6 February 2014 Last updated at 23:33 
The not guilty verdicts delivered in the rape and indecent assault trial of Coronation Street actor William Roache dominate Friday's front pages, with the i among the papers using an image of his short interview outside court. 
"My year of hell," is the headline of the Daily Star, which uses Roache's screen name of Ken Barlow. The paper quotes him as saying: "In these situations there are no winners." 
Across almost its entire front page, the Daily Mirror uses a photograph of the actor, surrounded by his family, as he addressed the media outside court. It quotes him as saying he'd "like to get back to work" in the headline. 
That's exactly what the Sun envisages as it uses the soap's famous cobbles as a backdrop to offer a take on a much-copied wartime poster in its headline: "Keep Ken and Corrie On." 
The Independent says the verdict puts "police in the dock", with Roache being the third cast member cleared of historical abuse claims since the summer. Police insist they will continue to investigate such cases involving celebrities. 
And the Daily Mail makes the same point, asking: "How did it ever get to court?" It says police and prosecutors have been accused of serious errors of judgement, amid claims of a "celebrity witch-hunt". 
The Metro's headline - "The rover's return" - plays on the name of the soap's pub to sum up the message from Roache's co-star Beveley Callard, who plays landlady Liz McDonald, that a pint will be waiting when he gets back on-set. 
The case is a picture story on the front of the Daily Express, which warns that a "mega storm" - carrying 100mph winds and worse than the 1987 storm which wrought havoc across southern England - will hit Britain this weekend. 
Meanwhile, the Daily Telegraph says the Environment Agency delayed work to protect the coastal London-Penzance railway, which collapsed at Dawlish in Devon this week, to undertake a study assessing the impact on birds. 
The Times leads on a speech in which David Cameron is expected to make a plea for people to urge their friends and family in Scotland to "save the union" by voting against independence in September. 
The Financial Times describes the PM's intervention as a "dramatic plea", in which he'll warn that the UK would be "deeply diminished" if Scotland seceded. Mr Cameron is said to have been urged to speak on the issue by senior Tories. 
Some 70,000 people have signed a petition calling on Education Secretary Michael Gove to write to all teachers informing them of "the horrors of female genital mutilation", reports the Guardian.
William Roache verdict, flood defence delays and David Cameron's plea to Scots
The not guilty verdicts delivered in the rape and indecent assault trial of Coronation Street actor William Roache dominate Friday's front pages, with the i among the papers using an image of his short interview outside court. "My year of hell," is the headline of the Daily Star, which uses Roache's screen name of Ken Barlow. The paper quotes him as saying: "In these situations there are no winners." Across almost its entire front page, the Daily Mirror uses a photograph of the actor, surrounded by his family, as he addressed the media outside court. It quotes him as saying he'd "like to get back to work" in the headline. That's exactly what the Sun envisages as it uses the soap's famous cobbles as a backdrop to offer a take on a much-copied wartime poster in its headline: "Keep Ken and Corrie On." The Independent says the verdict puts "police in the dock", with Roache being the third cast member cleared of historical abuse claims since the summer. Police insist they will continue to investigate such cases involving celebrities. And the Daily Mail makes the same point, asking: "How did it ever get to court?" It says police and prosecutors have been accused of serious errors of judgement, amid claims of a "celebrity witch-hunt". The Metro's headline - "The rover's return" - plays on the name of the soap's pub to sum up the message from Roache's co-star Beveley Callard, who plays landlady Liz McDonald, that a pint will be waiting when he gets back on-set. The case is a picture story on the front of the Daily Express, which warns that a "mega storm" - carrying 100mph winds and worse than the 1987 storm which wrought havoc across southern England - will hit Britain this weekend. Meanwhile, the Daily Telegraph says the Environment Agency delayed work to protect the coastal London-Penzance railway, which collapsed at Dawlish in Devon this week, to undertake a study assessing the impact on birds. The Times leads on a speech in which David Cameron is expected to make a plea for people to urge their friends and family in Scotland to "save the union" by voting against independence in September. The Financial Times describes the PM's intervention as a "dramatic plea", in which he'll warn that the UK would be "deeply diminished" if Scotland seceded. Mr Cameron is said to have been urged to speak on the issue by senior Tories. Some 70,000 people have signed a petition calling on Education Secretary Michael Gove to write to all teachers informing them of "the horrors of female genital mutilation", reports the Guardian. 
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