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Bbc News Funeral Director, A simple, "direct to crematorium" funeral costs from around £1,100 - compared A funeral director has been banned from maternity wards and mortuaries in Leeds after it was discovered that she took the bodies of babies home. Legacy Independent Funeral Directors "owes thousands of pounds" in unpaid burial and cremation fees. Amie Upton, 38, Two funeral directors accused of keeping the body of an elderly man in an unrefrigerated room are "ordinary people of good character", a court was told. Susan Whymark set up her own funeral directors with her mother 21 years ago A funeral director who started her business from scratch said the career was "not as miserable" as people Hull funeral directors inquiry - Husband says waiting is 'torture' - BBC News 'I stare at my wife's ashes wondering if it is her' MP leads call for funeral regulation and licensing A man has been charged with 64 offences after a major investigation into a funeral directors in Hull in which police removed 35 bodies and a quantity of ashes. Richard Elkin, 49, and Hayley Bell, 42, were also A funeral director gets a two-year suspended sentence after failing to cremate a woman. Police have been investigating alleged fraud and mishandling of remains Inquiry into necrophiliac calls for urgent need for a funeral regulator to tackle abuse of the dead. Police, funeral sector leaders and MPs believe a "lack of laws" to stop wrongdoing "beggars belief". The inquiry found 81% of funeral directors who responded to the questionnaire "were not aware of any incidents that had compromised the privacy, security and dignity of the deceased". Two people have been arrested on suspicion of fraud after a funeral directors was raided by police. Operation Koine was The BBC understands the government is to provide up to £2m to help councils with costs arising from investigations into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors. A funeral director is being investigated "following a report received of concern for care of the deceased", Humberside Police said. A grieving woman says she feels "physically sick" after the funeral directors used by her family came under police investigation. Former funeral director Robert Bush has pleaded guilty to 35 counts of fraud by false representation after an investigation into human remains. Richard Elkin, 49 and Hayley Bell, 42, Earlier this week, a BBC investigation reported Ms Upton had been banned from entering any of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust's mortuaries and A funeral director pleading guilty to preventing lawful and decent burial dominates Friday's papers. Amie Upton, 38, is facing allegations after a grieving mother told a BBC investigation that she was left "screaming" after allegedly finding her deceased son in Upton's living room. She said she had A funeral director accused of putting a dead baby in a bouncer "watching cartoons" has said she was only "trying to help". Louisa Millington used Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in December for the cremation of her 42-year-old husband Carl following his death in November. An investigation was launched into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors after a The hearing follows an inquiry into a Hull funeral directors in which police removed human remains. Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the Department of Health and Social Care will be "taking the lead" in regulating the funeral industry. A funeral director has been banned from NHS maternity wards and mortuaries in Leeds after keeping babies' bodies at her home, a BBC Two funeral directors who kept 46 bodies in unrefrigerated conditions have been jailed for four years. The second funeral of 89-year-old Jessie Stockdale was one of the ways Hull Minster supported families affected by the Legacy inquiry Heir The broadcaster joined a Nottinghamshire-based firm of funeral directors for the film. Three people have been arrested and charged in an investigation into missing ashes at a funeral directors. A Glasgow funeral directors at the centre of an ongoing missing ashes probe has been expelled by the National Association of Funeral Directors. It followed an 18-month campaign by families An MP has called for new powers to regulate the funeral industry after a BBC investigation revealed a woman was keeping babies' bodies at her home. Officers Detectives investigating a Hull funeral home have identified 163 families linked to ashes found there. Two funeral directors who kept 46 bodies in unrefrigerated conditions have been jailed for four years. A funeral director has pleaded guilty to 35 charges of fraud by false representation after a major investigation into human remains found at a Find out more about the BBC’s Senior Leaders including their roles and pay The BBC publishes details of salaries, expenses, gifts, hospitality and declaration of The company director at Kinton and Daughter Family Funeral Directors in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, said the new system has had a "massive Funeral directors are reporting an increase in demand for basic services due to the cost of living crisis. Zoe Ward said she was left “screaming Tackling deprivation is crucial in reversing a rise in state-funded funerals, researchers say. Families whose babies' bodies were kept at a funeral director's home call for new regulations. A BBC investigation accused Amie Upton, 38, of leaving a mum ‘screaming’ and "terrified" after seeing her dead child sat in a baby bouncer. A funeral director has been banned from NHS maternity wards and mortuaries in Leeds after keeping babies' bodies at her home, a BBC investigation has revealed. A funeral director accused of putting a dead baby in a bouncer "watching cartoons" has said she was only "trying to help". The mother of a deceased baby claims to have found Amie Two funeral directors who kept bodies in an unrefrigerated room for more than a month have been found guilty of preventing lawful burial. New legislation means a longer wait for death certificates, say some funeral directors. A grieving mother has revealed the harrowing moment she walked into a funeral director's living room and found her dead son sitting in a baby A funeral director who kept babies’ bodies in her home has been banned from NHS maternity wards and mortuaries in Leeds. She told BBC Scotland News she thought she was being “sensible” and “rational” taking out a plan after experiencing difficulties planning funerals for her parents. An investigation by the BBC found that Two people have been arrested and 34 bodies removed from a funeral directors in Hull which police are investigating. Families of the dead tell of the agony caused by "horror show" funeral director Robert Bush. A man of 46 and woman of 23 were arrested on suspicion of A funeral director has expressed his sadness that people who died during the Covid pandemic were never "celebrated" by their families. Legacy Independent Funeral Directors is A funeral director who kept babies’ bodies in her home has been banned from NHS maternity wards and mortuaries in Leeds. Two bailed in police inquiry into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull. Officers removed 35 bodies and a News UK News Babies Screaming mum finds funeral director 'watching cartoons' with two dead babies Funeral director Amie Upton has been banned from hospitals and a mortuary in The hearing follows an inquiry into a Hull funeral directors in which police removed human remains. Families say he Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust banned Ms Upton from all its mortuaries and maternity wards earlier this year, a BBC investigation revealed. A funeral director has been accused of taking babies' bodies home with her after allegedly putting a dead infant in a baby bouncer in front of her TV. Police removed 34 bodies from Legacy Independent A British funeral director on Wednesday pleaded guilty to more than 30 charges of fraud after a police investigation into human remains at his business, including some charges relating Local funeral director urges Government to regulate the industry following BBC investigation General Business Helen Wathall The managing director of Derby’s Police have received reports from more than 70 people regarding the practices of a funeral directors as they continue their investigation into missing ashes. Lancashire Police said its investigation of Martin's funeral directors in Preston was Humberside Police began its inquiry into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors following a report of "concern for care of the deceased" in March 2024. The death A funeral director has said he is "shocked and proud" after being named in the New Year Honours List for his "unprecedented" contribution to his industry. Nigel Lymn Rose, 71, has Police are investigating possible fraud offences at a funeral directors. 14 March 2024 Jodie Langsford Public petitions calling for a funeral directors' regulatory body began in 2023 Pritti Mistry BBC News News Real Life Leeds funeral director Amie Upton says she took dead babies home and read them stories Amie Upton, 38, has spoken out after a BBC investigation revealed she had been A grieving woman says she feels "physically sick" after the funeral directors used by her family came under police investigation. Leeds Teaching Hospitals Last month, police issued an appeal for anyone with concerns regarding the handling of cremated remains or pre-paid funeral plans with the former funeral directors - which also ran a A 23-year-old woman arrested in connection with a major investigation into a Hull funeral directors is no longer being treated as a suspect, police have confirmed. Amie Upton, 38, A former funeral director from Cornwall is set to appear in court accused of fraud and stopping a body from being buried. The government has since said it would "look at options" to improve the standards of funeral directors after one mother told the BBC she discovered her dead son had been put in a baby The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) warned the "travesty" in Gosport exposes "a glaring truth most people don't realise - anyone can call themselves a funeral The bodies have been removed from the Hessle Road branch of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors, police said Two people have been arrested and 34 bodies removed Robert Bush pleads guilty to charges relating to Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull. Many The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent. Officers searched A Milne Funerals Police Scotland launched Operation Koine to investigate A Milne Funeral Directors and, with support from North Wales colleagues, have A number of bodies have been removed from a Hull funeral directors as part of a police inquiry. Robert Bush had denied 30 counts of preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body but has changed his pleas on these charges today, as well as a charge of theft. Thames Valley Police carried out warrants at the premises of R&H . Richard Elkin, 49, and Hayley Bell, 42, were also A former funeral director has pleaded guilty to 36 charges of fraud after a major investigation into human remains found at his premises, including Humberside Police removed 35 bodies and a quantity of ashes from Legacy Independent Funeral Directors' premises on Hessle Road following Former funeral director Robert Bush has pleaded guilty to 35 counts of fraud by false representation after an investigation into human remains. Former funeral director Robert Bush, 47, appeared at Hull Crown Court earlier this month in connection with an investigation into Legacy The charges follow an inquiry into a Hull funeral directors in which police removed human remains. This week, a BBC investigation revealed that a funeral director had been banned from NHS maternity wards and mortuaries in Leeds after keeping babies’ bodies at her home. Richard Elkin, 49, and Bodies and ashes have been removed from Legacy Independent Funeral Directors Two people have been bailed as officers removed 35 bodies and a quantity of ashes from a funeral A former funeral director has pleaded guilty to 36 charges of fraud after a major investigation into human remains found at his premises, including four babies lost in pregnancy. Leeds The managing director of Derby’s longest family-owned funeral directors, Wathall’s, says it makes her ‘angry’ that individuals can set up without any kind of qualification. Richard Elkin, 49 and Hayley Bell, 42, The hearing follows an inquiry into a Hull funeral directors in which police removed human remains. Margaret and David Fee paid thousands for funeral plans, then discovered the company they used had collapsed. Police Zoe Ward’s baby son, Bleu, was just three weeks old when he died of brain damage at Leeds General Infirmary in 2021 (Picture: Zoe Ward/BBC) A A FUNERAL director took a baby’s body home and put him in a bouncer so he could “watch cartoons” – before the child’s grieving mum walked in. Stay informed with the latest news, video, live updates and expert analysis about Obituaries from across the BBC. A growing number of people are asking for alternative funerals when they pass away, leading to a new type of funeral director businesses, reports Suzanne Bearne. Inez Capps has been making TikTok videos about her job as a funeral director since 2021. Officers removed 35 bodies and a quantity Funeral director faces 64 charges after police find 35 bodies and human ashes We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video A recovery response group has been working to trace families of ashes found in Hull funeral home. Former funeral director Robert Bush denies 30 counts of preventing lawful and decent burials. Helen Wathall The government says its concerns over the funeral industry are "not limited" to East Yorkshire, where a major police investigation is under way. Richard Elkin, 49 and Hayley Bell, 42, ran Elkin and Bell Funerals in Gosport, Hampshire. Jack Weekes, 32, of St Johns Road in Millbrook, has been Funeral directors say new legislation requiring senior doctors in England and Wales to independently scrutinise every death is leading to long delays for some families. Police investigating a funeral directors in Hull have passed a file containing more than 13,000 exhibits to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). 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