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.

On 24 February 2026, at Manchester Minshull Crown Court, Josh Baxter was jailed for four years. The release below was originally published on 21 January 2026.Josh Baxter, 28, was convicted of inflicting GBH and intentional suffocation after he restrained, choked and suffocated his date during sex.

A man who broke into a property in Rhyl and killed a 69-year-old woman has been sentenced to life imprisonment at Caernarfon Crown Court.

A Russian boat captain has been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter after failing to take any action to prevent a crash between two ships in the North Sea which led to an explosion and the death of a member of crew.

A former GP who abused his position by indecently assaulting seven female patients during routine medical examinations between 1988 and 1997 has been jailed for 22 years.

The Memorandum of Understanding between the Crown Prosecution Service and the Institute of Legal Executives sets out the arrangements for CPS Associate Prosecutors to become members of the Institute and the respective roles and responsibilities of the CPS and the Institute in the administration of the scheme.

The parents of a four-year-old boy whose skeletal remains were found buried in a garden in Handsworth have been convicted of causing his death.