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Ministers to back regulation of England’s funeral industry after scandals

Demands for oversight grow after inquiry calls sector an ‘unregulated free for all’ and families seek stronger safeguards

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025

Family of man whose body was found after being ‘cremated’ call for tighter regulation

Michaela Baldwin was given stepfather’s supposed ashes before his remains were found at Legacy undertakers in Hull

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2025

Government urged to introduce ‘statutory’ regulations – David Fuller inquiry

The current system is ‘piecemeal’ with no organisations whose ‘primary objective’ is protecting the dignity of the deceased, the inquiry has found.

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2025

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Crimes of necrophiliac killer David Fuller ‘could be repeated’, inquiry finds

The final report of the inquiry sparked by his crimes heavily criticised the lack of regulation of the care of people after death

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2025

A look back at the UK’s longest-running cold cases

Ryland Headley, then aged 34, forced entry into the home of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne in Bristol in June 1967

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2025

The UK’s longest-running cold cases

The conviction of Ryland Headley, 92, for the murder of Louisa Dunne in 1967, is thought to be the longest-running cold case to be solved by police.

Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2025

Whole-life orders: The prisoners who will die in jail

More than 60 criminals are serving a whole-life order, four of whom are being held in secure hospitals

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025

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Corpse abuse inquiry makes urgent call for funeral regulation in England

Interim report finds little evidence of changes in response to case of necrophiliac killer David Fuller

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2024

Rogue funeral directors could keep dead bodies in their garages without industry regulation, inquiry warns

The inquiry is calling for an independent statutory regulator to be set up for funeral directors in England to safeguard the dead

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024

PAMA's Trends in Immersive Audio Product Demand on the Rise

The survey asked members to assess the impact of the immersive audio movement on their product development and business.

AVNetwork · Dec 20, 2023

‘Missed opportunity’ after Jimmy Savile to deal with NHS necrophilia, says inquiry chief

NHS did not consider risk of abuse in mortuaries after ‘harrowing’ allegations about notorious paedophile, new inquiry notes

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023

David Fuller: All the key failings identified by inquiry into necrophiliac

The maintenance worker sexually abused the bodies of at least 101 women and girls in hospitals where he worked between 2005 and 2020

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2023

Key failings identified by David Fuller inquiry

The maintenance worker sexually abused the bodies of at least 101 women and girls in hospitals where he worked between 2005 and 2020.

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023

Boss at mortuary abuse hospitals should be sacked, victim’s family says

An independent inquiry into David Fuller’s crimes released a report documenting families’ accounts.

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023

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The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023

David Fuller: NHS failings enabled necrophiliac to sexually abuse bodies for 15 years without being caught

The electrician filmed himself sexually abusing more than 100 corpses, including one victim aged nine and another of 100

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023

Serious hospital failings found after case of necrophiliac killer David Fuller

The maintenance worker sexually abused the bodies of at least 101 women and girls aged between nine and 100.

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2023

David Fuller: 'Serious' hospital failings allowed necrophiliac to offend for 15 years, inquiry finds

The Government launched an independent inquiry in 2021 to investigate how Fuller was able to carry out his crimes undetected

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023

Britain’s most notorious whole life killers as Sunak plans to make UK’s toughest sentence mandatory

Ministry of Justice confirmed 70 criminals are currently serving a whole-life order in UK

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The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023

Whole-life orders: The sentence that sees criminals likely to die behind bars

Lucy Letby could join a string of the country’s most dangerous offenders if she is handed the sentence.

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023

Whole-life orders: The sentence that sees criminals likely to die behind bars

They will never be considered for release unless there are exceptional compassionate grounds to warrant it.

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023

Mortuary abuse inquiry making ‘good progress’ as new appeal launched

The independent inquiry is asking funeral directors to come forward to help with the second phase of the review.

Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2023

Traumatised cop who trawled footage of morgue monster for a year suffered hallucinations

Former DS David Shipley came out of retirement to help with the case and is now calling for the law to treat sexual crimes against the dead and the living in the same way.

Wales Online · Jun 21, 2023

Young footballer took life after discovering mum assaulted by David Fuller

Jay Carr was told by police his mother had been abused by double murderer Fuller after her death

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2023

TV tonight: Shane Meadows’s first period drama is about the Cragg Vale Coiners

Micheal Socha stars in the gritty retelling of a true story. Plus: the Rookie Nurses give it their all. Here’s what to watch this evening

Daily Record · Dec 22, 2022

Britain's most evil offenders who will spend the rest of their lives behind bars

Damien Bendall who brutally murdered his girlfriend and three children last year has recently joined the list of the UK's most twisted criminals who have been sentenced to a whole-life order in prison.

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