Yesterday, Joe sensed that Caleb Miligan (William Ash) was hiding something from him. He had rocked up to the depot to warn Caleb off interfering in his relationship with Noah Dingle (Jack Downham), and grew curious when his uncle simply did as he asked.
Joe knew that Caleb did this because he wanted to keep his nephew away from the depot, but had no idea that he’s currently flogging conterfeit goods.
Caleb, Kerry and Billy are flogging counterfeit goods through the depot (Picture: ITV)
Hiding at the depot allowed Graham to discover that Caleb, Kerry Wyatt (Laura Norton) and Billy are selling knock-off car parts within the company. He updated Joe, but didn’t reveal Billy’s involvement until the last moment.
Graham said that he could easily organise a tip-off to the police, but he wouldn’t be able to keep Billy’s name out of it.
Joe pondered over this as he headed home. While making the journey back to Home Farm, Joe had no idea that Billy and Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) were spending time reminiscing about their relationship.
Billy misread the signals with Dawn at one point and tried to kiss her. Seconds later, Joe appeared behind them. We didn’t hear the front door or his footsteps, which means no-one knows just how much Joe actually saw.
Dawn and Billy weren’t quite sure what Joe saw (Picture: ITV)
If Joe witnessed Billy making a move on Dawn, shopping him to the police will give him the perfect opportunity to get rid of Billy for good.
However, it’s very possible Joe might take an even darker approach where his enemy is concerned.
An Emmerdale trailer released recently confirmed that Billy’s life will be in danger soon, leading to him lying unconscious in a pool of blood.
Is Joe going to say no to Graham’s idea of sending Billy to prison because he wants to have him killed instead?
But despite his moderate fee and low profile, Lammens quickly displaced Altay Bayindir to become the first choice under Ruben Amorim and his replacement Michael Carrick.
However, not everyone is as convinced by the Belgian heading into this season, with former Premier League winger Micky Gray adamant that the Red Devils need a more experienced goalkeeper between the sticks.
‘I’d still personally look at an experienced, quality goalkeeper,’ Gray told talkSPORT. ‘And people might go, “well, they’ve got Lamens”, who came in and did brilliantly.
‘He’s a young goalkeeper, and I know it worked eventually with David de Gea, who eventually became a sensation at Man United. He was a brilliant goalkeeper, one of the best they’ve ever had.
Senne Lammens joined from Royal Antwerp last season (Picture: Getty)
‘But do you give Lamens the time? Do you give him Champions League football? Do you give him Premier League football as well, two games a week? It’s a big ask.
‘There’s still quite a lot to be done at Manchester United, but I do expect them to be challenging, certainly for the top four again.’
United have already signed Karl Darlow on a free transfer from Leeds United to serve as a back-up to Lammens, who is yet to report back for pre-season training after his spell at the World Cup with Belgium.
Lammens made 32 Premier League appearances last season (Picture: Getty)
Lammens played second fiddle to Thibaut Courtois throughout the tournament, but saw his only appearance end in disappointment after he spilt an effort into the path of Mikel Merino, who steered home to give Spain a 2-1 victory in the quarter-final.
Lammens was distraught at full-time, but Tom Heaton has backed his United teammate to put the mistake behind him ahead of the new season.
‘It was obviously a challenging moment for him, but that’s the life of a goalkeeper,’ Heaton recently said.
‘As soon as you put the gloves on and go between the sticks, you have to be ready to deal with that.
Karl Darlow has arrived as Lammens’ back-up (Picture: Getty)
‘It is tough, but Senne is very strong mentally. I saw that from him as a young goalkeeper coming into Manchester United and dealing with it unbelievably well.’
Alongside the aforementioned Darlow, United have signed Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans from Premier League rivals Chelsea and Aston Villa as they look to bolster their options in central midfield.
And Gray was particularly impressed by the signing of Tielemans, saying: ‘It’s obviously early in the transfer window, but I think Youri Tielemans is the signing of the summer.
‘For the price that they’ve gotten for the experience that he brings. I’m not saying he’s the exact same replacement for what Casemiro brought to Manchester United.
‘I thought Casemiro, in the last six months of his Man United career, was absolutely brilliant, and the importance of some of the goals that he brought to Man United were key. But I think Tielemans can certainly bring that.
‘I think he will help with the experience of walking in the dressing room. He’s got that in abundance. I think he’ll help players like Kobbie Mainoo and what he brings to Manchester United certainly improves them. I personally think he does.’
Stones had attracted interest from a host of top European clubs following his departure from Manchester City at the end of last season, ten years after his £50million move from Everton.
Despite an injury-affected league campaign, the 32-year-old delivered a timely reminder of his quality with his performances for England at the World Cup this summer.
Stones started three games for the Three Lions as Thomas Tuchel’s side made their way to the semi-finals before a late defeat to eventual runners-up Argentina.
However, both Premier League clubs appear to have lost out in the race to sign Stones, with Sky Italy reporting that Inter have reached an agreement on a two-year deal for the central defender.
John Stones is set to join Inter Milan (Picture: Shutterstock)
Juventus are also said to have been interested in signing Stones, but Inter now appear set to complete a deal by the end of the week.
Cristian Chivu’s side, who won Serie A last year, have already signed midfielder Aleksandar Stankovic from Club Brugge and goalkeeper Ivan Provedel from Lazio this summer.
Inter also remain interested in trying to sign Cristian Romero, who is poised to leave Tottenham this summer after five seasons in north London.
Speaking to Sky Italy, Inter’s sporting director, Piero Ausilio, said: ‘It’s definitely a deal we are trying to sign with the player and the club.
‘These things take some time but there’s definitely interest. Let’s see.
‘We are interested in signing Cuti Romero. We have met his agent and we have already talked with Tottenham. Let’s see what happens.’
Reform UK have said Zack Polanski sharing an image of a man wearing a guillotine t-shirt and the words ‘making plans for Nigel’ is ‘incitement to murder’.
Nigel Farage reacted with fury after Polanski shared a series of pictures of a Green Party event on Sunday with his 713,000 followers.
One features a man with a colourful hat and a t-shirt that says ‘We’re only making plans for Nigel’ – an apparent reference to an XTC song.
It features a guillotine but doesn’t use Farage’s image or name explicitly.
The post was hastily deleted, but not before Farage posted a screenshot, adding: ‘This is what Zack Polanski has just posted on his Instagram.
‘If I were to post anything as inciteful then I would expect to be arrested, and so should Polanski.’
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In an online advert, the manufacturer says: ‘Who could Nigel be? And why the guillotine?
‘Whether it’s a nod to the XTC classic or a sharper bit of political satire, this design is for those who prefer their statements with a side of mystery.’
It is sweatshop-free and 100 per cent cotton.
It is understood Reform UK are reporting Polanski to the police over the post. The party’s home affairs spokesperson, Zia Yusuf, said in a video ‘this is incitement to murder’.
Nigel Farage has called for Zack Polanski to be arrested (Picture: Getty)
A Green Party spokesperson said: ‘Once this image was brought to [Zack’s] attention he immediately unshared the post. He unequivocally does not support this type of dangerous message.’
Nigel Farage has seen his popularity plummet in recent weeks with the rise of Andy Burnham, who has announced a host of policies to help ease the cost of living crisis.
A YouGov poll found Labour is up six points from its low of 16% recorded as recently as May, while Reform UK’s figure is the lowest recorded by our tracker since March 2025.
Nigel Farage’s top rival in the race has also taken on the Reform leader directly, with a promise not to ‘accept £5 million gifts from crypto billionaires’.
Binface emerged as an unlikely threat to Farage earlier this month, after the under-pressure party leader unexpectedly resigned as an MP so he could rerun in the resulting by-election.
The move appeared to backfire quickly, when all the major parties decided against taking part in a vote they described as a ‘stunt’ and ‘vanity project’.
As a result, Farage finds himself facing 33 opponents – a record for a UK parliamentary election – almost all of whom are fringe figures or comedy characters.
But it is Count Binface who has most captured the public imagination, with Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves among those revelling in the idea of Farage spending his summer ‘arguing with a bin’.
It has been a largely frustrating start to the transfer window for the current Premier League champions.
Winger Christos Tzolis and back-up goalkeeper Illan Meslier are the only senior players to have arrived since Mikel Arteta masterminded the north London club’s first title-winning campaign in 22 years.
In their search for a potentially game-changing new recruit, Arsenal are now understood to have turned their attention to Real’s unsettled Brazil international superstar.
Mourinho, appointed for his second spell in charge at the Bernabeu earlier this summer, is understood to be on the verge of completing another blockbuster signing in the shape of RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomiande.
But the Ivory Coast international’s arrival would, it is claimed, have no impact on the future of Vincius.
Vinicius currently earns £400,000-a-week at Real Madrid (Picture: Getty
Rather than be put off by the initial obstacles that have been presented with, Arsenal are understood to be preparing a club-record offer to Vinicius in an attempt to convince him of their ambition and desire to make him the jewel in an already impressive crown.
Arsenal handed their prize asset, Bukayo Saka, a new £350,000-a-week deal midway through last season.
But they are prepared to offer significantly more than that in an attempt to land arguably what would be the biggest signing in the club’s history.
Vinicius currently commands a weekly salary of £400,000 but the Telegraph claim Arsenal are in a position more than match that and would be prepared to smash their current wage structure.
After learning that Matty and Stevie had been sleeping together, Dylan spiralled as he tried to process their betrayals. In an attempt to get revenge, Dylan reported Stevie to Flynn.
As he continued to struggle, Dylan reached a dark place. Things got so bad for him, he relapsed and started drinking alcohol.
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Thanks to the time he has spent getting to know his dad, Matty knew that turning away from Dylan out of disappointment that he had relapsed would only make things worse. He made it clear that he would be there for Dylan as he got control of his addiction again, leading to the father and son sharing a hug.
Elsewhere in the ED, this boxset saw Rida Amaan (Sarah Seggari) come to terms with her alopecia diagnosis. She was supported by friend and colleague Jodie Whyte (Anna Chell), who helped pick Rida back up whenever her confidence was low.
Speaking of Jodie, the character turned into a bit of a detective this mini-series, as she became passionate about exposing the truth surrounding a local housing development.
With the credits rolling on another fantastic finale episode, we sadly won’t be making any trips to the Holby City Hospital ED department for a little while.
Why is Casualty going off air and when will it return?
Between now and Casualty’s 40th anniversary at the start of September, there won’t be enough time to air another boxset. It’s because each mini series is 12 episodes/weeks long, and we only have just over a month until the start of September.
Teasing the big milestone event, star Neet Mohan told us: ‘I’m not sure how much I can say on this, but let’s say this. I think the team at Casualty constantly push themselves, and they’ve pushed themselves once again in the 40th to be even more ambitious than before and even more creative and really push what the show makes and what we do, and Rash is a part of this, as everybody is in this story in the 40th.
‘Rash is a part of that team, and hopefully you get to see Rash in the next stage of the character and there’s some really exciting stuff, but it’s great.
We’ll rejoin the Holby City Hospital ED team in September (Picture: BBC)
‘I’m really proud of that 40th episode of what we did, and I think the fans are going to love it, hopefully. Hopefully the fans are going to love it. Because I think we’ve put a lot of effort into it, and I think we’ve really pushed it, I think it’s good.’
So, while it is disappointing to be without Casualty on our Saturday nights once more, the build up to the anniversary will be even more exciting.
40 years is an incredible achievement for any TV drama, and if taking a short break means the anniversary gets the spotlight it deserves, it’s a trade-off many fans will happily accept.
A big death in this week’s Casualty (Picture: BBC / Metro)
Casualty spoilers follow for Saturday’s (July 25) episode that is now available to view on BBC iPlayer. The episode in question will air on BBC One at 9:10pm.
The sinister army colonel claimed the incident was an accident but it soon came to light this wasn’t the case after further shots were fired at the doctors as they attempted to take Bard to an ambulance.
The police recommended waiting until they swept the area for the shooter but Flynn ignored the orders, knowing Bard wouldn’t survive if they left it much longer.
Using smoke to keep out of sight, Holby’s Clinical Lead led Bard out of the building and towards the ambulance, with help from Teddy and Jacob.
Stevie Nash (Elinor Lawless) was on the case when Bard arrived at the hospital but the nightmare escalated when the shooter turned up, making her way into Bard’s treatment room, where she held the army man hostage.
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The person pointing the gun was Penny Sanders (Ellie Spooner), a soldier of Bard’s who has been subjected to horrific abuse at the hands of the sinister colonel.
As viewers know, Flynn suspected that Bard was hazing and physically abusing his soldiers after a number of them were admitted to the ED – with historic wounds unrelated to the reason for their admission.
After some investigating, he was able to get private Rory Dickson (Gwïon Morris Jones) to open up about what Bard puts his soldiers through but after his friend Kev died, Rory felt unable to report Bard – so Flynn did so himself.
Bard was suspended with an investigation soon following but devastation struck last week when Flynn learned that the evil colonel had managed to get away with his crimes.
Colonel Bard was shot (Picture: BBC STUDIOS)
‘He did a hatchet job on me’, Flynn told with Stevie, revealing that Bard had made out like he was a ‘bitter ex soldier with an axe to grind’.
Flynn subsequently headed to the bar where all the soldiers hang out to warn them just how dangerous he is, urging them to speak up. One of the soldiers in question was Penny, who – while holding Bard at gunpoint – detailed the abuse she has suffered due to his heinous methods of ‘training’.
With Bard’s condition getting worse and Stevie unable to tend to him, Flynn encouraged Penny to stand down, with Bard saying they could explain all this away as a ‘reaction to stress’ or a ‘breakdown’.
Flynn, Jacob and Teddy arrived at the scene (Picture: BBC STUDIOS)
Flynn stated that he knows better than most how Bard can ‘get in your head’ but reiterated that if she kills him, he will ‘stay there forever’.
Penny put the gun down and was taken away by armed police, with Rash Masum (Neet Mohan) subsequently checking her over.
Bard, meanwhile, was taken by Stevie and Flynn in the lift for surgery as his condition continued to deteriorate – but the situation took another turn when Bard told Flynn that he intended to ‘break’ Penny himself, claiming that he will continue to ‘stamp out weakness’ in the army.
Flynn was utterly horrified. As Bard lost consciousness, Stevie urged the Clinical Lead to start chest compressions. Flynn, however, did not do as he was told. Stevie repeatedly demanded that he act but Flynn showed no signs of doing so.
Bard met a shocking end (Picture: BBC STUDIOS)
In subsequent scenes, Bard was declared dead. This inevitably marks the end of Bard, with star Mark Womack – best known for his work in Emmerdale as DI Malone and other programmes including Liverpool 1 and Sorted – having exited the show.
Stevie berated Flynn for not acting sooner but an emotionless Flynn claimed that – whether he’d acted or not – Bard was never going to make it.
‘I know what I saw!’, exclaimed Stevie in response, leaving the two friends and colleagues further apart than ever as the credits rolled, concluding the Lethal Legacy saga.
Will Flynn and Stevie be able to get back on the same page?
Casualty airs Saturday at 9:10pm on BBC One or stream from 6am on BBC iPlayer.
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