Members of the public walk past the entrance to Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester north-west England on October 5, 2026, the morning a case against a group of men accused of conspiring to abuse a woman while she was unconscious gets underway. A British man has pleaded guilty to drugging and raping his wife over two decades including administering a substance with intent to stupefy or overpower his wife. His co-defendants, who are aged between 28 and 73 and include a paramedic and former football coach, are set to stand trial at the criminal court in Manchester in the coming days. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images)