ITV Emmerdale teases cousins at war, sudden arrival and Meena twist ahead of schedule shake-up

Emmerdale is not set to be short of drama as a shake-up to the schedule brings cousins at war and a sudden arrival.

And there's even a Meena Jutla twist for good measure.

The ITV soap has teased some of its upcoming storylines ahead of a shake-up to its schedule.

From Monday, March 7, Emmerdale will air at the new time of 7.30pm every weekday - half an hour later than it currently airs - with an-hour long episode still being aired on Thursdays.

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The announcement caused a little bit of controversy among soap lovers as the new time results in a clash with rival soap EastEnders of BBC.

However, the timeslot change marks a new era for Emmerdale as it celebrates its 50th year in 2022.

And it all starts with the gloves being thrown off for cousins Charity and Chas Dingle.

At the centre of village life, the Dingles are renowned for their feisty relationships, and with The Woolpack and the B&B set to host special events on the same day, the warring landladies take sides and create havoc in a battle of one-upmanship.

Charity, played by Emma Atkins, and Lucy Pargeter as Chas, try their best to sabotage each other’s events and when they finally come face to face all hell breaks loose.

It comes after Charity swooped in to save the day, with the help of son Ryan, to buy the Woolie at auction.

Chas was on the brink of losing her beloved pub after Al Chapman's involvement led to an explosion at the pub on Christmas Day.

With Chas' brother Cain keen to back his sister, he threatened Al and got involved with one of his investors - leading to the sneaky businessman's plans falling through.

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