Criminal cases that the Crown Prosecution Service take to court are in the news every day. This section also covers many issues related to our work, including violence against women and girls, hate crime, support for victims and witnesses, statistics, and speeches by the Director of Public Prosecutions and other senior staff.
Latest news
You can find our latest news stories here and search for older stories. You can also find more information about high-profile cases and the work of the CPS.
Working with the media
To make criminal court reporting more open, the CPS, police, and media representatives created a joint protocol (agreement) for working together. We are currently working on an updated version of the protocol.
A violent domestic abuser who stabbed his pregnant girlfriend to death after a furious row in which he told her to “get an abortion” has been sentenced to life in jail with a minimum term of 42 years.Shaine March, 47, of Lewisham, South East London, stabbed Alana Odysseos to death at her home in…
Press ReleaseDomestic abuseViolent crimeCPSLondon North
A creator of a private online group which was set up exclusively for the sexual exploitation of children has been jailed today (31 October).Michael Clennell, 46, has been sentenced to a total of 9.5 years at Snaresbrook Crown Court for multiple counts of child abuse including the facilitation of…
Prosecutors are asking for views on how they prosecute ‘gang’-based offenders and whether guidance is needed on musical expression in prosecutions to help better protect the public.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has today launched a two-part public consultation seeking views on updating…
The Crown Prosecution Service has today announced Safi Dawood, 22, has been charged with one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder, and possession of an offensive weapon following a triple stabbing in Uxbridge on Monday.Jaswant Narwal, Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London North, said:…
A man has been sentenced to ten months in jail at Leeds Crown Court after making a bomb hoax call to a synagogue the week after a fatal terrorist attack at a synagogue in Manchester.Markel Ible made the call to Sinai Synagogue in Roundhay on Monday 6th October 2025, just days after Jihad al-Shamie…
A man who falsely claimed to be the father of eight Albanian children as part of an immigration conspiracy has been jailed.Gerald Cera, 28, was sentenced to six years in jail at St Albans Crown Court today following a successful prosecution by the Crown Prosecution Service. A jury previously found…
A self-proclaimed “nerdy kid” who tried building his own bombs in his mother’s back garden has been found guilty today after prosecutors proved he wasn’t just a scientist experimenting at home – and had in fact committed a serious criminal offence. Harry Whittaker, 32, of Caddington in…
Two men have been convicted of a series of sexual offences against five teenage girls more than 25 years ago.The Crown Prosecution Service’s dedicated Organised Child Sexual Abuse Unit prosecuted Imtiaz Ali, 53, and Manzorr Hussain, 54, following an investigation by Greater Manchester Police.Today,…
A group of men have been sentenced following an arson at a warehouse housing humanitarian aid and Starlink satellite equipment destined for Ukraine. The attack – which caused damage and repairs costing around £1m – was orchestrated by Dylan Earl, 20, and Jake Reeves, 23, who were…
A man has been convicted of murdering a hotel worker after he followed her to a railway station and stabbed her multiple times with a screwdriver.Killer Deng Chol Majek, 19, singled out 27-year-old Rhiannon Whyte who had been working at a hotel housing asylum seekers in Walsall where he had been…
Press ReleaseViolent crimeCPSWest Midlands
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If you are a national or international journalist with a media enquiry, you can contact the CPS Press Office on 020 3357 0906 or email [email protected] (9am-5pm weekdays only).
For out-of-hours media enquiries please call 020 3357 0906 to reach the duty press officer.
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Media protocol
To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together. We are currently in the process of updating the protocol.
