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Iran proxies carrying out antisemitic attacks could face 14 years in prison

The report of tougher sentences comes as the Met announced a community protection team of 100 extra officers to help safeguard the Jewish community.

The Independent UK

Metropolitan Police announce 100 extra officers to protect London’s Jewish community from hate crimes

It comes despite the force’s chief previously saying that 300 more officers were needed

The Independent UK

Hate crime prosecutions to be fast-tracked amid rise in antisemitic incidents

Hate crime prosecutions are set to be fast-tracked across England and Wales amid a "deeply troubling rise in antisemitic incidents", the country's chief prosecutor has announced. Stephen Parkinson, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), has issued new guidance to prosecutors which permits "any supporting evidence can be obtained subsequently" once…

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Prosecutors to ‘fast-track’ hate crime cases in England and Wales after spate of attacks

Staff told to prosecute as quickly as they can, rather than waiting to gather all evidence, to tackle ‘climate of fear’ felt by Jewish community

The Guardian - UK

Hate crime prosecutions to be fast-tracked following antisemitic attacks

The new guidance follows a series of attacks on Britain’s Jewish community which have contributed to concerns that antisemitism is on the rise

Evening Standard

Hate crime prosecutions to be fast-tracked after rise in antisemitic incidents

The Director of Public Prosecutions issued the new guidance.

The Independent UK

Starmer says Polanski ‘is not fit to lead a political party’ after Golders Green police criticism

PM said post shared on X was ‘disgraceful’ after Green leader apologised and said he had reposted it ‘in haste’

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Top prosecutor warns of ‘deeply troubling rise’ in antisemitic incidents in UK

DPP Stephen Parkinson said there is a strong public interest in taking ‘a zero-tolerance approach to these hate-infected crimes’.

Evening Standard

Sir David Davis to ask DPP to review conduct of police and CPS in Letby case

Conservative former Cabinet minister Sir David claimed Cheshire Police ignored or broke rules ‘time and time again’.

Evening Standard

‘Nobody above law,’ says DPP amid claims against Andrew

Head of Crown Prosecution Service says he is confident police will examine any evidence of potential misconduct

The Guardian - UK

UK’s chief prosecutor warns royals like Andrew are not above the law

Stephen Parkinson said he has ‘total confidence’ that the police will be independent as officers examine claims Andrew shared confidential reports while acting as the UK’s trade envoy

The Independent UK

Prosecutors and police discuss claims Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shared UK trade envoy reports with Epstein

Thames Valley Police ‘making progress as quickly as possible’ on the alleged claims

Evening Standard

Police ‘making progress’ in probe into claims Andrew shared reports with Epstein

Thames Valley Police detectives are leading the assessment of allegations relating to misconduct in public office.

Evening Standard

Police hold discussions with CPS over investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Thames Valley police lead assessment of allegations concerning former duke’s links to Jeffrey Epstein

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CPS to train staff on ‘spectrum of abuse’ in violence against women and girls

Five-year strategy aims to improve casework after analysis finds domestic abuse in more than third of rape cases

The Independent UK

Hermer blames collapse of China spy case on law ‘not fit for purpose’

The Attorney General said prosecutors had been working in ‘good faith’ to secure a conviction.

Evening Standard

MPs and peers to grill Attorney General over collapsed spying case

His appearance comes in a round of hearings by the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy as it investigates the collapse of the case.

Evening Standard

Deputy national security adviser ‘surprised’ Chinese spying case was dropped

The case against Christopher Cash, a former parliamentary researcher, and Christopher Berry collapsed in September.

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Refusal to dub China a threat was ‘total roadblock’ to spying case, says lead barrister

The director of public prosecutions said the failure to describe China as an active threat to national security was ‘fatal’ to the case

The Guardian - UK

Missing ‘critical element’ caused UK China spying trial to collapse, say prosecutors

Refusal to describe China as security threat meant ‘all routes were closed’, says director of public prosecutions

Evening Standard

China spy case evidence was not strong enough for trial, says chief prosecutor

Stephen Parkinson, the Director of Public Prosecutions, insisted the failure of the case was not ‘a question of blame’

Evening Standard

Prosecution chief to be quizzed in Parliament over collapse of China spying case

Director of public prosecutions Stephen Parkinson and securocrat Matt Collins will be questioned by MPs and peers.

The Independent UK

Top lawyers rounding on chief prosecutor over China spy case collapse rebuked

A CPS source says legal experts are entitled to offer an opinion ‘based on published documents and media reports’.

The Conversation

How Britain’s weakened global position may have pulled it into a Chinese spying scandal

The alleged Chinese spying affair currently troubling the UK government after the collapse of a trial is markedly different from previous espionage scandals. That is because it is centred not on the actions of suspected spies, but on the behaviour of the government. How did this come to happen?

Evening Standard

Pressure mounts on DPP Stephen Parkinson to explain China spy trial collapse

Two parliamentary inquiries will look into the abandoned trial.

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