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News London has published 11 stories involving Crown Prosecution Service, from August 2026 to September 2026. Each one is scored for how well the original reporting stood up, and lists the reports it was written from.
Crime & Safety · SouthwarkJames Gillingham jailed for £1m Ponzi scheme
James Gillingham has been sentenced to five years and six months in prison for masterminding a £1 million Ponzi scheme. The fraud, which ran between June 2015 and October 2016, targeted over 60 victims. The Crown Prosecution Service will now seek to recover Gillingham's criminal assets.
Southwark3 min readTrust 74 · Craft 80 · Hype 30
Crime & Safety · LondonTim Westwood faces 17 sex offence charges
Former DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with two additional sexual offences, relating to alleged incidents in 1991 and 2004. The new charges bring the total number of offences he faces to 17, involving nine women. Westwood denies all charges and is due to stand trial in January 2027.
London3 min readTrust 78 · Craft 75 · Hype 15- Crime & Safety · Westminster
Noel Clarke to appear in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on sexual offence charges
Noel Clarke, 50, has been charged with two sexual assaults, three voyeurism offences and one exposure. The charges stem from alleged incidents involving five women from 2007 to 2016. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 21 October.
Westminster3 min readTrust 80 · Craft 70 · Hype 10 
Transport & TfL · NewhamNo action for passengers who intervened in East Ham Tube incident
Three passengers who intervened when a man exposed himself on a District line train in East Ham in August 2025 will face no further action. British Transport Police interviewed them under caution for suspected affray, but prosecutors decided there was no realistic prospect of conviction.
Newham2 min readTrust 66 · Craft 70 · Hype 15- Crime & Safety · London
Met Police submit evidence file to CPS over new allegations against Zhenhao Zou
Metropolitan Police detectives have handed a new evidence file to the Crown Prosecution Service concerning alleged offences by convicted rapist Zhenhao Zou. The file covers reports from five women who responded to a police appeal and two unidentified victims. No charging decision has been made yet.
London4 min readTrust 68 · Craft 80 · Hype 15 
Crime & Safety · LondonSimon Levy jailed for life after Met and CPS errors let him kill twice
Simon Levy, 40, was sentenced to a whole-life prison term at the Old Bailey for the murders of two women in 2025. Police and prosecution errors allowed him to remain free after the first killing, leading to a second murder in Tottenham five months later. The Met and CPS have admitted failings.
London6 min readTrust 74 · Craft 83 · Hype 21
Crime & Safety · Hammersmith & FulhamTristan Renshaw spared jail after killing Fulham cyclist in tipper truck crash
Tristan Renshaw, 47, was sentenced at the Old Bailey for causing the death of Zinovly Savyulak, 60, on North End Road in Fulham. The judge suspended an 18-month prison term but ordered 150 hours of unpaid work and a year-long driving disqualification.
Hammersmith & Fulham5 min readTrust 86 · Craft 77 · Hype 25
Crime & Safety · LondonSimon Levy jailed for life after murders of two women in Barnet and Southwark
Simon Levy, 40, was found guilty of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo, 53, in Southwark and Sheryl Wilkins, 39, in Tottenham. Police and prosecutors admitted systemic failures allowed him to remain free despite multiple sex attacks and a prior conviction.
London6 min readTrust 74 · Craft 83 · Hype 21
Crime & Safety · LondonSimon Levy convicted of two murders and rape after police and court failures
Simon Levy, 40, was found guilty at the Old Bailey of murdering Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins in 2025. Authorities admitted systemic failures, including bail decisions that allowed him to commit further attacks. Two officers are under investigation by the IOPC.
London5 min readTrust 88 · Craft 83 · Hype 20
Crime & Safety · LondonFormer Barnet-based officer David Wager barred after misconduct panel finds predatory conduct
A former Metropolitan Police constable who worked in Barnet has been barred from policing after a misconduct panel found he abused his position to pursue a sexual relationship with a woman he met while responding to a mental health crisis in Bexleyheath in 2016. The panel concluded he would have been dismissed without notice had he not already resigned.
London5 min readTrust 54 · Craft 67 · Hype 45
Crime & Safety · HackneyJason Forde charged with unlawful sexual activity at Homerton Hospital
Jason Forde, 56, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 3 August after extradition from Barbados. He is accused of unlawful sexual activity with a vulnerable patient at Homerton Hospital in Hackney during the 2000s. He was remanded in custody ahead of a Crown Court hearing on 25 August.
Hackney4 min readTrust 46 · Craft 75 · Hype 30