Beware! Obsessed Doctor Todd’s new romance revealed in Emmerdale

Vanessa Woodfield seems pretty taken in by Doctor Todd (Picture: ITV)

Doctor Caitlin Todd (Caroline Harker) is busy manipulating Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick) and Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Sarker) amid her attempt to destroy Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) in Emmerdale.

For a reason yet to be revealed, Doctor Todd has spent the past few months slowly chipping away at Jacob’s confidence. It began at Hotten General Hospital, and featured Doctor Todd twisting situations involving the enthusiastic resident doctor.

This ongoing situation has left Jacob’s head in a mess. When he’s not questioning whether he’s got what it takes to be a doctor in a busy NHS hospital, he’s busy believing that he is capable, and it’s due to the fact Doctor Todd is so unpredictable in what she says to him.

Somedays her words will leave Jacob in a dark place, but other times she’ll give him opportunities to better his career, and comments on what a good job he does in the hospital.

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Jacob has found it difficult to prove that Doctor Todd is bullying him (Picture: ITV)

If this was kept to the confines of Hotten General, perhaps Jacob’s nightmare would’ve been over sooner, but things are now even more complex due to Doctor Todd living in the village.

She has moved in with Vanessa, meaning the lines between her and Jacob have blurred even more – and Doctor Todd is taking advantage of it.

Caitlin has now started telling Vanessa and Manpreet that Jacob is obsessed with her. Situations unfold between the two, and Doctor Todd can immediately tell Manpreet and Vanessa a different story to make it seem as though Jacob is being completely inappropriate.

Shortly after she moved to the village, Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell) left a bottle of wine on the doorstep but pretended that the gift was from Jacob. To Doctor Todd, this was the perfect chance to reiterate to her two pals that Jacob wasn’t considering the professional boundaries between them.

Caitlin has been busy claiming that Jacob is obsessed with her (Picture: ITV)

In this evening’s episode, Doctor Todd was at the pub with Vanessa and a few other women playing another round of darts. As the alcohol continued to get poured, Mary Goskirk (Louise Jameson) noted to a tipsy Vanessa that it’s very clear she has chemistry with Doctor Todd.

When they got home, a drunk Vanessa was too busy trying not to throw up to focus on the fact Caitlin was speaking about Jacob again, claiming that the conversation they had in the cafe that morning still proves her theory that he’s fixated on her.

Todd then told Vanessa to go to bed, and said that she’d ensure she wouldn’t feel too hungover by the morning. Vanessa was taken in by how kind Doctor Todd is – but is there a genuine connection between them?

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Or is the surgeon just being nice so she can pull the wool over Vanessa’s eyes when it comes to what’s really going on with her and Jacob?

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Health fears confirmed for EastEnders’ Denise as worrying symptoms develop

What’s wrong with Denise? (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron/Metro)

EastEnders’ Denise Fox (Diane Parish) has always seemed pretty indestructible, hasn’t she?

She survived an abusive relationship with alcoholic Owen Turner (Lee Ross), lived through the tragic death of her fiancé, Kevin Wicks (Phil Daniels) then wound up engaged to, and imprisoned by, serial killer Lucas Johnson (Don Gilet).

She suffered brutal poverty, had a fling with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), resulting in a pregnancy and putting her child up for adoptionbefore reclaiming him from the gangster granny he’d grown up with.

She juggled a relationship with Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) and a fling with Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) before suffering psychosis in the aftermath of her involvement in Keanu Taylor’s (Danny Walters) grisly death.

Since then, she’s been a pillar of unwavering strength for her pseudo-father, Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker), as he navigated the murder of his son, Anthony (Nicholas Bailey), as well as the emergence of his grandchildren, Jasmine Fisher (Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness) and Josh Goodwin (Joshua Vaughan), the former of which struck the killing blow.

Yeah, she’s a tough cookie is our Denise, but she’s recently been feeling less than spiffing!

Denise hasn’t been feeling herself (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

In the aftermath of Sam Mitchell’s (Kim Medcalf) all clear results following a cancer check up, she and Denise ruminated over the importance of keeping up with their health and checking up on any symptoms that present.

To that end, Denise admitted that she’d felt ‘knackered’ recently and thus intended to make an appointment with her GP for a ‘check-up’. While fans immediately suspected the worst and predicted a serious health complication and potential death for the icon, the fact that she was shown as a potential bride for Max Branning (Jake Wood) in the New Year flashforward pretty much guarantees that we won’t be losing a legend in the near future.

Though, it becomes clear that there’s something wrong next week, as episodes see her continue to struggle with tiredness.

Denise books a GP appointment (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

Sam discovers Diane asleep in her salon, Fox & Hair, and provides support for her as she worries about what could be going on with her health. When Sam checks in on her later in the week, she confirms that she’s booked a GP appointment to get the bottom of things.

But the question remains, what’s happening to Denise? Will it have any bearing on the emergence of her daughter, the former ‘Squiggle’, Libby (Belinda Owusu) at New Years?

I guess we’ll have to keep watching!

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Mikel Arteta told to sell £30m Arsenal star after ‘terrible’ performance vs Atletico Madrid

Arsenal and Atletico Madrid played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final (Getty)

Jamie O’Hara has urged Arsenal to consider selling Martin Odegaard in the summer transfer window after his performance against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League this week.

Odegaard has struggled with injuries this season and has started just 19 games across the Premier League and the Champions League.

The 27-year-old was substituted just before the hour mark in the draw with Atletico Madrid, and there are concerns in Norway that the midfielder is still hampered by a knee problem which has forced him to miss a significant part of Arsenal’s campaign.

However, O’Hara has questioned whether Odegaard can remain Arsenal’s captain and believes Mikel Arteta may need to sign a new creative midfielder in the summer transfer window.

‘Last season he wasn’t great either,’ O’Hara told talkSPORT.

Martin Odegaard was forced off early in the second half against Atletico Madrid (Getty)

‘He’s been terrible this season, getting dragged in the Champions League semi-final when you’re the captain is never a good look.

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‘I do believe that Arsenal maybe are growing away from Odegaard. Maybe they’ve got to look at a player who can come in and be that talisman.

‘When Eze came on tonight, he kept getting caught in possession. He’s done a couple of good things, but is he the world star in the number 10 role for Arsenal? I’m not sure.

‘But Odegaard needs to up his game. He needs to buck his ideas up because he will end up falling down a pecking order. I don’t think he can be the captain anymore.’

Meanwhile, Jason Cundy believes Declan Rice will become Arsenal’s next captain if Odegaard leave the club.

‘He’s never going to catch the eye in terms of doing step-overs and pinging one in top bins, running 30 yards. He ain’t that player. What he is, defensively, he’s a monster,’ Cundy said.

‘When he goes forward, he carries the team. He’s brilliant in control. I think he will be England’s next captain and I think it’ll be Arsenal’s next captain.’

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Met chief tells Zack Polanski ‘arresting violent criminals is a messy task’

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The Met’s highest-ranking officer has defended the arrest of the Golders Green stabbing suspect after police were seen stomping on his head.

Footage shared widely on social media showed two officers using a Taser, which immobilises someone by jolting them with 50,000 volts of electricity, and repeatedly kicking the suspect in the head while arresting him.

Green Party leader Zack Polanski reposted an X post accusing officers of ‘repeatedly and violently kicking a mentally ill man in the head when he was already incapacitated by Taser’.

But Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said he was ‘disappointed’ in Polanski, who is Jewish, for sharing the ‘inaccurate’ post.

In an open letter to the political leader shared on the Met’s social media, Sir Mark said: ‘Those officers are nothing short of extraordinary. They were on the scene within a few minutes, and their actions undoubtedly prevented further injury and saved lives.

‘As I said yesterday, the officers confronted a dangerous man, they believed to be a terrorist, who refused to show his hands, who was violent, and who continued to pose a clear threat. They were not armed officers, and they feared he was concealing an explosive device.

The moment officers arrest the suspected attacker(Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire)

‘Using only their training, equipment and a substantial level of bravery and courage, they detained him while he continued to try and attack and stab them.

‘Without their efforts to stop him, I dread to think what the outcome could have been.

‘Apprehending violent and dangerous criminals is a full-contact and messy task which may appear shocking to observers with little experience of policing in the real world.’

Police previously said that the suspect attempted to stab police officers and was hit with a Taser weapon before he was arrested.

What is a Taser?

A Taser is a popular brand of stun gun by Axon Enterprise, formerly known as Taser International.

These days, however, ‘Taser’ has become a catchall for any type of stun gun.

A discharge, also known as a ‘cycle’, can last five seconds. The shock has been described as painful, drawing criticism from human rights groups.

College of Policing guidelines state that only highly-trained officers can deploy a Taser in certain authorised situations.

The college does not provide exact circumstances, rather describing it as ‘where any person could reasonably perceive the action as a use of force’.

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The post Polanski shared was in response to comments made by Sir Rowley that the suspect had ‘history of serious violence and mental health issues.’

The Green Party said: ‘Zack has seen the video like everyone else, and doesn’t know the full picture and knows it was a very difficult situation for the authorities, but we do need to understand more about the response.’

The terror alert level has since been raised to ‘severe’ following the attack that unfolded on Highfield Avenue on Wednesday morning.

It is now ‘highly likely’ a terror attack could happen within the next six months, according to the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre.

Essa Suleiman, 45, remains in police custody having been arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76.

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Shaun Murphy credits unlikely TV show for run to World Snooker Championship semis

Shaun Murphy is keeping away from snooker in a bid for a second world title (Picture: Getty Images)

Shaun Murphy says watching Below Deck rather than snooker has helped him on his way to a World Snooker Championship semi-final.

The Magician is into the last four at the Crucible after a superb 13-10 win over defending champion Zhao Xintong.

Having downed Fan Zhengyi in round one, hammered Xiao Guodong in the last 16 and now ousted Zhao in the quarters, Murphy has set up a semi-final meeting with either Neil Robertson or John Higgins.

The 43-year-old has largely been in consistently good form since he won the 2025 Masters at Alexandra Palace, but he feels he has found an added ingredient to the recipe of success in Sheffield this year.

He reckons that keeping his eyes off the snooker, switching off from the tournament as much as possible between matches, has been a big help to him.

He and his fiancé, Jo, have been busy enjoying superyacht reality show Below Deck rather than safety battles at the Crucible.

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‘One of the other things I’ve done this week, I’ve not watched as much snooker,’ Murphy told the BBC after beating Zhao. ‘Jo and I have been ploughing through Below Deck, we’re absolutely addicted to Below Deck, absolutely addicted to it.

Zhao Xintong’s reign as world champion is at an end (Picture: Getty Images)

‘I’ve tried to stay away, which is hard for me because I absolutely love it. I love watching it, I love all the things around snooker, I’m still that kid at heart. But for what’s best for performance, I have to try and keep away from it.’

Murphy was full of praise for Zhao, who had a tremendous season as world champion, winning a hat-trick of ranking events at the World Grand Prix, Players Championship and Tour Championship.

‘First things first, I have to say what a fantastic world champion Xintong has been throughout the year. Carried himself so well, carried the game, the reputation, the mantle of carrying that trophy everywhere he goes.

‘And of course, he’s delivered the goods on the table for 12 months as well. Won all three of the Players Series, and won events through the year too. What a player he is, what a talent he is.

Zhao won a stunning hat-trick of ranking titles this season (Picture: Getty Images)

‘I knew going into it, nothing but my best would do. I’m thankful I found it in the third session and I’m delighted. It’s one of the best wins of my career. I’m delighted not just to win it, but to get to the semis.’

Murphy is into a sixth Crucible semi-final, but says the nerves at the venue do not ease despite all his experience and any suggestion that he looked relaxed out there was inaccurate.

‘I should have been an actor, because I certainly didn’t feel that way,’ he said. ‘But no, I think you know you’ve got to sort of fake it till you make it.

‘You’ve got to try and convince yourself that you’re feeling confident and bang up for it, even though inside you’re very nervous, and you’re shaking, and all the rest of it.

Shaun Murphy faces Neil Robertson or John Higgins next (Picture: Getty Images)

‘I’ve been coming here since I was nine years of age and it still gets you, every time you walk down those steps, every time you shake hands and go to battle in the Crucible, it’s still as nerve wracking as the first time. Every time feels like a debut and whilst it still gives me that buzz, I’ll keep coming.’

After inflicting the Crucible curse on Zhao, the Cyclone becoming the 21st first time defending champion to fall to it, Murphy thinks it will last forever.

‘No, never. There’s a reason why it’s called the Crucible curse,’ he said on whether it will ever be broken.

‘You’ve got to be careful, those snooker gods are always listening.

‘We’ve all watched enough and we’ve all been around the block long enough to; I don’t think the Crucible curse will ever be broken.’

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Scientologists are barricading their church to stop teens ‘speed running’

Scientology is one of the world’s most secretive religions (Picture: Getty Images North America)

The posts might have you thinking they’re plotting a heist – pouring their eyes over building floor plans, figuring out the fastest way in and out.

But what these teenagers are actually doing is ‘speedrunning’ getting into Church of Scientology buildings in the US.

The speed runs, gamer slang for doing something as fast as possible, sees users run as far as they can into the churches before security intervenes.

Most Gen Z users burst through the centre doors, smacking down rope barriers and leaping over chairs while laughing and blowing air horns.

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When did it start?

The trend was kicked off by TikTok user @5.0arrodo last month, whose since-deleted video showed a teen artfully dodging church guards.

He manages to get to a flight of stairs before leaving the Scientology centre in Hollywood, California.

‘Maniac 16 year old infiltrates the Church of Scientology,’ the caption read, according to the database Know Your Meme.

But the trend spread like wildfire when content creator Swhileyy, 18, uploaded a since-removed clip of himself jogging past security.

In just under a minute, the teen managed to get down to the same stairs as @5.0arrodo, duck under a woman’s arm and push through an exit door.

The stunt wasn’t planned, Swhileyy told The Hollywood Reporter. He ducked inside after bumping into a Scientology critic outside the Scientology Information Center on Hollywood Boulevard.

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‘He told me the whole story about Scientology, what they’re about, that they’re a cult, this and that,’ Swhileyy said. ‘I thought it was funny.’

Only a small handful of people have actually attempted the speed run, almost always involving the same Hollywood church.

One raid even saw someone dressed up as Jesus Christ.

In another clip, a staff member was filmed shouting, ‘Get out of the building now!’ when a group of teens barreled past her in one of the ‘deepest’ Scientology raids.

Some users claim the church has banned them from entering.

Is this… legal?

Police are investigating at least one of the speed runs as a potential hate crime involving battery against the staffer who was knocked to the ground, local news broadcaster KTLA reported.

An LA local posted on X that three Scientology buildings in the Hollywood area have removed their door handles.

The user added: ‘They are under siege.’

Three Scientology buildings on Hollywood blvd have removed their door handles. They are under siege. https://t.co/SdYPtPOOIW pic.twitter.com/FdQsuUCfzV

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Swhileyy would be the first to admit that the trend has gone a little out of hand.

He said: ‘I do not condone what I did, even though I didn’t break any laws.

‘All I did was explore the building. I was never asked not to come back to the premises.’

Even Leah Remini, a former Scientologist who is now among the church’s most vocal critics, has urged people not to carry out raids.

She said on Instagram: ‘I spent decades on the other side of this, and if I had been confronted by people running through Scientology buildings and harassing me or staff, it would have pushed me further into Scientology.

‘That is because Scientologists are deeply indoctrinated and radicalised and believe they are helping people.’

What is Scientology?

The Church of Scientology Information Center on Hollywood Boulevard has been at the centre of the trend (Picture: Los Angeles Times/Getty Images)

Scientology, long dogged by accusations that it is a cult, is an infamously secretive religion that counts actor Tom Cruise as a church-goer.

Scientologists believe that human beings are fundamentally good but are held back by negative memories from past lives.

The church’s faith is revealed gradually to those who invest their time and money.

But by embracing the teachings of the self-improvement sect’s founder, science fiction writer L Hubba, followers can reach a state known as ‘clear’.

This means the follower can think clearly, realising that humanity is ‘immortal’, among other forms of ‘spiritual engagement’.

This could include ‘auditing’, a counselling session in which someone is grilled by a church official while holding an ‘e-meter’, a battery-operated device that measures the tiniest twinges in your skin as you speak.

Believers say this is a ‘baramoter of the spirit’ that helps the user reach a higher level of self-awareness and even cure diseases.

Yet former members have described being mistreated by senior church officials, among other controversies around human trafficking and embezzlement.

Church officials have long denied these claims.

The Los Angeles Police Department and the Church of Scientology have been approached for comment.

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