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.
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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.
Nicholas Coates, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS West Midlands, said: “The prosecution has issued an indictment and Deng Chol Majek will now face counts of murder and possession of an offensive weapon following a stabbing at Bescot Stadium railway station.“He will appear at Wolverhampton…
A man has been sentenced for sending money to his nephew who was fighting for a proscribed terrorist organisation in Syria.Farhad Mohammad, 46, made payments through a middleman intended for his nephew, who at the time in 2017 was an Islamist fighter actively involved in terrorism.Mohammad was…
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has commenced civil recovery proceedings in respect of property which has been seized in the UK from Yadi Zhang (also known as Zhimin Qian) (Zhang) and Jian Wen (Wen), and additional assets.The claim was issued under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002…
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Frank Ferguson, Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: "First and foremost I want to say that my thoughts and those of the CPS remain with the family of Chris Kaba.“Today armed Metropolitan Police officer Martyn Blake has been found not guilty of the charge of murder…
UPDATE: On 18 October the pupil was given a life sentence at Exeter Crown Court, and ordered to serve a minimum of 12 years in prison. A private school pupil who left two of his housemates with life-changing injuries after a violent hammer attack has been convicted of their attempted murder …
A woman who admitted inciting racial hatred after using social media to post about setting fire to hotels housing asylum seekers following the Southport stabbings has been jailed for two years and seven months. Lucy Connolly, 41, posted on X, formerly Twitter, just hours after the killings,…
A former Olympic swimmer and trainee police officer, who represented Great Britain at the 2012 London Games, has been convicted of raping two teenage girls (Wednesday 16 October).Antony James, 34, was convicted by a jury at Plymouth Crown Court of eight charges, including three counts of rape,…
A woman who gave false information and lied about her qualifications when applying and interviewing for a job as a senior nurse at a Welsh neonatal unit has been jailed for fraud. Following a trial at Cardiff Crown Court, Tanya Nasir, 45, from Hertfordshire, was found guilty of nine charges,…
A paedophile who paid and instructed an adult in the Philippines to sexually abuse children as young as two years old has been jailed.Cesar Cordero Conejo, 39, appeared in Snaresbrook Crown Court today where he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment with an additional two years on extended licence…
A man who used fake online profiles to talk to children and request indecent images from them has been jailed today.Daniel Lee, 29, appeared at Newcastle Upon Tyne Crown Court on 14 October 2024 where he was sentenced to four years and five months imprisonment. He also received a Sexual Harm…
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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.
