A teenager from Ilkeston in Derbyshire has been convicted of the murder of 18-year-old Noah Smedley in the town.

Charles Hartle, 18, who was 17 at the time, stabbed Mr Smedley in the heart with a Rambo knife, which he had concealed in his trousers, after a group of friends had bought drugs from him on 28 December 2024.

Hartle stood at the back of the group and, once his friends had made the deal and were saying their goodbyes, he stepped forward, grinned and stabbed Mr Smedley.

A man has been sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for grooming and raping a schoolgirl in Rotherham 20 years ago.

The Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) dedicated Organised Child Sexual Abuse Unit prosecuted Paul Richardson, 63, following an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) under Operation Stovewood.

Following a trial, Richardson was found guilty of four counts of rape and one count of attempted rape following a trial at Sheffield Crown Court. He was sentenced today at the same court.

Large organisations across England and Wales need to finalise preparations for a new fraud prevention law that comes into force on 1 September 2025.

The reminder comes as the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) today published joint updated guidance for prosecutors around dealing with corporate prosecutions.