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.
A man who stabbed a police officer and attempted to set fire to a police van has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and attempted arson today.Alexander Dighton, 28, admitted 10 offences relating to a violent attack at Talbot Green Police station in south Wales on the…
Two brothers have been imprisoned for raping young girls in the 2000s.Mark Evans, 36, and Robert Evans, 40, was found guilty of raping and abusing children during 2006 to 2008 at Sheffield Crown Court and have today (28 March 2025) been jailed for 14 years and 17 years imprisonment.One of the…
A man who brutally murdered a woman on Bournemouth beach and tried to kill her friend in a randomly targeted yet carefully planned attack has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 39 years. Armed with a knife, 20-year-old Nasen Saadi approached Amie Gray, 34, and her friend…
A man who co-ordinated a multi-million-pound fake medicines operation, including counterfeit versions of the powerful anti-anxiety pill Xanax, has today (Wednesday 27 March 2025) been jailed for eight years.Brian Pitts – 30 of Bilston – pleaded guilty at a previous hearing to conspiracy to supply…
OFFENDERS who share intimate images without consent could expect to forfeit those devices as guidance for prosecutors is updated. Changes have been made to Communications Offences guidance prompting prosecutors to make better use of deprivation orders in cases where intimate images have been…
A student nurse who took a pressure cooker bomb to a hospital and planned a terrorist attack on an RAF base has been jailed for life - with a minimum of 37 years. Mohammad Farooq, 29, was arrested outside the maternity ward of St James’s Hospital in Leeds on 20 January 2023 after showing a…
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Northamptonshire Police have issued a joint statement regarding the investigation into the death of Harshita Brella in November 2024.Samantha Shallow from the Crown Prosecution Service said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has reviewed a file of evidence…
A Luton teenager who killed his mother, brother and sister has been jailed for life.Nicholas Prosper, who had also planned to carry out a school shooting, will serve a minimum of 49 years in prison.The 19-year-old purchased a gun and ammunition illegally and shot his family in the early hours of 13…
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and Home Office have come together for the first multi-agency conference to tackle ‘honour’-based abuse.Agencies across the criminal justice system united to break the silence and increase awareness at the first ‘honour’…
Three men involved in the theft and sale of a multi-million pound gold toilet from Blenheim Palace have been convicted.The 18-carat gold toilet – a work of art insured for $6m (£4.75m) and weighing approximately 98kg – was stolen under the cover of darkness just two days after it went on display at…
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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).
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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.
