8 h. ago Funeral director makes 'heartbreaking plea' to public after repeated issue

They asked people to 'think about that person who has passed' and their family

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30 h. ago Comey asks judge to dismiss criminal charges claiming selective prosecution

Ex-FBI director claims he is victim of selective prosecution and charges were filed by unlawfully appointed attorneyFormer FBI director James Comey formally asked a federal judge to dismiss criminal charges against him, arguing he was the victim of a selective prosecution and that the US attorney who filed the charges was unlawfully appointed.“The record as it currently exists shows a clear causal link between President Trump’s animus and the prosecution of Mr Comey,” Comey’s lawyers wrote in their request to dismiss the case, calling a 20 September Truth Social post in which he disparaged Comey and called for his prosecution “smoking gun evidence”. “President Trump’s repeated public statements and action leave no doubt as to the government’s genuine animus toward Mr Comey.” Comey’s lawyers attached an exhibit to their filing on Monday, which contains dozens of public statements from Trump criticizing Comey. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Funeral director admits 35 fraud charges after human remains investigation

Robert Bush pleaded guilty to offences spanning more than 10 years at his business, Legacy Independent Funeral Directors’ in Hull

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6 d. ago Funeral director admits giving women ashes he falsely claimed were their unborn babies

Robert Bush, 47, appeared at Hull Crown Court to enter pleas following an investigation by Humberside Police.

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6 d. ago Funeral director pleads guilty to charges after police found human remains

Robert Bush has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of fraud relating to misleading families of the deceased but will stand trial on charges of preventing lawful and decent burials in October next year

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6 d. ago Funeral director admits giving women ashes he claimed were their unborn children

Robert Bush pleaded guilty to offences spanning more than 10 years at his business, Legacy Independent Funeral Directors’ in Hull.

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6 d. ago Funeral director admits 35 fraud charges relating to human remains including four unborn babies

Robert Bush, 47, admitted multiple counts of false representation and one of fraudulent trading in relation to funeral plans

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6 d. ago Funeral director admits 35 fraud charges over remains including four foetuses

Robert Bush admitted 35 counts of false representation and one of fraudulent trading in relation to funeral plans.

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6 d. ago Funeral director will face trial next year over human remains found in his parlour

Robert Bush, 47, appeared at Hull Crown Court to enter pleas following an investigation by Humberside Police.

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6 d. ago Funeral director pleads guilty to charges over probe into human remains

Robert Bush, 47, appeared in court facing 65 charges spanning more than 10 years after a probe into human remains found at his premises.

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7 d. ago Funeral director to enter pleas to 65 charges after remains found at premises

Robert Bush is facing a range of charges including preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body, relating to 30 different people.

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8 d. ago Education cuts in prisons ultimately endanger the public, watchdog says

Charlie Taylor hits out at risk of real-terms spending cuts in prisons in England and Wales derailing work to break cycle of reoffendingCuts to education in prisons are derailing offenders’ work and training and ultimately endangering the public, the prisons watchdog has warned.Repeat offenders “cause mayhem” in their communities because of the failure of prisons to provide education, training and work that could help to break the cycle of offending, the chief inspector of prisons, Charlie Taylor, said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Reclusive vegetarian couple 'deliberately starved daughter, three, to death by feeding her little more than butter, lentils and yogurt', court hears

The body of Penelope Chandrie was found at her home in west London on December 17, 2023, after her mother called a funeral director and told them her daughter had died.

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3 w. ago Funeral director scandal hits 70 victims as cops warn more families could be affected

"To hear there are so many victims isn’t a surprise but it does make me sad because with stuff like this there may not be any closure for some people."

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3 w. ago Dad's heartbreaking plea as teen girl dies 'after breast enlargement surgery'

He only found about the surgery at her funeral.

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