Why there will be no new episodes of Coronation Street tomorrow

Coronation Street fans were left heartbroken this week when Rana Habeeb was killed on her wedding day to Kate Connor.

The nurse became trapped in the Underworld factory after the roof collapsed, tragically passing away after they exchanged vows. However, it looks like fans will be waiting a few extra days to be able to watch the aftermath to the dramatic and devastating scenes. While the soap normally airs two episodes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, there will be no new episodes tomorrow [March 22]. Instead, the soap has been cancelled for the England vs Czech Republic Euro qualifier. Coronation Street will air a one-hour episode on Sunday, March 24  at 8pm. In late January, Bhavna Limbachia - the actress who has played Rana since 2016 - confirmed she would be exiting the long running soap. Following the heartbreaking scenes, she spoke to The Sun about why she had asked for her character to be killed off. She said:

"When I told Kate Oates and Iain McLeod that I wanted to leave the show to try other things, it was my decision and my choice for Rana to die because it was the only fitting end to the character. "Kate and Rana had fought so hard to be together and they had been through thick and thin together. "I believe their love was so pure as two souls that there was no way that Rana was just going to have a change of heart, hop in a cab and leave. "I felt that if they were to be separated, they had to be torn apart and it couldn’t have been their decision. The only way to go was if Rana were to die. Rana would never leave Kate, ever."