The ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang that used young girls as "sex slaves" has been jailed for 35 years.

Mohammed Zahid, also known as "Boss Man", gave free underwear from his lingerie stall at Rochdale Indoor Market to both teenagers, with money, alcohol and food, in return for the expectation of regular sex with him and his friends.

The 65-year-old was one of seven men convicted in June of committing various sexual offences against the girls between 2001 and 2006.

Both victims were treated as “sex slaves” from the age of 13, said prosecutors, “amid deeply troubled home lives”, as they were given drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, places to stay and people to be with.

Members of the grooming gang expected them to have sex "whenever and wherever", including in filthy flats, on rancid mattresses, in cars, car parks, alleyways and disused warehouses.