Emmerdale fans will see Belle Dingle trapped in her abusive marriage to Tom King

The ITV soap is tackling a coercive control storyline with Tom King and Belle Dingle, and fans have recently seen Tom isolating and manipulating his partner Belle. With his vile behaviour worsening recently and him having her under surveillance, recent episodes took an even more heartbreaking turn as Tom turned violent.

After Belle realised she was pregnant, this week sees the character wracked with nerves as she opens up to the midwife and admits she wants a termination. Booking an appointment for a scan, Belle is crushed it’s come to this. Later, as Tom returns home, Belle quickly hangs up a call with a taxi firm.

As Tom compliments her makeup, Belle strategically asks him to take a photo, and clocks his phone pin. After a little while, Tom heads upstairs and Belle unlocks his phone, trying to access his banking app to pay for the taxi. However, it’s not long until Belle is floored when she makes a shocking discovery and realises Tom’s been tracking her every movements. Following the discovery, Belle feels trapped as she fails to convince Tom to let her use the car.

Finding a spare key, Belle is unsure whether to risk it and drive herself to the abortion clinic. Meanwhile, Amelia reluctantly agrees to look after her dog Piper, and Belle slips her phone into Esther’s pram so Tom can’t track her. Paranoid, Belle checks she’s not being watched and gets into Tom’s car. Whilst at the clinic, Belle struggles to make sense of her situation with Tom, but she is adamant she can’t have this baby… what happens next and will Tom find out?

Corrie Joel’s next victim

Joel Deering sets his sights on a new target
Joel could be lining up his next victim, targeting returning teen Sabrina this week. Vile Joel spots Sabrina looking distressed outside the police station and soon finds out that her brother has been arrested. He asks her to contact him any time she needs and hands her his business card.

Sabrina is joined by her friend, and Joel is thrilled to realise he has a new target. Could both these young women be at risk, and will they face the same fate as Lauren? Have Corrie just revealed his next victims?

Finally, we can expect more twists where newcomer Maya is concerned (
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BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)DON’T MISS

Maya Houssain, played by Bharti Patel, made her debut last month in Walford and soon started an unlikely friendship with cab driver Harvey Monroe. The pair bonded over their mutual love of football, and Harvey was delighted to make another friend with similar interests after Rocky Cotton and Mitch Baker’s recent departures.

In spoilers for this week, Harvey and Maya go to lunch after Maya is stood up by a friend, but the conversation is soon soured when Harvey reveals the truth about his son Aaron’s criminal past when the pair discuss their families. Later this week, Harvey worries he’s lost Maya as a friend when she doesn’t respond to his text, but elsewhere Maya is looking up details relating to Aaron’s previous criminal history…