That’s the strong message from Knowsley Council, Merseyside Police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) following the sentencing of James Newton, 27, from Kirkby, who posted racist and hateful social media comments on a local Facebook Group.

Prosecutors from across the organisation will now focus on putting asset recovery at the forefront of prosecution strategy, ensuring hard-earned money taken from victims and businesses is returned to them.

No criminal charges will be brought against a sitting MP over an allegation of threats.

We made 32 commitments in the JNAP. We have completed 24 and eight are in progress. As we have developed this refreshed Joint National Action Plan, we have held sessions using the theory of change model to consider where we can go further, building on what we’ve delivered to date. We will be taking forward the JNAP through 20 actions (including the in-progress actions) outlined in the main strategy document.

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His Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) have today issued a report following a joint inspection of the building of prosecution cases by the police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The CPS and National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) note the contents of the report and recognise the issues raised as indicative of the time the fieldwork was undertaken in 2022-2023. In the intervening period, however, the CPS and police have made positive progress, and substantial improvements have been made to the case building process.

A woman has been found guilty of murdering her husband, after his body was found in a holdall in the garden of the property where they lived in Canterbury, Kent.