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.
An Iraqi national has been sentenced today for breaching UK immigration laws by arriving on a yacht from France.Rasty Hassan, 27, was prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for attempting to arrive in the UK without entry clearance in September last year. The 26-foot yacht he was on was…
A youth today (22 October 2025) has been sentenced to life with minimum of over 15 years detention for murdering - 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose in the courtyard of a Sheffield school in February 2025.Mohammed Umar Khan,15, was also found guilty carrying a hunting knife into school premises at…
The Crown Prosecution Service has today announced that Nick Adderley, 59, has been charged with fraud and misconduct in public office following allegations that he made false claims about his military service and educational achievements when applying to work for the police. Malcolm McHaffie,…
Six people have been sentenced for playing a role in a complex £20 million fraud against UK taxpayers.Kashaf Bashier, 43, William Lindfield, 63, Vishal Chudsama, 42, Adeel Karamat Malik, 45, Beverley Thompson, 60, and Sarah Jane Peploe, 54, have been sentenced to 23 months imprisonment,…
The leader of a major organised crime group and four associates responsible for distributing huge quantities of Class A drugs across the North East of the country have been jailed.Shaun Monaghan, 45, of no fixed abode, previously pleaded guilty to his role in running a criminal network that…
A former teacher has been sentenced for sexually assaulting three former pupils at Portsmouth Crown Court today (17 October 2025). Leo Norman, 46, was sentenced on three charges of conducting sexual activity with a child by a person of trust. The charges relate to offences which took place between…
The Crown Prosecution Service has today announced Khondaker Fuad Hasan, Liu Xu Hopkins and Benjamin Hopkins have been charged with the following offences:Conspiracy in Human Trafficking contrary to S2 Modern Slavery Act 2015 and S1 Criminal Law Act 1977Conspiracy to Control Prostitution for Gain…
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Fourteen people have been convicted and sentenced for their part in exploiting over 3,500 victims in a more than £28 million investment fraud, making it one of the largest crimes of this kind in the UK.Mark Rowe, 54, Jodi Beard, 43, Paul Harrison, 54, Nihat Paul Salih, 57, and Lisa Salih, 56,have…
Six members of an organised criminal gang (OCG) have been convicted for playing key roles in smuggling as much as £430, 925 in cash hidden inside DVDs cases on their way to Dubai.Atif Hussain, 33, Usman Mahmood, 38, and Shafiq Zahid, 47, were convicted today of being part of the money laundering…
The Crown Prosecution Service has today announced Jose Vicente Leiva-Modahl AKA Vicente Modahl has been charged with sexual offences.Mr Leiva-Modahl, 65, has been charged with:a • 5 counts of sexual assault on a child• 2 counts of sexual assault on a…
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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).
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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.
