Coronation Street star John Savident, who plays burly butcher Fred Elliot in the long running soap, was today given the freedom of the City of London. The actor was sponsored for the honour by the ...

The 62-year-old actor, who has played butcher Fred Elliott for six years, was treated in hospital for 12 hours on Friday after the attack at the flat on Rozel Square in Manchester, only 100 yards ...

Famous for playing butcher Fred Elliott on the ITV soap for 12 years, John arrived on the cobbles in 1994 and quickly became a fan favourite - with many of his storylines involved his disastrous ...