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 detective who abused his position by stealing cocaine from the evidence store at work and supplying it on the streets of Manchester has been convicted.Andrew Talbot, who was previously a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) detective working within the force’s serious crime division, stole just under…
A man who fled the UK after being charged with indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl has been jailed following his extradition from Bulgaria.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecuted Shahid Hussain, 48, as part of Operation Stovewood, a major investigation into non-familial child sexual…
A man from Kent has been jailed for operating a Ponzi-style scheme disguised as betting syndicate, defrauding thousands of members out of over £44 million.Michael Stanley, 67 from Chatham, pleaded guilty to a series of fraud offences and was sentenced today at Maidstone Crown Court to six years in…
A man who shared extreme violent videos supporting Islamic State has been jailed six years and nine months at Kingston Crown Court.Ayoub Nacir, 21, shared documents and videos online that encouraged people to take up arms and commit acts of terrorism.After being arrested, Counter Terrorism Policing…
A man has been imprisoned today (20 September 2024) for child sexual abuse of two young girls in Rotherham in the 2000s.The Crown Prosecution Service prosecuted Neil King, 51, as part of Operation Stovewood, a major investigation into non-familial child sexual abuse and exploitation which took…
An entrepreneur was sentenced today (20 September 2024) for fraudulently obtaining a COVID-19 Bounce Bank Loans to a value of £50,000.Gerald Smith, 69, was found guilty of two counts related to fraud and concealing criminal property or concealing the use of money and sentenced to 18 months…
A former National Trust employee who defrauded the organisation out of more than £1million has today been jailed, after he appeared in Bristol Crown Court with his sons who laundered the proceeds of the fraud.Roger Bryant, 73, of Barnstaple, Devon, was employed by the National Trust as a building…
A self-confessed ‘racist and fascist’ teenager who pleaded guilty to terrorism and assault offences has been sentenced to ten years and four months at Winchester Crown Court today.Alex Hutton, 19, who held extreme racist, transphobic and homophobic views attacked a transgender woman using mixed…
A man who attacked police officers during the disorder at the Holiday Inn in Tamworth has pleaded guilty to riot.At Stafford Crown Court today (19 September 2024), Simon Orr, 38, of Grazier Avenue, Tamworth admitted to participating in the disorder during which the Holiday Inn hotel was targeted…
A Staffordshire man has become the first person in the West Midlands region to be convicted of riot following the disorder at the Holiday Inn, Tamworth in August this year.Mitchell Cleaver, 25, of Morleys Hill, Burton upon Trent, pleaded guilty to riot today at Stafford Crown Court and will be…
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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.
