He's been hiding his addiction to painkillers but next week things spiral out of control for Ali Neeson on Corrie.
The Coronation Street doctor puts girlfriend Maria's son Liam in danger when he falls asleep on her sofa leaving a pizza cooking in the oven.
Mary, Gary Windass, Emma Brooker and his brother Ryan Connor burst into the flat to find Ali asleep on sofa and a charred pizza in the oven.
After Maria grabs her son and orders Ali to leave, Ryan discovers some pills in Ali’s coat pocket and orders him to sort his life out.
There's an angry showdown as Maria criticises Michelle's parenting skills and there's heartache for Ali as he watches jealously as Gary flirts with Maria.
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Meanwhile Daniel and Sinead Osbourne meet with the oncologist who breaks the devastating news that her cancer isn’t responding to treatment and she only has a few weeks to live.
In a state of shock Sinead insists that they must attend her father-in-law Ken Barlow's 80th birthday party.
When Daniel reveals that he and Beth have arranged a surprise first birthday party for Bertie too, Sinead is touched.
It's a bittersweet time as Ken finds his friend Norris Cole at the party and Emily Bishop makes her Corrie comeback as she Skypes him from Edinburgh.
At Bertie’s party in the Rovers’ back yard Sinead fights back tears as she breaks the news to family and friends that she only has weeks to live.
Elsewhere Sophie Webster says an emotional goodbye to her Kevin, Sally Tim and Paula as she leaves for Cambodia.
And a worried Dev Alahan takes his daughter Asha to see Dr Gaddas who assesses her sore arms and suggests counselling for the troubled teen who has been using skin lightening cream.
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