The criminals locked up in Greater Manchester this week - full details of each case

Manchester Evening News - Oct 24, 2026

The Manchester Evening News has looked back on the cases heard before our region's courts

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Kemi Badenoch hits out at Andy Burnham's turn on Googlebox as he becomes first PM to appear on the Channel 4 reality TV show - and jokes that 'the King will be pleased with me'

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Old soldiers use military training to smuggle £34million of cocaine into UK after using fishing boat to scoop it up in English Channel

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