Hannah Corken

Robert Bush, owner of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors, was sentenced to 20 years at Hull Crown Court after pleading guilty to offences involving the unlawful handling of deceased people, fraud, theft from charities and fraudulent funeral plans. Families believed loved ones had been buried or cremated, but some bodies remained at the Hessle Road premises, while others received no ashes or ashes that were not those of their relatives. The case has prompted the Government to announce urgent plans to regulate the funeral sector, with the Department of Health and Social Care working alongside the Ministry of Justice and Law Commission to prevent similar abuse.

A young England fan who spent his £10,000 house deposit to take his grandfather to the World Cup had the entire sum reimbursed by US-based crypto casino Metawin after England’s win over DR Congo. The pair have travelled across the US and Mexico following England’s matches and have become recognisable after their story went viral. Jacob Allmendinger said he was shocked to see the money deposited and plans to save it once home, while highlighting the emotional significance of sharing the World Cup experience with his grandfather.

A 40-year-old cyclist suffered life-threatening injuries after a collision with a silver Vauxhall Mokka on Raich Carter Way in Hull shortly before midnight on July 3. Emergency services took the man to hospital, and Humberside Police are appealing for witnesses or dashcam footage, asking the public to contact them quoting log 692 of July 3.