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Radio 4,02 Apr 2026,30 mins

A funeral director pleads guilty to preventing the burial of bodies

Six O'Clock News

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A former funeral director in Hull has pleaded guilty to 30 counts of preventing a lawful and decent burial, after police found dozens of bodies stored in an unrefrigerated warehouse. Also: Reform UK’s housing spokesman has been sacked because of comments he made about the Grenfell Tower fire. And the BBC's science team watches the Artemis Mission set off on its journey around the Moon.

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