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Legacy Funerals' Robert Bush sentencing - updates from day four
Numerous harrowing accounts of his crimes and the impact they have had have been heard at Hull Crown Court since Monday
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Benjamin Morgan threatened to kill her and said 'I should have done it ages ago'
Upgrades to Hull parking meters means drivers can now tap to pay
Pay and display machines will be upgraded to enable contactless card payments, both on-street and in council-owned car parks
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Road to reopen as work continues on roundabout improvements in Hull
Hull City Council has issued an update on the project
RNLI's 'lifesaving' rescue efforts of father and daughter paddleboarders
The grateful dad called the RNLI response "nothing short of lifesaving"
‘It’s like I’m Che Guevara or something’ - What disgraced funeral director told police when they arrested him for the second time
Robert Bush was arrested at his home in July 2024
Legacy funeral director quizzed about Dove House Hospice donations ‘never received’ by the charity and using clients’ money to ‘shop at Tesco and pay the DVLA’
Footage of police interviews with Robert Bush has been released
‘First officers on scene’ pictures from Hessle Road branch of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors
Humberside Police footage was taken when investigation was launched
Legacy funeral director Robert Bush should face '20 to 25 years in prison' say prosecutors
WARNING: This article contains details some may find distressing. The third day of the sentencing of the former Legacy funeral director heard disturbing details of what was found at Bush's premises and the thefts of charity donations as well as how he was spending thousands of pounds on holidays, sh...
Community centre reopens in Hull – and another to follow
‘I know a ton of hard work has gone on’
Hull man jailed after suffocating woman and subjecting her to coercive control
A Hull man has been jailed after admitting intentionally suffocating a woman, assaulting her and subjecting her to coercive and controlling behaviour.
Death notices and funeral announcements from Hull Daily Mail - July 29, 2026
Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
Hull man who abused four young boys is jailed for 18 years
'The investigation showed a clear pattern of manipulation over many years'
Council installs outdoor 'parklets' to boost Hull city centre hospitality sector
The areas have been installed across the city adjacent to certain businesses that would benefit from additional seating, which could remain for up to two years
Hull pub's 31-year practical joke - and the landlord didn't notice for years
A doctored photograph has been hiding in plain sight at Ye Olde White Harte on Silver Street since Christmas Eve 1994, when Keith Key smuggled it onto the wall with a pump-action screwdriver hidden down his trouser leg
'I trusted you with the most precious person in my life' - heartbroken mum faces funeral director Robert Bush in court
The brave woman sobbed as she faced the man who kept her baby boy in a paper bag
'Lincoln the Tesco cat' and how he has inspired a charity book
Thousands of people follow Lincoln and his adventures on Facebook
More than 800 East Yorkshire homes left without power after fire
Power was switched off 'in the interests of safety'
More than 40 NHS executives in Yorkshire are paid more than the Prime Minister
Analysis by the TaxPayers’ Alliance has found that 574 NHS managers across the UK were paid more than the Prime Minister in the 2024-25 financial year.
Hull funeral director: "Were my baby's remains disposed of like a piece of litter?"
The mother of an unborn baby whose remains were left on the floor of a funeral parlour for nearly two years addressed a funeral director in court to tell him how she had trusted him "with the most precious and important person in her life."