Criminal cases that the Crown Prosecution Service take to court are in the news every day. This section also covers many issues related to our work, including violence against women and girls, hate crime, support for victims and witnesses, statistics, and speeches by the Director of Public Prosecutions and other senior staff.
Latest news
You can find our latest news stories here and search for older stories. You can also find more information about high-profile cases and the work of the CPS.
Working with the media
To make criminal court reporting more open, the CPS, police, and media representatives created a joint protocol (agreement) for working together. We are currently working on an updated version of the protocol.
Adele Kelly, the Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London North, said:“We have authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Chris Brown (dob 5/5/1989) with one count of grievous bodily harm, contrary to section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.“The alleged incident occurred in…
A man who caused a fatal explosion using butane gas to refine cannabis has today been jailed for causing the deaths of two people at Newcastle Crown Court.Reece Galbraith, 33, of Rectory Road, Gateshead, previously pleaded guilty to multiple charges relating to the explosion at Violet Close,…
Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime Division, said:“Following a thorough and detailed review of the evidence in relation to an allegation of threats, we have decided that no criminal charges should be brought against a sitting MP. "Having considered a number…
Frank Ferguson, Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: “Following a review of the evidence provided by the Metropolitan Police Service, we have authorised two counts of sexual assault against Patrick Spencer MP.“The charges follow two alleged incidents involving two…
Six members of a Russian spy ring who carried out espionage activity on British and European soil have been jailed for a total of more than 50 years. Katrin Ivanova, 33, Vanya Gaberova, 30, and Tihomir Ivanchev, 39, were previously found guilty of conspiracy to spy at the Central Criminal…
Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the CPS Special Crime Division, said: “Following a review of the evidence from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), we have authorised criminal charges against a healthcare professional after the death of William Cameron, 38, in 2020.“Mr Cameron died after…
Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime Division, said: “Following a review of the evidence from the Metropolitan Police and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), we have authorised criminal charges against a company and four individuals in relation to the death of…
Two men who cut down the famous ‘Sycamore Gap’ tree and damaged a section of Hadrian’s Wall, have today been found guilty of criminal damage at Newcastle Crown Court.Daniel Graham, 39, of Milbeck Stables, Carlisle, and Adam Carruthers, 32, of Church Street, Wigton, were both convicted of two…
A special constable who used his mobile phone to take photographs of body-worn police footage showing a victim of crime has been jailed.William Heggs, 23, formerly a volunteer officer with Leicestershire Police, stored images of now deceased victim William Harty on his Snapchat account and showed…
Samantha Shallow, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor in the East Midlands, said: “Following a review of the evidence provided by Derbyshire Constabulary, we have authorised criminal charges in relation to the death of 37-year-old Gurvinder Johal.“Mr Johal died after a stabbing inside Lloyd’s bank in St…
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Press Office contact details
Please note that our Press Office is NOT able to deal with issues or queries from members of the public - these contact details are for accredited journalists ONLY. Do not call this number unless you a member of the press. For all general enquiries, please visit contact.cps.gov.uk.
If you are a national or international journalist with a media enquiry, you can contact the CPS Press Office on 020 3357 0906 or email [email protected] (9am-5pm weekdays only).
For out-of-hours media enquiries please call 020 3357 0906 to reach the duty press officer.
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Media protocol
To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together. We are currently in the process of updating the protocol.
