The first youths, including a 12-year-old boy, have been sentenced for their part in the violent disorder that broke out across the country in July and August.

A man who posted messages on Facebook about attacking a hotel where asylum seekers were housed has been convicted of using threatening words or behaviour to stir up racial hatred.

Former National Crime Agency officer Paul Chowles has been jailed for stealing 50 Bitcoin - now worth around £4.4m.

A man has been sentenced for driving into a nurse and leaving her with severe injuries before fleeing the UK.

A teenage driver who caused the death of three young men in a high-speed crash has been jailed for nine years and four months.

Two more men have been charged in relation to disorder in Epping, Essex.

The CPS has a statutory duty under section 3(2) (a) Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (the Act) to take over proceedings instituted by or on behalf of the police. However, the CPS also has discretion to take over proceedings in any other case under section 6(2) of the Act.

Joint enterprise, also known as secondary liability, is a legal doctrine in the UK where two or more people can be held responsible for the same crime, even if only one person physically committed the criminal act.

This guidance sets out current CPS policy in relation to the disclosure of previous convictions and cautions of prosecution witnesses.