Ralf and Katie on BBC One: Cast list, filming locations and how it's connected to The A Word

HOLLY Willoughby was left shaking with fear today as a woman claimed her ‘ghost’ fiancé was on the sofa with her. Singer-songwriter Brocarde appeared on the show today ahead of her wedding to spirit Eduardo, a Victorian soldier. But things quickly turned spooky as he appeared on the sofa – leaving Brocarde horrified.

TOWIE star Amy Childs, 32, has revealed she and her boyfriend Billy Delbosq, 39, are expecting their first babies together. Amy, who is expecting twins, is already mum to Polly, five, and Ritchie, four, from previous relationships.

THIS Morning star Josie Gibson looked completely unrecognisable as she transformed into Lurch today. The 37-year-old joined the rest of the cast as they dressed up as The Addams family – but those watching at home struggled to believe it was her.

DANCING On Ice star Brianne Delcourt has revealed her heartache following the death of her brother. The professional skater paid a heartfelt tribute to Ryan Brown, who died aged 44, on Instagram. Sharing his picture, she wrote: "We said our final goodbyes to you yesterday [heartbreak emojis] I so wished all day long that you would of seen the love that was around you @ryanbrown4177.

FANS of the medical drama have been eager to find out if the show will return after being off the air. Casualty stars Elinor Lawless and William Beck have revealed when they were likely to be back on screens. The BBC One program is on another transmission break and viewers have grown worried and frustrated for the future of the soap.

SUMMER Spellman will go ahead with her baby selling plot in Coronation Street this Christmas. After finding out she was expecting her first child, Summer decided to have an abortion. But this week in Coronation Street, she is persuaded by Esther and Mike into keeping the baby - for a cash payment.

Cleaning the oven is a dreaded task for many, but it must be done to banish burnt food and crusty grease.

Jet2 passengers were left 'traumatised' as a grieving family were forced to wait 46 hours after their flight home was delayed. Kelly Orford took her sons on a holiday to Turkey following the death of their father just weeks before but were left with a 'disastrous' end to their trip, reports Manchester Evening News.

Sir Horace Ové, the pioneering filmmaker nicknamed the Godfather of Black British filmmaking, has had a $57,000 Film and TV Charity grant named after him to help people from ethnic minority backgrounds navigate their way through the industry.

THIS Morning fans were left gobsmacked today as the cast of the show completely transformed for Halloween – becoming The Addams Family. Holly Willoughby looked almost unrecognisable dressed as Wednesday Addams, while Phillip become Uncle Fester, with a completely bald head.

FORMER Towie star Frankie Essex revealed her five-month-old baby was rushed to hospital three times in the past week. Frankie, 34, gave birth to twins Logan and Luella in June and has since been through a "terrifying" ordeal with five-month-old Logan's shock health problems.

STRICTLY's Craig Revel Horwood has a secret "second job" that's not shown on TV. Craig, 57, has been a judge on the show since it started way back in 2004 and is known for his straight-talking feedback to the stars taking part. But behind the scenes Craig, who started his dance career in 1982, also works as a choreographer, and has been putting the Strictly Live Tour together every year since it started in 2008.

WHO Wants to Be a Millionaire fans have ripped into 'plonker' Dan Walker after an embarrassing blunder. The former BBC Breakfast host appeared on the latest celebrity edition of the ITV quiz show alongside host Jeremy Clarkson.

FORMER EastEnders star Davood Ghadami has reached out to his co-star pal James Bye after he was dumped from Strictly this weekend. Martin Fowler actor James become the latest celebrity to be eliminated from the hit BBC dance contest following an intense dance-off with singer and radio star Fleur East.  His pal Davood Ghadami, once a Strictly contestant himself, has now shared a heartfelt message to his best friend expressing how ‘proud’ he is of the star.

MOST Haunted presenter Yvette Fielding is an expert when it comes to paranormal phenomena. The host revealed she knows who has been haunting the set of Coronation Street. Cast and crew of the ITV soap have claimed to witness frequent paranormal activity on the MediaCity set.

Hardy has married Caleigh Ryan at a farm in Nashville, Tennessee. The 32-year-old country music star tied the knot with his fiancee on Saturday (29. 1022) in a romantic ceremony at Diamond Creek Farms in front of friends and family as well as musicians including Dierks Bentley, Brantley Gilbert, Morgan Wallen, Lauren Alaina, RaeLynn, Ernest, Lindsay Ell and Travis Denning.

Asda has officially taken over 132 Co-op locations in a £600million deal.

A new cafe has opened in Hamilton that aims to put every penny of profit back into the community.

A Tory minister has been slammed after suggesting there could be "some little man in China" eavesdropping on his own private conversations on the phone as he fielded questions over security breaches concerning senior UK Government figures.

The likes of Kim Kardashian, Megan Fox and Hailey Bieber have wowed their fans as they battle it out to 'win' Halloween this year with their epic costumes.

Calvin Bassey has come under more fire from Dutch pundits as he was hit with another stinging attack from a former Ajax boss.

South Korea’s entertainment industry has postponed several events in the wake of the tragic crowd surge that killed more than 150 people in Seoul’s Itaewon district on Saturday night. The country is in a week-long period of mourning. 

Christmas is going to be extra Christmassy this year, because the BBC has commissioned Cliff Richard to perform a set of his festive classics and more for the yuletide season.The hour-long show will be filmed at St John At Hackney Church with various guests joining in the fun. As well as that, Sara Cox will interview the musician at Abbey Road Studios.Songs likely to be on the setlist include, of course, ‘Mistletoe & Wine’ and ‘Saviour’s Day’ – both of them Christmas number ones – plus ‘Millennium Prayer’, which is more of a new year song, but whatever.”I remember, as though it was yesterday, the three series – each containing thirteen shows – that I did for the BBC in the 70s”, says Cliff, slightly irrelevantly.

Jerry Lee Lewis has died, aged 87, it was confirmed on Friday.In a statement, his publicist Zach Farnum said: “Lewis, perhaps the last true, great icon of the birth of rock n roll, whose marriage of blues, gospel, country, honky tonk and raw, pounding stage performances so threatened a young Elvis Presley that it made him cry, has died”.“He was there at the beginning, with Elvis, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Carl Perkins, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, and the rest, and watched them fade away one by one till it was him alone to bear witness, and sing of the birth of rock n roll”, he went on.The musician’s death came just days after TMZ falsely reported that Lewis had died – his management saying at the time that the website had fallen for a hoax, telling reporters: “He’s alive. TMZ reported erroneously off of a bullshit anonymous tip”.

Dead Kennedys drummer DH Peligro – real name Darren Henley – has died, aged 63, after sustaining a head injury in a fall at his home in LA.A statement from the band explains: “He died from trauma to his head from an accidental fall. Arrangements are pending [and] will be announced in the coming days.

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Drugs worth more than £10,000 were found during a raid on an East Kilbride man's home.

The dad of a young Scot who suddenly vanished during a Halloween party eight years ago has told how he doesn’t believe the family will ever find out ‘what happened to him’.

Liam Payne is reportedly “mad about” a blonde with whom he spent Halloween weekend. The ex-One Direction singer, 29, was seen dressed in a Tommy Lee costume alongside 23-year-old American “party girl” Kate Cassidy, who was named by The Sun Online on Sunday night (30. 10.

Nicola Peltz has said “no family is perfect” while discussing her rumoured “feud” with mother-in-law Victoria Beckham. The model and actress, 27, previously confirmed she had seen stories of a rift between her and the fashion designer, 48, which was said to have started when she didn’t wear Victoria’s wedding dress design when she got hitched to her eldest son Brooklyn, 23. But in an interview with The Times newspaper on Saturday (29.

Flea has paid tribute to drummer D. H. Peligro following his death at the age of 63.

LITTLE Mix’s Jade Thirlwall looked incredible as she transformed into Princess Jasmine for Halloween. The 29-year-old pulled out all the stops, while her boyfriend Jordan Stephens dressed up as The Genie from Aladdin.

Mike McCahill Guest Contributor Centred on a chaotic family coming to terms with an autism diagnosis, the Israeli comedy-drama “Yellow Peppers” never aired on British television, but it’s had a pronounced influence on British TV schedules over the past decade. First, it begat Peter Bowker’s direct adaptation “The A Word,” which over three series relocated several of its predecessor’s storylines to a picturesque Lake District setting, achieving the holy-grail combo of excellent reviews and high ratings for the BBC before finding a transatlantic home on Sundance TV. Now “The A Word” generates its own variation in “Ralph & Katie,” a six-part spin-off charting the further adventures of soccer-mad Ralph (Leon Harrop) and his baker beloved Katie (Sarah Gordy). Noteworthy as characters with Down’s syndrome played by actors with Down’s syndrome, these lovebirds first won hearts during a third-series subplot on “The A Word,” moving in together against the advice of their overprotective, micromanaging guardians. Now they attempt an arguably trickier transition yet: from B-plots to A-plots, from supporting players to leads.