Frances Andrade, 48, was ‘extremely traumatised’ after testifying about abuse she suffered as a teenager at the hands of her ex-Chetham’s School of Music choirmaster Michael Brewer and his wife Hilary.

A Tameside thug has been jailed for five years after being convicted of an assault outside a shop in Hyde.

Wade Jordan, 30, worked in a HR role in an international firm in Manchester, where he falsely claimed to have accredited qualifications in Human Resource Management from Manchester Metropolitan University

Darren Wright, 27, was let out of prison early in time for his birthday despite spending three months at large earlier this year.

Arnold Pickering, 44, from Chadderton, Greater Manchester, did not return to HMP Kennett in Merseyside after leaving the open prison at 9.30 on Saturday morning.

David Flaherty, 50, of Woodend Road, Benchill pleaded guilty to ten charges of fraud by abuse of position and one of theft at Manchester Crown Court

Eight men have been jailed for supplying drugs in the Manchester area during a large scale operation to combat organised crime gangs.

Paul Maxwell, who was serving a life sentence for a Wakefield murder in a botched 1996 robbery, admitted escaping lawful custody.

The Barker Baker, Francesca Barker, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court for fraud and was lucky to escape with a suspended sentence.

Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale brutally murdered 25-year-old Lee Rigby in May 2013

Paul Ward, 40, from Sale, was sentenced to four years imprisonment at Manchester Crown Court