Dave Higgens

Detectives in Wakefield have been granted additional time to question a 55-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder and owning a dangerously out-of-control dog. Another 55-year-old man died in hospital after reportedly being attacked by a German shepherd on a disused railway footpath in Calder Grove. Police have interviewed two people who assisted the injured man, seized the dog, and appealed for further witnesses while warning against online speculation.

Jasmine Beverley told Hull Crown Court that her baby son Sunny's remains were found nearly two years after his birth inside a brown paper bag on the floor of Robert Bush's funeral premises. Beverley and her partner had entrusted Legacy Independent Funeral Directors with Sunny's care after he was stillborn, believing he had been cremated and collecting what they were told were his ashes. Four women reportedly received incorrect ashes for their babies. Bush, described in court as a cruel conman who exploited grieving families, has pleaded guilty to 31 additional charges involving the prevention of lawful and decent burial and theft from charities, alongside 36 previously admitted fraud-related offences. The sentencing hearing is continuing and Bush remains in custody.

Tributes were issued for 19-year-old Michael Henry, who is missing and presumed dead after his kayak capsized near Boulmer on July 7. A second kayaker was rescued, but extensive sea and coastal searches led Northumbria Police to conclude that Henry likely died at sea. His family expressed gratitude for public support and emergency services, while police extended condolences and requested privacy for the family.