Emmerdale has confirmed that Joe Tate will start manipulating his half-brother Noah Dingle.

Joe cruelly causes trouble for his younger sibling in next week’s episodes, which confirms the worst fears of Noah’s concerned mum Charity.

Shortly after returning to the village at Christmas, Joe tried his best to apologise to Noah for letting him down in the past.

Noah initially wanted nothing to do with Joe, especially after hearing him bad-mouthing the Dingles.

However, when Joe proved persistent and claimed that he genuinely wanted to spend some time together, Noah finally agreed to give him another chance.

Noah’s decision left Charity very worried, convinced that there’s always a hidden agenda where Joe is concerned.

Next week, it seems that Charity could be right as Noah is plagued by malicious online reviews regarding his work as an electrician.

Joe assures Noah that the negative online attention won’t affect him, but he’s hiding the fact that he’s the one who’s secretly posting the nasty messages.

Later, Joe suggests that Noah should fly out to Dubai and start working there instead.

Joe claims that he can pull some strings to get Noah a job there and hypes up how great the opportunity would be.

Noah seems interested but Charity intervenes, sternly insisting that he can’t go. As Noah seems unlikely to listen, how will Charity handle the situation? And will Noah ever see Joe’s true colours?

Ned Porteous, who plays Joe, previously teased his character’s hidden agenda by saying: “I’m so excited to be returning to Emmerdale. There’s a lot of unfinished business for Joe, and it feels like the right time for him to make a comeback.

“Joe has always been a character with a dark side, but there could be something much bigger at play here. Joe is back for a reason, and the devastation at Home Farm is just the beginning of a much bigger story.”

Emmerdale airs these scenes on Monday, February 3 on ITV1 and ITVX.