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.
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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.
Planned protests this weekend have ignited public debate about the role of prosecutors and police in upholding law and order on our streets and in our communities.
The conflict in the Middle East has sparked not only large-scale demonstrations, but also surges in antisemitic and Islamophobic…
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has authorised charges in relation to the theft of a gold toilet from Blenheim Palace valued at £4.8 million.
James Sheen, 39, has been charged with one count of burglary, one count of conspiracy to transfer criminal property and one count of transferring…
Nick Price, Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: “Following a review of evidence provided by the Metropolitan Police, we have authorised charges against two women who took part in a demonstration in central London last month.
“Heba Alhayey, 29, and Pauline Ankunda,…
A police employee who leaked sensitive information about a covert investigation into organised crime has been jailed.
Natalie Mottram, 25, tipped off a friend about Operation Venetic – a National Crime Agency-led investigation into the UK takedown of the encrypted communications platform…
An MP has been found guilty of racially abusing a member of the public today (3 November 2023) at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after a one-day trial.
Robert Stewart MP, was convicted of a racially aggravated public order offence after he told a member of the public to go back to his country,…
At Winchester Crown Court, Malakai Wheeler was given an extended sentence of seven years - six years in custody with an extended licence of one year. He had previously been convicted of multiple terrorism offences.
Nick Price, Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division,…
A so-called football fan has been convicted of a hate crime after making racist gestures toward former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand.
Jamie Arnold, 33, of Stafford, was found guilty of a racially aggravated public order offence during a Premier League match between Wolverhampton…
A former children’s holiday camp manager who posed as a teenage girl in order to groom children online has been jailed.
Cameron Osman, 45, was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment plus a five-year extended licence at St Albans Crown Court today (1 November 2023).
The defendant, from…
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Four men have been jailed a combined total of 62 years for conspiring to import 139kg of cocaine into the country hidden in a shipment of bananas.
The CPS prosecuted Robert Ball, 59, Mirgent Shahu, 32, Arman Kaviani, 37 and Florjan Ibra, 30, following an investigation by the National Crime…
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A man has been jailed for life for the attempted murder of a woman outside a leisure centre in Cheltenham in March this year.
Joshua Bowles, 29, previously pleaded guilty to attempted murder on 30 August at the Central Criminal Court.
The victim was a US national employed by the…
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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.
