A man who sent suspicious packages containing white powder to schools, retail outlets and shopping centres has been jailed.

A British video gamer who faked a hostage situation in a telephone call to U.S authorities that resulted in a man being left with life-changing injuries has been sentenced.

Prosecutors charged 10 per cent more hate crime cases in the final three months of 2023, statistics out today (April 18) show.

Two teenage boys have today been found guilty of murdering 14-year-old Nathaniel Shani in Manchester in September last year.

A Manchester United fan has been sentenced for tragedy chanting at Liverpool fans, mocking the Hillsborough disaster.

A man who stalked his local MP has been given a jail sentence.

Under the hate crime legislation, courts must treat offences more seriously where there is evidence that the offender demonstrated hostility on the basis of the victim’s actual or presumed race, religion, disability, transgender identity or sexual orientation, or the offence was motivated on the basis of hostility towards one of these characteristics. Below are some examples of hate crime cases prosecuted by CPS Yorkshire and Humberside in February 2024 which resulted in a conviction and an uplifted sentence.

Four men responsible for a drive-by shooting outside a church, injuring members of a congregation attending a memorial service, have been jailed.

A GP who sexually assaulted his patients, including a woman with terminal cancer, has been jailed.