UPDATED prosecution guidance which clarifies the law on when deceiving someone or failing to disclose birth sex could affect consent in rape cases, has been published today by the Crown Prosecution Service.

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

A former prison custody officer who carried out a secret romantic relationship with a serving prisoner using a prohibited mobile phone has pleaded guilty.

A woman who worked for the Department of Work and Pensions has been sentenced for stealing from the agency’s sports and social club.

Meeting of 16 January 2014

A former prison governor has been jailed for nine years after having a relationship with a drug-dealing organised criminal who gave her a £12,000 Mercedes as a gift.

A former Merseyside Police officer has been sentenced for unlawfully accessing police computer systems and searching for information on his criminal associates.

A pastor in an evangelical church on Merseyside has been sentenced for seventeen offences, including sexual offences, against young girls.