All news on the topic: Crown Prosecution Service

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Scotland Yard closes in on Madeleine McCann suspect nearly 20 years after disappearance
Nearly 20 years after British toddler Madeleine McCann disappeared while on a family holiday in Portugal, Scotland Yard is reportedly close to making an arrest in connection with the case, targeting the man suspected of her murder.
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Fury as teenage rapists avoid jail despite filming attacks and mocking victims online
The government is to review the sentencing of three teenage boys who raped two girls in separate attacks, after criticism their sentences were too lenient.
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Met investigates hate crimes after rival London protests draw tens of thousands
The Metropolitan Police is investigating alleged hate crimes at both major protests in London as officers are still searching for seven suspects from the pro-Palestine Nakba Day rally.
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Paedophile who faked paralysis to dodge trial caught drinking in pub on Elvis night
A paedophile who faked a severe disability to avoid standing trial was caught strutting around a pub for an Elvis Presley night out.
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Man jailed for 26 years after pouring hot oil on wife in brutal murder attempt
A man has been jailed for 26 years after attempting to murder his wife by pouring hot oil on her face and assaulting her in a “vicious and sustained” attack.
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‘Tea towel’ comment sparks hate crime probe and legal battle at UK university
Brodie Mitchell, 20, a second-year politics and international relations student at Royal Holloway.
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BBC cuts ties with Scott Mills after new information on past allegations
Scott Mills has been axed from another job. The former BBC icon was dismissed from all roles at the BBC following claims surrounding his "personal conduct".
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From deportation to court: Bonnie Blue charged over ‘lewd act’ outside embassy
Bonnie Blue has been charged with outraging public decency after she allegedly mimicked a sex act outside London’s Indonesian embassy.
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Footballer Thomas Partey charged with two additional counts of rape involving new complainant
The footballer Thomas Partey has been charged with two new counts of rape relating to an additional woman who came forward to police with the allegations in August last year.
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“I’m making sure you do not have that baby”: Domestic abuser sentenced to 16 years for killing unborn son
A domestic abuser who killed his unborn baby during a harrowing five-hour attack on his pregnant teenage partner has been jailed for 16 years.
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Grenfell firms still receiving public contracts worth millions, survivors demand ban
Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire have called on the government to stop companies implicated in the disaster from receiving public contracts, after it was revealed several were still in receipt of multimillion-pound deals.
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Russell Brand faces fresh rape and sexual assault counts
British authorities on Tuesday brought new counts of rape and sexual assault against comedian Russell Brand, who is already facing similar charges involving four women.
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Oxford Street pickpocket trio jailed after stealing £1,000 handbag in broad daylight
Nestled on a quiet north London street, two of the city’s notorious pickpockets were hiding in plain sight.
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Former doctor charged with 45 counts of sexual assault against 38 patients
A former doctor has been charged with committing sexual assaults against 38 individuals who were patients under his care.
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UK inquiry finds collapse of alleged Chinese espionage case was caused by systemic failures, not political interference
"Systemic failures" rather than a conspiracy to undermine the prosecution led to the collapse of a case against two alleged Chinese spies, a parliamentary inquiry has concluded.
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Spa worker avoids prison after sexually assaulting clients
A masseur at a luxury spa who sexually assaulted five women during treatments has been spared jail.
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Seven men charged in major investigation into child sexual exploitation in Bristol
Seven individuals have been charged as part of an investigation into group-based child sexual exploitation in Bristol.
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Chinese police assisting 128,000 fraud victims after London Bitcoin scam plea
Chinese police said they are working with fraud victims on restitution, after a scammer pleaded guilty in London’s Southwark Crown Court to defrauding them and converting their funds into Bitcoin.
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China spy trial collapses after Government refuses to call Beijing a national security threat
A high-profile spying case has collapsed after the Labour Government declined to designate China as a national security threat, the Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson confirmed.
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Top Boy star Micheal Ward accused of rape and sexual assault — five counts involving one woman
Top Boy actor Micheal Ward has been charged with rape by the Metropolitan Police.
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“Gangster granny” gets 20 years for running a family drug cartel in the UK
A drug dealing ‘gangster granny’ has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars after leading her family in a lucrative cocaine dealing operation.
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Reform UK MP James McMurdock gives up party whip over £70,000 Covid loan claims
Reform UK MP James McMurdock has given up the party whip after a newspaper raised questions over tens of thousands of pounds worth of loans he took out under a Covid-19 support scheme.
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Nurse who killed elderly women with insulin to remain behind bars — court rejects appeal
A nurse dubbed the ’Angel of Death’ who was jailed for life for the murders of four elderly patients and attempting to murder a fifth has lost an appeal.
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Mother of six dies after being beaten during dog walk — suspect had been living in nearby woods
Roy Barclay, 56, has denied killing Anita Rose, 57, after she was discovered with severe injuries following a morning walk. Police footage released by the CPS shows the moment officers arrested him.
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Tates face trial in the UK: dozens of charges for rape and control over prostitution
The Tate brothers face a string of criminal charges in the UK including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking, the Crown Prosecution Service said today
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