UPDATED WITH SENTENCE: On Friday, 7 November 2025 Howard Phillips was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court to seven years' imprisonment for engaging in conduct to assist a foreign intelligence service.

A man who murdered a ‘Good Samaritan’ who stepped in to help other victims following a violent brawl at the defendant’s ...

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We will maintain a 'Human in the Loop' We will ensure adequate human participation in AI processes and verify the accuracy of outputs by an appropriately qualified and trained person. Individuals are ...

There is no single legal definition that covers honour-based abuse, and it is not a specific criminal offence. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) uses this definition: "An incident or crime involving ...

An Islamic convert who plotted to attack the Jewish community has been convicted of multiple terrorism offences. Jordan Richardson, 21, had written notes which detailed plans for an attack and ...

The CPS has today announced Anthony Williams, 32, has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one count of possession of a bladed ...

Our duty is to make sure that the right person is prosecuted for the right offence, and to bring offenders to justice wherever possible. CPS 2030 sets out what we want to achieve over the next five ...

Three men who were involved in the fatal shooting of a County Durham grandfather have been found guilty of murder at Teesside Crown Court today (31 October). The group were convicted of the murder of ...

A creator of a private online group which was set up exclusively for the sexual exploitation of children has been jailed today (31 October).

A violent domestic abuser who stabbed his pregnant girlfriend to death after a furious row in which he told her to “get an abortion” has been sentenced to life in jail with a minimum term of 42 years.