Carla Connor looks set to be thrown by Becky Swain’s latest announcement while Carl Webster’s actions horrify Abi Webster and Bernie Winter makes things harder for Asha Alahan in next week’s Coronation Street.

Becky reveals that she’s moving into a rented flat nearby and when daughter Betsy suggests Lisa could help her move her stuff, Lisa’s forced to go along with it.

As they wait in the car together, having run out of fuel, Becky discusses Carla. Meanwhile, the Underworld factory boss tells her nephew, Ryan Connor, that she trusts Lisa implicitly, but when Ryan wonders if she trusts Becky to the same degree, Carla masks her unease.

Later, Becky quizzes Betsy about the last four years, hoping to make up for lost time. But the teenager gets upset and hurries away. When Becky calls in to check on her, Carla asserts that it would be best for everyone if she went back to playing dead.

Elswhere, as they arrive in court for the hearing, Dee-Dee Bailey warns Theo Silverton to keep a cool head. Soon, Danielle’s barrister questions Theo about his violent temper and accuses him of assaulting his son, Miles but as Theo assures him it was an accident.

But when Noah Hedley makes derogatory remarks under his breath, Todd Grimshaw loses his temper and lunges at Noah. As Todd is escorted out by security, Noah allows himself a smug grin. Will Theo be granted access to his kids?

Later, Noah finds them at the Bistro and while asserting that Danielle won’t back down, he makes homophobic jibes. When Theo refuses to rise to the bait, Noah leaves fuming. However, Danielle later arrives with some shock news about Noah.

Meanwhile, Todd confides in Maria Windass that he’s mystified by Theo’s reaction to the news about Noah, when all he ever did was make Theo’s life a misery. Unaware, Theo listens, with his face darkening.

By the end of the week, Theo excitedly reveals that Miles and Millie are coming to say and orders Todd to get the flat looking spick and span and thd undertaker does his best to appear upbeat.

But hen Millie reveals that the only reason they’ve come to visit is because they’re legally required to see him, Theo’s cut to the quick.

Also on the cobbles Abi quizzes Carl about Tracy Barlow and he quickly makes out that he fed her a sob story, she bought it and won’t be bothering them again.

Abi thanks Tracy for backing off, but when Tracy reveals she didn’t have much choice as Carl got someone to trash her shop and threatened to hurt her dad, Ken Barlow, Abi’s horrified.

Later, at the hospital for Kevin’s cancer check, the doctor gives him the all clear. Kevin floods with relief whilst Abi hides her unease, especially when Kevin states he’s looking forward to them growing old together.

It’s not long before Abi meets up with Carl and tells him she hates leading a double life and lying to Kevin. Once back at home Kevin suggests they spend their retirement doing up old cars, but Abi steals herself and drops the bombshell that she thinks they should break up.

Reeling, Kevin tells Tyrone Dobbs about his break up with Abi and how he suspects she might be having an affair with Carl. Tyrone shares his own frustration over the hit and run and how the police are no nearer to finding out who was responsible.

In the hotel bedroom, Abi snuggles up next to Carl and suggests it’s time for them to run away together and start a new life. Carl tries to make light of the situation, but when Debbie pays Carl a visit, she is shocked to find Abi there.

Also on the cobbles, Bernie Winter voices her concerns about Asha Alahan to husband Dev Alahan, which is when he admits that she’s been spending a lot of time in her room.

After some persuasion from Bernie, Asha agrees to help Ryan with the careers fair at the hotel, unaware that the guest speaker is the woman who recently abused her while on shift as a trainee paramedic.

Dev persuades a reluctant Asha to let him take her for lunch at the hotel. But Asha’s shaken when she comes face to face with Naomi, who’s there planning a careers fair.

She was quick to remind her of how she tried to help her when she was drunk, but in return, she was abused and spat upon. Naomi denies all knowledge and warns Asha against making unfounded allegations. Mortified, Asha returns home in tears and tells Bernie about her run-in with Naomi and how she played dumb.

It doesn’t take long for Bernie to head out, a woman on a mission. Later, Bernie confides in Dev that, according to her son, DC Kit Green, it’s going to be difficult to bring charges against Naomi as they only have Asha’s word for what happened.

Back at the careers fair, Bernie locates Naomi’s laptop. As Naomi takes the stage, and clicks on the first slide, she’s horrified by what she sees. Bernie explains to the shocked audience how Naomi abused Asha, a paramedic and woman of colour.

Nina Lucas and Amy Barlow film the proceedings on their phones, while Ryan calls a halt to the event. Having watched the video, Asha rounds on Bernie for interfering and soon, Naomi barges into No.7 and announces that she’s suing Bernie for defamation.

And, Evelyn Plummer masks her disappointment and tells Fiz Dobbs that she’s decided to give up university as it’s expensive and is a young person’s game.