Coronation Street star William Roache has been cleared of one of seven sex abuse charges at his trial, on orders of the judge. Jurors at Preston Crown Court were directed to acquit Mr Roache of the ...

Soap’s longest-standing actor William Roache has revealed he had a two-year rivalry with a Coronation Street co-star. The 93-year-old actor, who has played Ken Barlow on the ITV soap since its 1960 ...

Coronation Street actress Claire Sweeney has said she became “tearful” after acting alongside soap star William Roache in a dramatic scene. The 53-year-old English actress, who plays Cassie Plummer, ...

William Roache has recorded a cameo appearance on Harry Hill's forthcoming album. The 78-year-old will appear on the track 'Ken!', described as "a Spaghetti Western-inspired paean to Ken Barlow", ...

A jury at Britain's Preston Crown Court on Thursday found 81-year-old William Roache not guilty of four counts of indecent assault and two counts of rape. The offences were alleged to have taken place ...

Liz Dawn has said that Coronation Street veteran William Roache should receive a knighthood for his services to the soap. Speaking to This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Mark Durden-Smith, ...

Coronation Street legends William Roache and Barbara Knox insisted they aren't slowing down yet as they were awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Television gong at the Variety Club Awards on ...

Kirkbride, a stalwart of the ITV soap as Deirdre Barlow, was called as a character witness for the actor who is accused of a series of sex assaults. Roache, 81, is accused of using his fame and ...

LONDON (Reuters) - William Roache, the world's longest serving soap actor according to Guinness World Records, was charged on Wednesday with two counts of rape against an underage girl, British ...