When does Home and Away return in 2025 in the UK, Australia and Ireland?

Could they be Lacey and her car enthusiast friend?

Aussie viewers recently saw Xander Delaney (Luke Van Os) leave Summer Bay behind as he headed to Melbourne for a business internship. While he assured Dana (Ally Harris) that he’d soon be back, it’s believed that Xander won’t be returning to Summer Bay.

Following in Xander’s footsteps, it looks like his sister Rose is also leaving Summer Bay behind in the new year.

In early October, fan of the show Belinda Sinclair witnessed Kirsty filming Rose’s departure scene at Palm Beach.

The scene saw Rose driving out of the bay as Irene (Lynne McGranger), Kirby (Angelina Thomson) and Bree (Juliet Godwin) ran up to her, causing her to come to a stop.

Irene could be seen handing over a leaving gift after Rose stepped out of the car. Rose then hugged the trio one by one, before getting back in the car and continuing her drive out of the bay.

Kirby shouts “Go get ’em, Detective!” suggesting that Rose has achieved a promotion from Senior Constable to Detective, and may be heading to the city to pursue her dreams.

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What’s in store for UK and Ireland viewers next year?

UK and Ireland viewers are roughly two months behind the episodes airing on Australian screens, so we already know exactly what’s in store in the first few months of 2025.

UK viewers ended the year with a separate dramatic finale in which Tane discovered that Perri (Cantona Stewart) had killed his father Carl (Matthew Holmes), while Justin (James Stewart) was stuck at a remote house with Claudia (Rachael Carpani).

Upon our return to Summer Bay, Tane has no option but to call the police to report Carl’s death, and Rose and her colleague are soon on the scene.

When Tane goes to get Perri from his room, the teen has disappeared, which only serves to make him look guilty. Perri ends up being hidden in Summer Bay Auto by Theo, whose similarly abusive childhood means he knows the pain Perri has suffered.

Yet Perri’s face is soon plastered all over the news, and after Theo brings Tane to the garage, they manage to convince the teen to hand himself in.

Perri claims that his dad must have hit his head in their struggle, but the autopsy report reveals that there was water in Carl’s lungs, implying that he had drowned and that Perri himself was responsible.

Perri is charged and spends weeks preparing for trial, with little confidence that he’ll be found not guilty.

In the courtroom, things don’t look good, as the prosecutor argues that Tane’s decision to teach him martial arts was arming him with the skills he needed to end his father’s life.

In a break in proceedings, Perri’s lawyer Jane (Charlotte Friels) gets an urgent text and rushes off. When proceedings resume, she calls in a surprise witness – Perri’s mum, Kaia (Akina Edmonds)!

Perri spent years believing his mum to be dead, but, as Kaia takes the stand, she verifies Perri’s story of the years of abuse he suffered at the hands of his father, as she explains that Carl forced her to leave after threatening to harm her son.

Perri is found not guilty, but any happiness he would have felt is replaced by anger – why did his mum let him believe she was dead for so many years?

Perri pushes his mum away, and it takes some time for him to forgive her, but he eventually decides to leave with her for New Zealand.

With Justin stuck at the remote woodland cabin after Claudia threw his keys away, he spends the night in his car.

Back in Summer Bay, Leah (Ada Nicodemou) fears the worst, convinced that Justin and Claudia are having an affair. The following morning, Justin decides to head home on foot, but when he gets back to the bay, he finds his house deserted, and Leah’s belongings gone.

Leah has headed to Summer Bay House, where she announces to Alf (Ray Meagher) and Marilyn (Emily Symons) that she’s left Justin!

After Perri’s departure, Tane realises that he has feelings for Harper after all, and the two begin dating. However, heartbreaking news about their baby is just around the corner…

When Harper’s next scan comes around, Dana attends in Tane’s place. When the sisters meet with the sonographer, she leaves the room to double-check something with the doctor, and when Dr Shaw (Mandy Bishop) arrives, she reveals that there’s some shadowing on the baby’s lung.

She brings in Levi (Tristan Gorey), who explains that the baby has a small cyst on its lung. It’s putting pressure on its organs, which could result in heart failure if they don’t fix the issue.

Harper prepares for surgery after Levi explains that the cyst is still growing. However, Levi hides his fears about carrying out the operation, having never done it before. UK viewers will find out whether Harper and her unborn baby survive the operation in early March 2025.

The final week of UK episodes saw Alf suffer a heart scare after collapsing outside the Surf Club. Bree froze when it came to administering the life-saving drugs, and it was on Levi to step in and save Alf’s life.

Marilyn explained to Levi that Bree was at fault, and Levi decided to report Bree, after explaining that her hesitation could have cost Alf his life.

When her disciplinary hearing arrives, Bree turns the tables. She claims that Levi has control issues and that he swept in and took over Alf’s case, and references the time that he forcefully took over after Remi’s (Adam Rowland) accident earlier this year.

Levi then finds himself suspended – will Bree see sense before she ruins his career forever?

We met Remi’s wealthy parents Graham (Brian Meegan) and Nicola (Kate Raison) earlier this year, as it was explained that despite Remi’s privileged upbringing, he decided from a young age that he wanted to make his own way in the world.

He also wants to get Lyrik back together, his riches meaning that they can play for pleasure without having to worry money. Lyrik are officially back together!

The new year sees Abigail (Hailey Pinto) bag herself a job at the board shop, and her new boss Mali (Kyle Shilling) soon realises that he’s developing a crush on her – yet, there’s a problem. Abby has developed a crush on Theo!

While Theo and Abby organise a first date, it comes crashing down when Justin fills Theo in on Abby’s history of drug use. With Theo having gone down a dark path with Valerie (Courtney Clarke) earlier this year, he reluctantly calls the date off, explaining to Abigail that he can’t risk relapsing.

That leaves the path clear for Mali. When Abigail organises a Gala Day for Manta Ray Boards, Mali is blown away, and he leans in for a kiss, which Abigail reciprocates. It seems a new relationship is set to hit the bay in 2025!