The Emmerdale legend, who arrived in Australia on Sunday, will not only be served up special meals in camp – meaning no kangaroo tail for her – but when it comes to the trials, she’ll have fruit-based vegetarian options.

Fans have long insisted that vegetarians get an easier ride on eating trials, with many saying that while the likes of Bev Callard – who is vegan – had to eat fermented plums and cheesefruit, it wasn’t as challenging as munching sheep penis or deer testicle like some of her co-stars had to.

In 2019, I’m A Celeb bosses announced that live insects would no longer be eaten on the show – with only dead creatures consumed on the show. Wildlife presenter Chris Packham said he was “very pleased” and called it a “first step”.

Lisa joked that she was arriving in Australia to reprise the Emmerdale spin-off Dingles Down Under. She told reporters: “I am a Dingle I can cope with anything, I’m from the north… we are made of tough skin.

“We did Dingles Down Under many years so and I feel it’s only right we do it again.” Lisa also insisted she could handle bugs crawling about, saying: “I’ve worked on a farm and it’s part of the job.”

Lisa’s character Mandy – who she has played for 10 years – is set to take a break from Emmerdale, with a source explaining that her disappearance from the soap while she appears on I’m A Celeb explained by her leaving the village to visit a pal.

An insider told The Sun: “Mandy’s exit will be lowkey and very brief”. They continued: “Lisa filmed her scenes last week, Mandy goes to visit friends and will be back before you know it.