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Crooked funeral director Robert Bush should face 20-25 years in jail, court told

The 48-year-old spent more than £42,000 on holidays while he was defrauding scores of customers.

Evening Standard

Funeral director spent £42,000 on Center Parcs and Italy holidays while stealing charity donations from grieving families

Robert Bush also sold false funeral plans worth more than £500,000 in total, covering more than 200 people

The Independent UK

Funeral director who hoarded bodies pocketed families’ charity cash, court told

Robert Bush, who has admitted a range of offences, appeared in court on Wednesday for the third day of his sentencing hearing.

Evening Standard

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Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

Dogs v bears from Max Porter; a baby adventure; an Irish boarding school murder mystery; and an unsettling YA folk horror

The Guardian - UK

Should you take the leap? The pros and cons of being freelance

Creative freelancers lay bare the trade-offs of going it alone.

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Russell Brand settles £220,000 lawsuit after failing to write two books

Comedian had signed a contract to publish two non-fiction books, with an advance of £575,000

The Independent UK

Saturday’s racing tips: Best bets and odds for York

There’s some cracking action around the nation’s racetracks on Saturday and racing correspondent Jonathan Doidge has come up with several value selections for York

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King Charles creates ‘instant bond’ with cancer patients at hospital centre visit

Charles was cheered by patients and staff at York Hospital as he toured the site ahead of the opening of the Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Independent UK

King has ‘instant bond’ with cancer patients during visit to new hospital centre

Charles was cheered by patients and staff at York Hospital, as he toured the site before the opening of the Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Cancer Centre.

The Independent UK

Man raises £21,000 for cancer charity through marathon hikes after family loss

Richard Martin has raised over £21,000 for charity through his marathon hikes

The Independent UK

Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

A mission to grow plants in the desert; a potato’s adventures; a film-maker’s dreams; wartime bravery; a feminist fantasy and more

The Guardian - UK

Meet Gruffalo Granny – the new Julia Donaldson character inspired by grandmotherhood

Julia Donaldson has announced a new book inspired by grandmotherhood, and it's sure to strike a chord with parents in their 40s and beyond

Woman & Home

Title and publication date for long-awaited third Gruffalo book announced

The Gruffalo family is expanding in the third book.

Evening Standard

Last One Out by Jane Harper review – satisfying thriller lacks the heft of her previous novels

The Australian crime writer’s latest is less about the dead than it is about the living, in a dilapidated town left suffocating in the aftermath of tragedy

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After early acclaim, Elizabeth Harrower didn’t write for decades. Two biographers consider why

In the 1950s and 1960s, Elizabeth Harrower wrote some of the most intense and highly praised “psychological fiction” of the 20th century. Mysteriously, she stopped writing after shelving a manuscript for her last novel, In Certain Circles, in 1971. Her comeback story in the final decade of her life captured…

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘They saw my fear and tears and understood’ – why Macmillan nurses are so vital when you have cancer

COMMENT: British political journalist Nick Robinson on the incredible care he received from his Macmillan nurse, and why their support, empathy and knowledge is so important to people with cancer

The Independent UK

‘Significant’ increases in cancer patients raising concerns about the level of care, charity says

Cancer patients are raising concerns about delays and pressures in the system

The Independent UK

Cancer patients with care concerns increasing significantly, charity warns

It comes as Macmillan’s annual report showed it reached 2.4 million people affected by the disease in 2024.

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The Independent UK

Tens of thousands of cancer patients at risk because they live too far from hospitals

One teenager in Wales was forced to travel four to six hours away to get vital cancer treatment, Macmillcan Cancer Support reveals

Evening Standard

Urgent action needed to make UK cancer care fair, charity warns

Macmillan Cancer Support said too many patients feel they need to be ‘in the right place, at the right time’.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor shaves his head to 'stand with people with cancer'

SCOTTISH actor Ewan McGregor has “braved the shave” and cut all his hair off in to help raise funds for a cancer charity ...

The Independent UK

The best supermarket cakes to bring with you to a Macmillan Coffee Morning

From M&S to Co-op and Asda, shop these showstoppers

The Independent UK

Macmillan coffee morning is happening soon – these are the best board games to play

Forget Trivial Pursuit – our pick of the best board games will elevate your next get-together

The Independent UK

These multiplayer videos games are perfect for your Macmillian Coffe Morning

Add some friendly competition to your Coffee Morning with these party favourites

The Independent UK

Best supermarket coffee, taste-tested by a caffeine lover

Get café-quality flavour at home, without the price tag or queue

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