Roache eyes Corrie return after being acquitted of sex offences

Coronation Street star William Roache said he wanted to get back to work after he was cleared of committing historic sex offences against five women.

Following his acquittal by a jury at Preston Crown Court, he refused to comment on whether the four-week trial was “a witchhunt” but said there were “no winners” in the case.

The police force that investigated the allegations against him said it “remained committed” to such investigations and added it respected the verdicts of the jury of eight women and four men.