in court, his honour, judge perrins said there had been a wholesale failure of disclosure and seriousce and the crown prosecution service. under oath, a senior crown prosecutor apologised, said a full review was taking place, and that a report will be sent to the director of public prosecutions. this is not an isolated case, and whatever the findings are in this case, they are symptomatic of a problem that has been developing over the last 6—8 yea rs. been developing over the last 6—8 years. the government brought in a series of cuts which have resulted in underfunding and under resourced in the metropolitan police, for the cps and the criminaljustice system asa cps and the criminaljustice system as a whole. what do you think of british justice, having as a whole. what do you think of britishjustice, having been through the process that you have been through? i really don't know. i don't want to say something rude. if they think somebody needs to be punished for something, they need to be sure. cristina 's experience shows disclosure failures go beyond recent highly publicised rape ca

the judge, judge perrins, ordered the crown prosecution service and police to court today to explain,, repeated and serious errors by the police and crown prosecution service. the deputy chief crown prosecutor for london as i left court was in the witness box giving evidence and he said the cps accepted the handling had fallen below the standard expected and has commissioned a report. finding out why the mistakes were made to go to the director of public prosecutions. many thanks. shares in the outsourcing company capita have fallen dramatically after it warned that profits for the coming year will be much lower than previously forecast. the company has outlined plans for a major overhaul of its business and suspended plans to pay dividends to shareholders. the retailer marks & spencer has announced plans to close up to 14 stores. six will close by april, with all staff being relocated. there will be a consultation about another eight stores, where the company says it hopes more than a50 employees can be transferred to new posts. the closures follow a disappointing christmas period fo