Coronation Street spoilers as Lauren returns to Weatherfield, Carla attacks and favourite leaves

Lauren Bolton will make her way back to Weatherfield in upcoming Coronation Street scenes after it was confirmed she was alive. After not being seen since February, it was revealed in May that she had been brutally attacked by Joel Deering, who was her 'secret boyfriend'.

But after months away, she returned to see a sick Roy Cropper after he ended up in hospital after suffering a heart attack. Next week, Dee-Dee Bailey and Nina Lucas will be left shocked when the nurse confirms that Roy's visitor was a young girl with blonde hair.

Roy, meanwhile, is delighted to think that Lauren appears to be alive but Nina is furious that she left it this long to return and clear his name and now has disappeared again.

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Bethany Platt tells her mum Sarah Barlow about the sighting of Lauren and how the coat she was wearing matches the coat they saw on the girl in the CCTV from the pizza joint in Leicester and that she was clearly the person using her credit card.

Meanwhile, at the precinct, Carla comes across the group of yobs who were hassling Roy and strides over to give them a piece of her mind. As Carla climbs into her car, one of the yobs cycles towards her and she opens her door, knocking him off his bike sending him sprawling.

Later, Dee-Dee tells Bethany and Joel Deering that the police are checking the CCTV to see if it was Lauren. Hiding his fears about Lauren, Joel ends up telling an excited Dee-Dee he has booked their wedding for September 27th before heading off to go through credit card statements with Bethany to find clues of Lauren’s whereabouts.

But when he receives a text from Betsy Swain demanding more money, he heads out, telling Dee-Dee he’s off to work. Continuing to go through the statements she finds ticket transactions in Warrington and decides to check soup kitchens where a homeless woman confirms that Lauren is squatting in a local pub. Dee-Dee calls Joel to let him know before setting off with Bethany. Will Joel make it to Lauren before Bethany and Dee-Dee?

Elsewhere, Betsy continues to take advantage of Carla, doing little work and demanding an early lunch. When she swans out of the factory Carla heads to the police station to have a word with Lisa but has to end the conversation when Lisa Swain says Betsy has called and is stuck in a rough part of town.

And as Nina calls to collect Roy from the hospital, he tries to cover his nervousness at the thought of leaving. In the café flat, Nina fusses over Roy, glad to have him home. Nina suggests that Roy spend a few days at Cathy’s in Scarborough.

At the end of the week, Lauren returns to the cobbles and goes to the café to apologise to Roy before heading to the Rovers where Bobby Crawford offers her his bed for the night. But his aunt Carla is furious when she finds out.

Meanwhile, on the cobbles, Kit Green pumps Kirk Sutherland for information about Craig Tinker but is unnerved when Kirk asserts that Craig is as honest as the day is long. And at No.5, a despondent Gemma and Chesney worry about their looming eviction. Bernie later calls at No.5 and tells Gemma that the kids are welcome to stay with her while she and Chesney sort out somewhere to live.

Also, in the bistro, Leanne puts pressure on Amy to join the Institute. Leaving Leanne to hold the fort, Nick takes Toyah for her hospital appointment. But as Toyah Habeeb searches the internet in vain for dirt on Rowan Cunliffe, he's putting pressure on Nick Tilsely to invest in the new resource centre.

As he threatens to blow the secret of his affair with Toyah, she's seen rifling through Rowan’s jacket pockets and finds his driving licence and reverse searches the picture of him. What will she find?