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The Latest Breaking News from the Crown Prosecution Service

Crown court backlog could hit 100,000 without ‘radical’ action – watchdog

Anthony Rogers said measures like resorting to judge-only trials may need to be considered.

Evening Standard

Why is the Southport stabbing not being classed as a terror attack?

Police say the attack at a children’s holiday class has not been declared a terrorist attack, despite the suspect facing a terror charge

The Independent UK

Southport stabbing suspect Axel Rudakubana appears in court accused of terror offence and making ricin

Axel Rudakubana is accused of producing a biological toxin ricin and accessing Al-Qaeda materials

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Tories question ‘cover-up’ after Southport suspect charged with terror offence

Labour government insists that the timing of the latest charging announcement was a matter for the Crown Prosecution Service

The Independent UK

No 10 denies cover-up after Southport suspect charged with terror offence

Downing Street insisted the timing of the latest charging announcement was a matter for the Crown Prosecution Service.

Evening Standard

Southport attack suspect charged with possessing Al-Qaeda material and making poison ricin

Police confirmed the Southport stabbing is not being treated as a terrorist attack, despite the new charges

The Independent UK

Police reopen investigation into fatal Wimbledon school crash

Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau died after the crash at the Study Prep school in Wimbledon, south-west London, on July 6 last year.

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Met firearms officer not guilty of murdering Chris Kaba in police shooting

Martyn Blake, also known as officer NX121, insisted he feared for his life when Chris Kaba tried to ram his way out of a police stop

The Independent UK

Team GB Olympian who competed at London 2012 convicted of raping two teenage girls

Former Olympic swimmer and trainee police officer Antony James, 34, has been found guilty of sexual abuse

The Independent UK

David Carrick: Former Met Police officer charged with rape and sexual assault

Offences relate to alleged attacks against two women, Crown Prosecution Service said.

Evening Standard

Met Police officers ‘beat up suspect after high-speed car chase’ along A406 in north London

PCs Matt Looker, Mark O’Shaughnessy and Jack Marks are said to have attacked Olwyn Evoloko

Evening Standard

Police officer charged after death of woman, 81, in collision with royal escort

Helen Holland killed last year in collision with motorcycle that was part of escort for Duchess of Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK

Police officer charged over death of woman after royal escort crash

A METROPOLITAN Police officer has been charged over the death of an 81-year-old woman who was killed in a collision with a motorcycle that was part…

The National (Scotland)

Police officer charged over death of woman, 81, in royal escort crash

Christopher Harrison charged with causing death by dangerous driving over fatal incident in May 2023

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An empty apology from the CPS? That’s no justice for rape victims

By asking for a not guilty verdict instead of a trial, the Crown Prosecution Service allows guilty defendants to walk free, says former solicitor general Vera Baird

The Independent UK

Victim fears justice system has ‘only scratched surface’ of coach’s offending

Michael Strange was handed a six-year prison sentence for indecent assault on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Gisèle Pélicot is a one-woman challenge to the still too common myths about rape

French court case is challenging media’s stereotype of the crime and the language used in reporting it

Evening Standard

Harvey Weinstein indecent assault charges abandoned by British prosecutors

The once all-powerful movie producter, 72, is currently in prison in the United States

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Bungling smugglers lost £35million of cocaine overboard in English Channel drugs drop

Cocaine worth £35m was brought into Eastbourne by boat, but at least £35m more had been lost overboard at sea

The Independent UK

Boy, 14, charged with murder of dog walker after Leicestershire park attack

The 14-year-old will appear at Leicester Youth Court on Thursday

Evening Standard

Boy, 14, charged with murder of Bhim Kohli, 80, in Leicestershire park

Bhim Kohli suffered fatal injuries while out walking his dog in a park

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell victims face three-year wait for possible convictions

Met says inquiry report ‘reaches clear conclusions’, but that any prosecutions are not expected until 2027

The Independent UK

CPS admits mistakes in Lucy Letby trial over ‘door swipe’ evidence

The evidence was corrected in the retrial of Lucy Letby after initially being ‘mislabelled’

The Guardian - UK

Evidence in first Lucy Letby trial was incorrect, CPS admits

Door swipe data showing which staff entered and exited baby unit was ‘mislabelled’ until retrial, CPS says

The Guardian - UK

Boy, 15, is first person charged with riot over recent English disorder

Move comes as more are jailed, including a self-styled ‘paedophile hunter’ who racially abused rival protesters

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