A former funeral director has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting a series of offences that included failing to bury or cremate deceased individuals and providing grieving families with ashes that did not belong to their loved ones. Robert Bush, the former owner of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, pleaded guilty to 67 offences committed over a 12-year period. His crimes included denying 30 people a respectful burial or cremation, stealing from 12 charities, and engaging in fraudulent trading practices.

Axel Rudakubana, the teenager responsible for the Southport murders, has been charged with a series of offences allegedly committed while serving his sentence in prison, including assaults and possession of a weapon.

Three men have been sentenced to prison for carrying out a daylight raid on a jewellery shop in south-west London, making off with merchandise valued at approximately £225,000. Deniz Mehmet, 28, Robert Clarke, 50, and Lee Ramsey, 46, all from Essex, were responsible for the robbery at a jewellery business in Paved Court, Richmond, on 31 January.

A mum has spoken of the terror she experienced after receiving a phone call informing her that her two-year-old daughter had been mistakenly collected from nursery by another adult. Jody Riley, 37, from Formby, said she was working at a nearby café on Wednesday, June 10, when staff from Kids Planet Crosby contacted her to say her daughter, Rosie, had been taken from the nursery in error before being safely returned.

When Hollywood didn't roll out the red carpet for Lloyd Ejimbe, his fiancée made sure he got a premiere worthy of the big screen anyway. The British actor, who appears as one of the giants in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, was reportedly not invited to the film's world premiere. Rather than letting the moment pass him by, his fiancée, Nneka Banks, organised a surprise "personal world premiere" that has now captured the hearts of thousands online.

Julia Majchrzak and Lorenzo Alessi have been named the winners of Love Island UK 2026, securing the public vote and taking home the show's £50,000 prize. The couple emerged victorious ahead of runners-up Jasmine Muller and Kavan Murphy, while Angelista Gunda and Simba Kudyiwa finished in third place after a dramatic season filled with unexpected twists and emotional moments.