The Latest Breaking News from Humberside Police

Body recovered in search for boy, 13, who went missing off Yorkshire coast

The police chief has called it an ‘incredibly heartbreaking outcome’

The Independent UK · Aug 5

Shamed funeral director accepts he is ‘hated and despised’ pariah, court told

Robert Bush’s barrister said his client has apologised to the relatives of the dead he mistreated in a systematic way at his Hull firm.

Evening Standard · Jul 29

Funeral director who admitted hoarding bodies is ‘sorry’, lawyers tell judge

The court heard that Robert Bush could face up to 25 years in prison.

Evening Standard · Jul 29

Woman says horrors at Robert Bush’s funeral parlour made her think of Auschwitz

Bush, 48, is to be sentenced for 67 offences spanning 12 years and affecting hundreds of victims.

Evening Standard · Jul 28

Crooked funeral director ‘gave victims strangers’ ashes with smile on his face’

A court heard the horrors at Hull-based Legacy Independent Funeral Directors included bodies left to rot on racks and an unborn baby in a paper bag.

Evening Standard · Jul 27

'Catch Me in Traffic': UK Teenagers Flaunt Stolen Motorbikes on TikTok While Victims Watch Helplessly

A BBC investigation uncovers how TikTok is used by teenage thieves in the UK to flaunt stolen motorcycles, leaving victims frustrated and helpless as police struggle to take effective action.

International Business Times UK · May 19

Bomb disposal experts called as replica grenade discovery delays rugby league game

The replica grenade was discovered at Goole Vikings’ Victoria Pleasure Ground shortly before kick-off on Sunday

The Independent UK · Apr 13

Funeral director ‘will pay for what he’s done’, says mother of stillborn child

Robert Bush pleaded guilty to 30 counts of preventing a lawful burial on Thursday at Hull Crown Court.

Evening Standard · Apr 3

The hundreds of victims of crooked funeral director Robert Bush

Thirty-one families believed that their loved one had been cremated, when in fact they remained on site within the Legacy premises on Hessle Road

The Independent UK · Apr 2

Withernsea Beach Tragedy Ends as Police Recover Grace Keeling's Body Following 14-Day Search

Police recovered the body of Grace Keeling two weeks after the 15-year-old was swept into the sea, claiming the lives of her mother and a heroic bystander who tried to save her.

International Business Times UK · Jan 19