55 h. ago 'Not exactly macho, is it?': Thugs slammed over drunk street brawl as eldest told 'you should know better'

'Whatever the cause of this fight, to continue it is inexcusable', a judge told them

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4 d. ago Two friends told a court judge a story about this BMW but their claims were soon in tatters

Investigators thought something smelt funny - a few basic checks later and the two friends were heading to prison

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8 d. ago 'Paedophile' sexually assaulted young girls and strangled one of them

Sean Newington, 39, was told by a judge he "plainly has a sexual interest in children" and was "in short, a paedophile".

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1 week ago Man Utd lose more than £300m in transfer deals as squad value paints worrying picture

Manchester United have struggled for years to nail their transfer dealings and that has resulted in them massively overpaying for a squad that has struggled to deliver on their fees

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1 week ago UFC announcer grabbed schoolboy, 14, by the neck when Lime Bike blocked the pavement outside his £1.6million home

Sports entrepreneur Andrew Friedlander, 51, was told by a Judge: 'It was not for you to act as the local vigilante to hold them to account,' after he was convicted of grabbing the teen's neck.

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1 week ago "When you in, hard to go back": The messages that led to a gangster's downfall

Jamie Rothwell organised a host of criminal activity from Spain

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2 w. ago The Noel Clarke judgment is a victory for the brave women who told us their stories – and for journalism | Katharine Viner

The high court has found in favour of the Guardian after the British actor and filmmaker sued for libel over allegations of sexual misconductKatharine Viner is editor-in-chief of the Guardian Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Someone called him a d***head then he made 'the worst mistake of his life'

'You are at fault, you should not have been carrying a knife, though I accept there was an element of provocation', a judge told Matthew Harral

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2 w. ago Teenage thug who brutally stabbed boy in savage Paisley attack jailed

A judge told Harvey Hogg he had endangered his victim's life during the attack in Paisley.

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2 w. ago Notorious gangster Jamie Rothwell among the criminals to be locked up this week

The Manchester Evening News has looked back on those locked up this week in our region

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2 w. ago "That’s where the breadcrumb trail started": How Salford gangster Jamie Rothwell finally ran out of luck

A selfie and a holiday snap helped lead to his downfall

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3 w. ago Moment UK drug kingpin who ran £26m empire dances for the camera as he’s arrested by police in Spain

Watch the moment a leader of a crime gang that ran a £26million drug empire is arrested by Spanish authorities.

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3 w. ago Notorious gangster 'tired of criminal life' does strange dance as he's arrested

Jamie Rothwell, 38 was banged up for 43 years at Manchester Crown Court after pleading guilty to gun and drug offences - he now says he's 'tired of criminal life'

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3 w. ago Gangster who enjoyed lavish lifestyle funded by crime and helped buy AK47 machine gun among Jamie Rothwell associates to be locked up

Craig Makinson enjoyed holidays and expensive cars

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3 w. ago Drug gangster Jamie Rothwell jailed after ordering shootings from Barcelona flat

Salford gangster Jamie Rothwell has been sentenced to 43 years behind bars after admitting a string of drug and gun offences - which were laid bare in an encrypted messaging system

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3 w. ago Drug and gun gangster Jamie Rothwell sentenced to 43 years as he's 'tired' of crime life

Jamie Rothwell was one of the National Crime Agency's most wanted men after he was exposed as a leading figure in the Salford gang feud following the EncroChat hack

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3 w. ago The moment armed police storm Jamie Rothwell's Spanish apartment in dawn raid

Rothwell had been hiding out in Barcelona

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3 w. ago Everything the judge told Jamie Rothwell before delivering MASSIVE sentence

Judge John Potter passed sentence earlier at Manchester Crown Court

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3 w. ago Notorious gangster Jamie Rothwell jailed for 43 years after drug and gun offences

Jamie Rothwell has been jailed for 43 years.

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3 w. ago Gangster Jamie Rothwell's life in 'Monster Mansion' revealed as he faces years in jail

Jamie Rothwell, 38, is awaiting his fate after admitting a series of gun and drug crimes. The hacking of communications network EncroChat revealed he had organised underworld hits

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