HISTORICAL FACTS: 21 | History Defined

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon charged with manslaughter after baby remains found

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon have been charged with gross negligence manslaughter after the remains of a baby were found in an area of woodland in Brighton, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2023

Man Utd ‘receive enquiries’ for Mason Greenwood amid ongoing internal investigation

Mason Greenwood remains suspended by the club while they conduct an internal investigation after prosecutors confirmed last month that criminial charges against the 21-year-old had been dropped

Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2023

Have the police forgotten Robert Peel’s principles?

Letters: Policing academic Ruwan Uduwerage-Perera, union officer Duncan Woodhead and a former CPS prosecutor on a call by three senior officers to give police the power to charge suspects

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023

British Berlin embassy spy jailed for 13 years for selling secrets to Russia

Smith, 58, pleaded guilty to eight charges under the Official Secrets Act and said he was now “ashamed” at his behaviour and counted himself as a proud Scot.

Manchester Evening News · Feb 17, 2023

Crown Prosecution Service considers charging professional footballer with multiple child sex offences

Greater Manchester Police has referred the case to prosecutors

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

Ethnic minority defendants ‘more likely to be charged than white British people’

The Crown Prosecution Service launched a programme to identify, understand and tackle ‘disproportionality’ in its charging decisions.

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Not charging Keyham gunman with assaults ‘posed danger to public’, inquest hears

Detective Sergeant Edward Bagshaw said assaults by Jake Davison on teenage boy and girls should have been sent to the CPS to consider charges.

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023

Lyne Barlow: How the cruel holiday fraudster fooled her own family and spent millions of ill-gotten gains

Everything you need to know about Lyne Barlow and one of Durham Constabulary's largest fraud investigations

Chronicle Live · Feb 3, 2023

Footballer Mason Greenwood has all charges against him dropped

Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood has had all criminal charges against him dropped. The striker, 21, was charged in October with one count of attempted rape, one count of controlling and coercive behaviour and one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and had been due to face trial in…

Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2023

Mason Greenwood: Police 'deliberately ignored' bail breaches during investigation

Mason Greenwood has seen charges against him dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service but a judge has questioned why Greater Manchester Police ignored breaches of his bail while under investigation

Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2023