CPS News Centre

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 have created an agreement: the Media Protocol: Working together to support open justice.

Showing 361 - 370 of 710 results for area "CPS"

Date format: mm/dd/yyyy
Date format: mm/dd/yyyy

First riot charge following disorder outside Holiday Inn

A Staffordshire man has become the first person in the West Midlands region to be convicted of riot.
Press Release CPS West Midlands

Ex-Broadcaster sentenced for possessing indecent images of children

FORMER BBC news presenter Huw Edwards has been sentenced for possessing indecent images of children today (Monday 16 September 2024).Edwards, 63, was sentenced to a six-month jail sentence suspended for two years at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to three charges of making…
Press Release Sexual offences CPS

Covid denier who called for violence is found guilty of terrorism offences

A man who encouraged violence and acts of terrorism on messaging app Telegram has been found guilty today.
Press Release Terrorism CPS

Operation Stovewood: Seven men jailed for a total of 106 years for sexually abusing two young girls in Rotherham

Seven men have been jailed for committing child sex abuse offences against two young girls in Rotherham during the 2000s.
Press Release Sexual offences CPS

Treasure thief sentenced for five more years in jail for failing to pay back over £600,000 of criminal proceeds

A detectorist who stole an estimated £3m worth of Viking treasure has been sentenced to a further five years and three months in prison after failing to pay back over £600,000.
Press Release Proceeds of crime CPS
Cymru-Wales

Social media comments result in conviction for Penarth man

A 26-year-old man who posted comments encouraging the recent public disturbances in England has been sentenced at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court today.
Press Release CPS Cymru/Wales

Man sentenced for sending abusive emails to MP

A Birmingham man who emailed an MP with abuse including telling her ‘hell is real, and you will burn,’ has been sentenced.
Press Release CPS West Midlands
East Midlands

Man convicted of conspiring to commit FGM against young girl in legal first 

A former PhD student has been found guilty of conspiring to commit female genital mutilation (FGM) against a young girl in the first conviction of its kind in England and Wales. Emad Kaky, 47, from Swansea, arranged for the child to travel from the UK to Iraq where he had organised for her to…
Press Release CPS East Midlands

Updated with sentence: Man involved in smuggling people into the UK in the back of a van jailed

A man involved in smuggling people into the UK has today (6 September 2024) been jailed for assisting unlawful immigration.
Press Release International and organised crime CPS

Crown Prosecution Service discontinues indecent assault charges against Harvey Weinstein

Frank Ferguson, Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: “Following a review of the evidence in this case, the CPS has decided to discontinue criminal proceedings against Harvey Weinstein.“The CPS has a duty to keep all cases under continuous review and we have decided…
Press Release CPS

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.

Follow us on X: @cpsuk, Instagram: @crownprosecutors and LinkedIn.

The Crown Prosecution Service on social media

If you follow us on social media, you can expect posts covering some or all of the following:

  • Operational updates on decisions to prosecute or take no further action;
  • Reactions and statements on trial outcomes;
  • Policy updates from the Director of Public Prosecutions and other prosecutors;
  • Updates on media appearances by CPS staff
  • Content that explains the role of the CPS and how we work
  • Highlighting of relevant work by our criminal justice partners and other stakeholders

We will aim to be fair and accurate in all the information we publish. We will aim to correct any inaccuracies as soon as possible.

We are unable to monitor social media round the clock. We are not able to engage with all those who seek a response from us due to resources but also due to privacy and the sensitive nature of some of our work. The best way to contact the CPS is through our website.

Please do not try to report crime using social media. To report crime, please call 101 or visit your local police station. In an emergency, always call 999.

If you follow us on social media we will not automatically follow you back. Being followed by us does not imply endorsement of any kind.

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.

Read the current protocol

Sign up for a regular newsletter from your local CPS Area

Receive regular newsletters from your local CPS area.

Sign up now

Blogs

Learn more about the CPS and read more of our stories on our blog.

Blogs