Hate crime prosecutions are set to be fast-tracked due to a "deeply troubling rise in antisemitic incidents", the chief prosecutor for England and Wales has said.Director of public prosecutions Stephen Parkinson has issued guidance to prosecutors which says "any supporting evidence can be obtained subsequently" once the evidential threshold for a charge is met.The new guidance follows a series of attacks on Britain's Jewish community which have contributed to concerns that antisemitism is on the

Hate crime prosecutions are set to be fast-tracked due to a "deeply troubling rise in antisemitic incidents", the chief prosecutor for England and Wales has said.Director of public prosecutions Stephen Parkinson has issued guidance to prosecutors which says "any supporting evidence can be obtained subsequently" once the evidential threshold for a charge is met.The new guidance follows a series of attacks on Britain's Jewish community which have contributed to concerns that antisemitism is on the rise.