Feezan Hameed Choudhary, 33, the Scots mastermind behind Britain’s biggest cyber scam, claims he has been on a ‘spiritual journey’ in prison.

A trial at Manchester’s Crown Square Court heard that Lukman Shonibare, 44, treated his wife, Lyndsay, so badly that she felt like she was in a ‘torture chamber’.

Melanie Batty lived in an American-style caravan at remote campsites in France’s remote Ariege department close to where her son was picked by a lorry driver in the dead of night last week.

The 17-year-old flew from France ‘s Toulouse Blagnac airport to Amsterdam yesterday before finally touching down in Manchester last night, escorted by police officers.

The owners of the Gite, Frederic Hambye and Ingrid Beauve, took the British youngster under their wing and treated him as a member of the family.

When Laura Hue-Williams began having therapy six years ago, her family didn’t see any cause for concern. Now they are heartbroken, having watched her estrange herself from family and friends.

Terry Maher, 73, pictured, has called in lawyers, complaining the Holycombe Spiritual Development Centre on the edge of the picturesque Cotswold village of Whichford attracts drunken revellers and hosts raves.