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Criminal cases prosecuted by the CPS are in the news every day, along with a range of issues relating to our work – from violence against women and girls and hate crime, to support for victims and witnesses, statistics and speeches.

To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together.

Here you can find our latest news stories and search for others. You can also find additional details about a number of high-profile cases and the work of the CPS.

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Man sentenced for shouting antisemitic abuse

A man has been sentenced to 10 weeks’ imprisonment for shouting antisemitic and other racist slurs in public before making violent threats toward a police officer.

| Press Release , Hate crime , CPS, London North News

UPDATED POST SENTENCE: Man who plotted to murder Christian preacher in central London is jailed

A man who planned to kill a Christian preacher at Speaker’s Corner in Hyde Park has been jailed for a minimum of 24 years.

Edward Little, 22, conducted research into firearms, the location of the planned attack, and his intended target.

| Press Release , Terrorism , CPS News

UPDATED: Man fined for sending abusive email to Angela Rayner MP

A man who sent a vile and abusive email to MP Angela Rayner following the publication of a national newspaper article about the politician has been fined. 

In October, David Perry, 66, pleaded guilty to a charge of sending grossly offensive communication to the MP in May last year.

| Press Release , CPS News

Fraud gang jailed after stealing charity donations in organised scam

Seven people have been jailed after an organised fraud which saw public donations worth hundreds of thousands of pounds stolen from life-saving charities.

| Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , CPS News

Lawrence Bierton: Whole life order for Worksop murder

A convicted killer who struck again by bludgeoning his elderly neighbour to death while out on life licence, has been given a whole life sentence for her murder.

| Press Release , Violent crime , CPS, East Midlands News

Two teenagers who plotted murder convicted of killing Brianna Ghey

Two teenagers who plotted together to commit a murder have been convicted of killing a 16-year-old girl in a park in Cheshire.

| Press Release , Violent crime , CPS, Mersey-Cheshire News

Duo jailed for impersonating police officers to defraud victims of over £400,000

Two men who pretended to be police officers and preyed on elderly victims in a fraud involving more than £400,000 were imprisoned today (Tuesday 19 December 2023).

| Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , CPS News

Fraudster forced to pay back £1 million to victims

More than 200 people who were conned into buying useless investments have received payouts from the money recovered from the fraudster.

| Press Release , Proceeds of crime, Fraud and economic crime , CPS News

Drug smugglers foiled by farmer jailed over £29 million plot

Two men, whose conspiracy to smuggle drugs and cigarettes into the UK was foiled after a farmer accidentally spotted a consignment of cocaine, have been handed lengthy prison sentences today.

| Press Release , International and organised crime, Drug offences, Fraud and economic crime , CPS News

Yard manager jailed following death of employee in shredder

A yard manager has been jailed for seven-and-half years and a company fined £400,000 after an employee was killed in an industrial shredder.

| Press Release , CPS News

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