Home and Away Spoilers – Zane’s shocking vandalism leaves Summer Bay stunned

 

Next week on Home and Away in the UK, Zane’s shocking act of vandalism leaves Marilyn and his new friends confused, while Mac and Levi consider what their future looks like without children.

Zane (Angus McColl) has struggled to adjust to life outside prison, despite Marilyn’s (Emily Symons) determination to help him make a fresh start.

After serving ten years for a burglary during which he accidentally struck nine-year-old Heidi with a baseball bat, Zane recently learnt the full extent of her lasting injuries. His attempt to apologise brought a firm refusal of forgiveness from her family, but Marilyn refused to leave matters there.

Going against Zane’s wishes and David’s (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor) advice, Marilyn contacted Heidi’s brother Austin (Elliott Giarola), hoping to persuade him to forgive Zane. Instead, her interference brought Austin to the bay, where he attacked Zane in Summer Bay House after following Marilyn home.

Zane chose not to press charges, but knowing that Heidi will never recover has left him questioning whether he deserves a life of his own.

Next week, Marilyn tries to give Zane something to look forward to by suggesting courses at the local community college. Yet he’s finding it increasingly difficult to take an interest in the opportunities being offered to him.

Alf (Ray Meagher) is worried too, and after seeking advice from David, he puts together a list of local counsellors who could help Zane.

Zane is touched by Alf’s efforts but later tells Marilyn he won’t be contacting any of them. He doesn’t believe there’s a better version of himself to work towards, and counselling won’t change what happened to Heidi—or the fact that Marilyn could have been hurt when Austin came looking for him.

Marilyn also arranges for John (Shane Withington) to take over Zane’s driving lessons, but Zane turns down the offer. 

Opening up to John, he admits that he hadn’t expected freedom to be so difficult.

In prison, his problems were his alone. Now everyone trying to help him has to deal with them too, leaving him wondering whether he was better off inside.

When Mali (Kyle Shilling) learns how low Zane is feeling, he takes him for dinner at Salt, where he’s introduced to Tane (Ethan Browne).

Discovering that Tane has also spent time behind bars gives Zane someone to talk to about his experience. Yet whilst Tane is grateful to be free, Zane misses the routine.

At his next parole check-in, David has encouraging news for Zane—his progress could lead to some of his conditions being relaxed. However, his reminder of how easily Zane could end up back in prison gets Zane thinking.

Returning to the surf club, Zane encounters Tane and Mali. Concerned after their conversation over dinner, Tane offers him a year’s free gym membership to give him something to focus on.

Zane appreciates the gesture but says he won’t need it. He then thanks Mali for never judging him, acknowledging that not everyone has treated him that way.

Zane shakes Mali’s hand before heading inside, leaving both Mali and Tane feeling that something isn’t quite right.

When John offers another driving lesson, Zane declines before thanking him and Alf for all their kindness. There’s something unusually final about Zane’s words, prompting John to ask if he’s okay.

Suddenly, in front of everyone, Zane grabs a pool cue and begins smashing up the surf club!

Alf and John are shocked as Mali and Tane rush inside, with Zane repeatedly demanding that someone call the police as Tane tries to restrain him.

Zane soon gets his wish as David and an officer turn up.

As Zane is taken away to a waiting police car, Alf and John struggle to understand what’s happened. 

David admits he’s equally baffled, having seen no cause for concern at Zane’s check-in that morning.

Mali and Tane, however, begin to piece it together. Remembering how Zane spoke about prison over dinner, they realise the outburst was deliberate. He really does believe life was easier inside, and he’s trying to get himself sent back.

At the station, Zane is impatient to plead guilty, insisting that he’s a criminal and should be returned to prison. David offers to arrange professional help, but Zane becomes increasingly desperate when he refuses to charge him.

Let into the interview room, Marilyn tries to get through to him, refusing to leave when he asks her to. Zane tells her she was wrong to support him—he can’t cope outside and believes prison is where he deserves to be.

David ultimately gives Zane a caution and tells him he’s free to go. Marilyn is grateful for the chance to take him home, but Zane can’t accept it.

Determined to be charged, he decides to take matters into his own hands… 

Will Zane get what he wants?

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Elsewhere, Mackenzie (Emily Weir) and Levi (Tristan Gorey) struggle to move forward after learning that all their frozen embryos have been destroyed.

Whilst Mac is overwhelmed by sadness, Levi channels his grief into demanding answers from the IVF clinic and threatening legal action. Mali helps him realise that Mac needs his support, but his apology brings only a brief respite.

When the clinic offers to pay for another round of IVF as compensation for their “financial inconvenience,” Levi is furious at their insensitivity.

Mac eventually stops him from berating another receptionist, explaining that his angry calls are only making things harder for her.

Later, a conversation with Tane about his separation from his son leaves Mac in tears as she reveals what’s happened. Given all the heartache they’ve already endured, the offer of further treatment frightens her. Tane encourages her to discuss it with Levi.

Returning home, Mac finds that Levi has been looking through the keepsakes from the second baby they lost. With his anger giving way to grief, they finally talk about whether they can face trying again.

Mac admits she’s frightened of putting her body through more treatment and enduring the disappointment of another miscarriage.

Levi gently suggests that they don’t have to—they could decide to stop trying and choose a life without children.

But letting go of that dream raises a difficult question for their relationship… would the two of them be enough?

Home and Away is available to stream from 6am weekdays, with double bill episodes airing from 6pm on 5Star.

Neighbours legend Stefan Dennis slams plans to reformat Margot Robbie episodes

 He called the move "unbelievably invasive, morally and legally wrong."

Neighbours' Stefan Dennis has hit back at reported plans to reformat old episodes of the soap into short-form vertical video episodes using AI. Variety reports that RoseBerry Media will recut episodes starring Margot Robbie into vertical videos for its Epis Platform.

The publication said that two storylines – including with Robbie's character Donna Freedman, whom she played from 2008 to 2011 – will be cut into micro episodes that will total 150 minutes combined.

This project is being done using RedSnapper, RoseBerry's production workflow, which uses AI to create vertical content.

Speaking to the Herald Sun, Stefan Dennis, who portrayed Paul Robinson in the show, slammed the use of AI for the vertical episodes, calling the new microdrama "unbelievably invasive, morally and legally wrong, and somehow it appears we can’t do anything about it".

"I’ve got my agent [on it]. I imagine everyone else on Neighbours is doing the same thing, as well as the MEAA and Australian Writers Guild. Whether they can stop it is another thing. We’re dealing with a very big machine," he said.

Dennis went on to say he feels "fear" for "his industry and every other industry" with the rise of AI technology.

"A year ago, I made a prediction that in 10 years, the world of recorded media will be predominantly AI. Well, I’m taking that back because it won’t be 10 years," he said. "The avalanche is happening now, and it will swallow us all."

In a statement provided to Variety, co-founder and CEO of RoseBerry Media, Guy Hameiri, said: "Neighbours is an iconic piece of television history, and exactly the kind of premium entertainment IP we believe can thrive in the vertical format.

"This is the first time we’ve had the opportunity to apply RedSnapper to a long-running soap with such a rich library of characters, storylines and cultural moments, and Fremantle has been a fantastic partner in helping bring that vision to life."

Fremantle commercial and international CEO Jens Richter also said in a statement: "Neighbours has an extraordinary legacy, with decades of memorable characters, stories and talent.

"Working with RoseBerry allows us to explore incredible archive in an entirely new way, bringing much-loved IP to new audiences while demonstrating how established television libraries can continue to evolve, find new relevance and importantly create new commercial opportunities.

"It’s an exciting example of how technology and creative thinking can unlock new value from our diverse catalog and content library."

EastEnders' Ash issues ominous warning after Suki feud suddenly changes

 Ash remains suspicious.

EastEnders has aired a twist in the family feud between Suki Panesar-Unwin and her daughter Ash, who's recently returned to the Square amid a difficult divorce. As Ash was hired to work in the family practice, Suki was adamant her daughter was "a mess" and wasn't fit for work at the moment.

In tonight's scenes, Suki told his wife Eve she'd pressure Nugget to fire Ash. As Suki spoke with her grandson at the store, Ash overheard her saying she was "not in the right headspace" and "a liability" and stormed out, as Suki followed her outside.

Suki insisted she was doing it for Ash's sake, not handing her everything she wanted "on a plate", with Ash hitting back: "I need a job, not a lecture!"

Ash proved her skills when Denise Fox sadly suffered a collapse, rushing to her aid.

She took control of the situation, instructing Denise's loved ones about what to do and checking her vitals when she came to. Meanwhile, an impressed Suki looked on.

Later on, Suki told Ash she handled the emergency "really well".

"That's what I'm trained for," Ash replied, as Suki admitted she was wrong.

"You'd make a great trainee GP at the surgery," Suki conceded, telling Ash she'd asked Nugget to ignore their previous chat.

Back at Vinny and Penny's, Eve noticed a change in Suki, asking how she and Ash had smoothed things over. Suki said she'd been too harsh on her daughter.

Despite Suki offering her an olive branch, Ash continued being suspicious of her mother. In the kitchen with Vinny, Ash called their mum "a snake".

"She'll ruin it, like she always does," she declared.

Hollyoaks confirms Tony and Sienna passion – as someone else confesses their love

 A new love triangle?

Hollyoaks has confirmed surprise passion for Tony Hutchinson and Sienna Blake, as the two characters share a kiss next week. This very unexpected pairing was teased in the soap’s autumn trailer last month, and now new spoilers reveal that this shock scene will air very soon.

Tony has had a very difficult year, with his beloved wife Diane passing away after a devastating ovarian cancer diagnosis.

The pair’s closeness has been commented on recently, but Leela reasoned that they were simply helping each other through their grief, as she is still struggling with the loss of her daughter Peri.

However, next week Leela and Tony are both at the hospital in the aftermath of Leah’s accident – Leela confesses to her friend that she is falling in love with him.

How Tony responds to Leela’s bombshell remains under wraps, but later in the week, he finds himself working together with Sienna.

Things have been tricky for Sienna since she was released from prison last month as she strived to see her children again, and she is now closely involved with finding out what has happened to her missing friend Ste.

After Tony and Sienna cross paths for an important reason during the week, the pair end up sharing a bottle of wine back at Tony’s flat.

But there is some strong chemistry between the two iconic soap characters, and before long things heat up and Tony and Sienna start kissing!

Whether this is a brief passionate encounter or the start of something more serious, we don’t yet know. But with Leela having put her heart on the line and admitted her growing feelings for Tony, she wouldn’t be happy to learn that he has been getting intimate with someone else.

Will Leela discover the truth about Tony and Sienna’s kiss – and how will Tony navigate this love triangle he’s found himself in?

Hollyoaks lines up big change for Frankie Osborne amid dramatic episodes

 Could something big be on the horizon for Frankie?

Hollyoaks has a big change for Frankie Osbourne lined up in dramatic episodes. Amidst Ste Hay's disappearance, Leah Barnes ended up in hospital following a tense confrontation with Lucas Hay.

While taking a breather outside, Leah overhears Lucas admit his guilt over something, which shocks her greatly. When telling Lucas to stay away from her, she falls down the stairs in the confusion.

Frankie discovers an unconscious Leah on the floor and calls for help. It appears that this moment might inspire a change in Frankie.

For context, Frankie had a promising career as a dancer. In April, she was heading for a new life in London after accepting a place at a dance school, before tragedy struck.

After Frankie, Charlie, Tony, Jack and Leela all realised that she'd left her new ballet shoes behind, a horrendous car crash occurred as they collided in separate vehicles.

As a result of the crash, she suffered a serious leg injury that halted her from starting her course for at least six months, leaving her clueless as to what to do with her life in the meantime.

Now, it seems like Frankie's ambitions might take a different direction as Nancy comments that she might have a future in nursing given how great she was with handling Leah following her fall.

Frankie is incredibly helpful after Leah’s horrific fall, and her kind and caring nature doesn’t go unnoticed by stepmum Nancy,” says our source.

“Since Frankie’s injury, she has considered travelling the world with her boyfriend Caleb. But with her dance dreams currently on hold, could Frankie find a new ambition in nursing?”

Home and Away reveals first look at huge new crime storyline

 "Think again."

There's set to be more disturbance in Summer Bay as Home and Away teases a huge upcoming crime storyline. The soap's official Instagram account shared an incredibly dramatic teaser as the show heads into a dark storyline.

The teaser shows a bunch of picturesque shots of the beach and happy couples as it reveals that new love is blossoming in the coastal town.

However, that good feeling doesn't last for long as a crime scene is soon shown, complete with rows of police tape. The caption reads: "Think you know what's coming next in Summer Bay? Think again."

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It's already been reported that a missing person storyline is in the works for Ruth 'Roo' Stewart, with fans spotting missing posters proclaiming her last whereabouts and a crime scene involving a burnt-out car.

According to the posters, Roo was last spotted at Swan Parade, Bayfield as she travelled back to Summer Bay in a black Toyota C-HR.

And in the new promo, more information is disclosed as Roo's father Alf is seen at the sidelines of the crime scene, as Sergeant David Langham is seen walking towards him.

But that's not all, as Back to the Bay further reports that filming from episodes show Leah also approaching the same area along with Alf, Marilyn and Justin holding a bouquet of flowers.

What is even more concerning to fans is that an actor was spotted playing a coroner carrying off a dead body - so could this be the end of Roo?

Elsewhere in the bay, there's some more drama surrounding Richie's return following his accidental shooting of Sergeant Langham during a robbery.

Now having been fired from the force, he returned to reconcile with ex-girlfriend Abigail, an offer she is seriously considering.