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.
Gary Fothergill, Specialist Prosecutor for CPS North East’s Complex Casework Unit, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Northumbria Police to charge Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers with causing criminal damage after the Sycamore Gap tree was cut down last September.“They have also…
A Luton-based organised criminal gang leader and associates have been imprisoned today for the trading of illegal drugs, guns, and ammunition.Mohammed Waqas Khan (DOB: 02/12/1988) was sentenced for conspiracy to supply illegal drugs and firearms offences to 27 years and 6 months imprisonment and…
Two money laundering cash couriers were imprisoned today (26 April 2024), for their role in transporting illegally obtained money out of the United Kingdom.Mehdi Amrollahibyouki, 41, and Ali Al Nawab, 44, were sentenced to four years imprisonment and two years imprisonment suspended for two years…
The CPS authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge a British man on Friday, 19 April 2024 with conducting hostile activity in the UK in order to benefit a foreign state – namely Russia.This is the first time the CPS has charged offences available under new legislation created by the National…
A teenager who shared extreme right-wing videos, possessed bomb instruction manuals and plans for an attack on a synagogue has been found guilty of terrorism offences.Mason Reynolds, 19, from Brighton who held neo-Nazi views and praised attacks by far-right terrorists, faced one charge of…
A man has been jailed for a minimum of 45 years for stabbing a 70-year-old man to death in the street shortly after he had attempted to kill his own housemate.Ahmed Alid, 45, armed himself with two knives in the early hours of Sunday, 15 October 2023, and broke into the bedroom of his sleeping…
Two women from Tamworth have today been jailed for defrauding and laundering more than £634,000 from estates of the deceased, including money intended for life-saving charities such as Cancer Research and Great Ormond Street Hospital.Laurna Porter was a probate manager at two firms of solicitors,…
A protester has been found guilty of arousing suspicion he was supporting a proscribed terrorist group after he wore a Hamas headband to a pro-Palestine rally.Khaled Hajsaad, 25, attended the protest in central London on 25 November 2023, and wore a green headband that bore close similarities to…
A ringleader who organised the importation and supply of Class A drugs disguised in printer ink has today (24/04/2024) been found guilty at Isleworth Crown Court.Jonathan Strogylos, 36, was one of a group of twelve men involved in a large-scale operation to supply cocaine.Strogylos ran and…
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Nick Price, Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: "The Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division has today authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge two men with espionage offences."Christopher Berry, 32, and Christopher Cash, 29, will be charged with…
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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.
