A dangerous and violent rapist who subjected his victim to years of abuse, leaving her suffering from seizures and nightmares.
A tourist who tried to steal from a corner shop in Wales and threatened a worker with a 10-inch knife, and a drugs gang which supplied £500,000 of class A drugs between Salford and Warrington.
All these offenders have appeared in court in recent days, and Manchester Evening News reporters were in court to cover their cases.