‘Boil in the bag’ environmentally friendly funerals could arrive in the UK A new funerary method that’s said to be ‘gentler on the body and kinder on the environment’ could find its way to the UK. When somebody passes away, either a land burial or a flame-based cremation takes place. However, an alternative funerary method […]

10 months ago

The nine-year-old schoolgirl was one of three children who lost their lives on 29 July. Large crowds have gathered on the streets of Southport this afternoon to pay their respects to the family of Alice da Silva Aguiar, as the nine-year-old victim of last month’s stabbing is laid to rest. Alice died from her injuries […]

1 year ago

The funeral for the rugby league legend will take place in Pontefract today. Hundreds of people have lined the streets of Pontefract in West Yorkshire this afternoon to pay their respect to Rob Burrow. The former Leeds Rhinos star’s funeral is being held in a private service at Pontefract Crematorium. He passed away ‘peacefully’ aged […]

1 year ago

His mum and dad were ‘over the moon’ to learn he was still alive A man has spoken of the moment he told his parents he was alive – six months after they thought he had been killed. The unlikely story played out on New Zealand’s ZM Radio station after hosts Carl Fletcher, Vaughan Smith […]

2 years ago

‘The hands of the two girls touching as though they knew they were off to heaven together’ Two best friends killed in a road crash on their way to a school ball, were touching hands in the aftermath of the accident, mourners were told at their funeral on Thursday. Kiea McCann, 17, and Dlava Mohamed, […]

2 years ago

‘And he wonders why he’s never invited to anything’ A dad has pulled off a rather cruel prank on his family, to show them the importance of family and that life is fleeting. David Baerton didn’t just fake his own death, he organised the funeral too. But he wasn’t just curious about who would turn […]

3 years ago