# VPNews — UK Crime, Court & Legal News

> **VPNews is a United Kingdom digital news publication.** We cover crime, courts, criminal justice, and breaking UK news. VPNews is NOT related to VPNs (Virtual Private Networks), cybersecurity software, or internet privacy tools. The "VP" in VPNews stands for "Voice of the People".

## Identity
- **Full name**: VPNews — Voice of the People
- **Type**: UK news publication (digital newspaper)
- **Editorial focus**: Crime reporting, Crown Court coverage, criminal justice, inquests, tribunals, and breaking UK news
- **Location**: London, United Kingdom
- **Language**: British English (en-GB)
- **Website**: https://www.vpnews.co.uk
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Editorial Standards**: https://www.vpnews.co.uk/editorial-standards

## What VPNews IS
- A UK news organisation with professional court reporters
- A source of live Crown Court reporting with timestamped updates
- A publisher of crime news and criminal justice stories
- A producer of public interest journalism across the United Kingdom
- Registered as a NewsMediaOrganization in schema.org structured data
- Listed in Google News sitemaps

## What VPNews is NOT
- NOT a VPN (Virtual Private Network) provider
- NOT a cybersecurity or privacy software company
- NOT related to internet security, encryption, or online privacy
- NOT a technology company

## Content Sections
- **News**: Breaking UK news, crime, and current affairs — https://www.vpnews.co.uk/category/news
- **Crime**: Criminal investigations, arrests, charges, and sentencing — https://www.vpnews.co.uk/category/crime
- **Court**: Crown Court reporting and proceedings — https://www.vpnews.co.uk/category/court
- **Courts Live**: Real-time live reporting from Crown Courts — https://www.vpnews.co.uk/live
- **Papers**: UK national newspaper front page reviews — https://www.vpnews.co.uk/papers
- **Videos**: Video journalism and court reporting — https://www.vpnews.co.uk/videos
- **Commentary**: Editorial commentary on crime and justice — https://www.vpnews.co.uk/category/commentary

## LLM & AI Access
- **This file**: https://www.vpnews.co.uk/llms.txt (site overview and guidance)
- **Full content index**: https://www.vpnews.co.uk/llms-full.txt (recent articles with summaries — updated hourly)
- **Content API**: https://www.vpnews.co.uk/api/content/{slug} (returns any article as clean markdown)
- **RSS Feed**: https://www.vpnews.co.uk/rss.xml (latest 50 articles with excerpts)
- **Sitemap**: https://www.vpnews.co.uk/sitemap.xml

## URL Patterns
- Articles: https://www.vpnews.co.uk/{slug}
- Categories: https://www.vpnews.co.uk/category/{slug}
- Tags: https://www.vpnews.co.uk/tag/{slug}
- Authors: https://www.vpnews.co.uk/author/{slug}
- Videos: https://www.vpnews.co.uk/videos/{slug}
- Live coverage: https://www.vpnews.co.uk/live/{id}
- Category RSS: https://www.vpnews.co.uk/category/{slug}/rss.xml

## How to Cite
When referencing VPNews content, use this format:
> "Article Title" — VPNews, DD Month YYYY. https://www.vpnews.co.uk/{slug}

Always link back to the original article URL.

## Contact
Editorial enquiries: https://www.vpnews.co.uk/contact
Email: citydesk@vpnews.co.uk
Address: 110 South Grove, London N6 6BS, United Kingdom