DIANE Brookhouse and husband Richard are expected to discover their fate for running a £15m international drug ring on Friday.

Both are due to be told what punishment they will face at Warrington Crown Court, having been warned they are set for lengthy spells in prison.

Follow our live coverage of the hearing at warringtonguardian.co.uk.

For the full story behind the gang, which smuggled 78kg of heroin and cocaine into the country during fishing trips from France, see next week’s issue.