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.
A group of people smugglers who hid migrants in lorries have today been jailed.The organised crime group – consisting of Azize Benaniba, 41, Mahmoud Haidous, 53, Mohamed Bechkit, 36, Abed Karrouz, 40, Amor Ghabbari, 32, Mohamed Abdelhadi, 50, and Mohamed Bouriche, 43, – would arrange to meet…
A former National Crime Agency officer has been jailed for stealing and hiding 50 Bitcoin - now worth £4.4m - which had been seized as criminal property during an investigation into online crime on the dark web.Paul Chowles, 42, was part of the National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation, which…
A fake medical practitioner who carried out a number of unsafe and illegal circumcisions causing lasting harm has been imprisoned today (15 July 2025) Mohammed Alazawi, 54, has been convicted of 40 offences which include multiple counts of fraud, wounding with intent, administering and…
Two men who cut down the famous ‘Sycamore Gap’ tree and damaged a section of Hadrian’s Wall have been jailed today at Newcastle Crown Court.Daniel Graham, 39, of Millbeck Stables, Carlisle, and Adam Carruthers, 32, of Church Street, Wigton, were both previously convicted of two charges of criminal…
Updated 15 September 2025:Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were sentenced today at the Old Bailey (15 September 2025) for gross negligence manslaughter following the death of their newborn baby. Mark Gordon was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment, with an extended period on licence of four…
A man who brutally attacked a dog walker in a random act of violence has been found guilty of her murder – after prosecutors pieced together CCTV, DNA, and bad character evidence to put before the jury.56-year-old Roy Barclay murdered Anita Rose in Brantham on 24 July 2024 – she was walking her dog…
The convictions of three men following an arson at a warehouse housing humanitarian aid and Starlink satellite equipment destined for Ukraine is a significant moment.The attack – which caused damage and repairs costing around £1m – was orchestrated by Dylan Earl, 20, and Jake Reeves, 23, who were…
A man who was the first to be charged with encouraging serious self-harm online under Section 184 of the Online Safety Act 2023 has been sentenced to a nine years and four month prison term - partially to be served in hospital. Tyler Webb, 22, used the Telegram communications app to repeatedly…
Six people who exploited Vietnamese workers who had been smuggled into the UK for forced labour on cannabis farms have been imprisoned.Mai Van Nguyen, 35, Duong Dinh, 38, Nghĩa Dinh Tran, 30, Shamraiz Akhtar, 54, Tasawar Hussain, 54, and Amjad Nawaz, 43, were found guilty of conspiracy to…
The Crown Prosecution Service has today authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Thomas Partey with multiple counts of rape.Partey, 32, has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.These allegations relate to three separate women who reported incidents which took…
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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.
