The actor, 26 - who had played PC Craig Tinker in Corrie for 14 years - was left gutted after ITV bosses broke the news to him that his time on the soap was to come to an end.

A number of soap icons in Emmerdale, Coronation Street and EastEnders have died in the most tragic circumstances - with fans ...

When Kit attempts to explain that there is evidence to prove that Mick was responsible for Craig’s attack and warns that he is a violent man, Brody flies off the handle, charging at Kit and slamming ...

Coronation Street star Joe Layton, who plays Craig Tinker's killer Mick Michaelis on the ITV soap, issued a plea to viewers ...

AXED Coronation Street star Colson Smith has revealed his first new job away from the soap. This week, the 26-year-old’s character PC Craig Tinker was heartbreakingly killed in the line of ...

Joe Layton has revealed that he always knew his Coronation Street character, Mick Michaelis, would murder beloved mainstay ...

Another Coronation Street character looks set to depart the cobbles after being charged with murder in recent scenes. Craig ...

Realising the police were after him, Mick decided to go on the run and tried to use Bernie's abduction to gain leverage over Kit.

Coronation Street star Joe Layton has addressed his character's brutal murder twist for the first time – revealing that it was always the plan for Mick Michaelis to kill Craig Tinker. The show's new ...

Coronation Street's Colson Smith had a seven-word reaction to meeting his character's killer for the first time ...

Joe Layton has spoken out on the twist that has seen his character Mick Michaelis become a murderer after a dramatic week on ...

It's been a tough week for the detective sergeant as she lost one of her own in a brutal attack and it was Carla she turned ...