Current Affairs

Most common day to die revealed as 6 January

The most popular day to die is 6 January, according to new research from after life services website Beyond. Since…

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Man admits breaking into funeral home and having sex with corpse

Kasim Khuram, from Birmingham, has admitted breaking into a Co-op funeral home and committing sexual penetration of a body. Sentencing…

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Funeral firms ‘took advantage of grief’, says Co-op boss

Co-op CEO Steve Murrells has claimed funeral firms “took advantage of grief” during a period in which price wasn’t an…

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CMA proposes major funerals probe after identifying ‘serious concerns’

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an interim report presenting the issues it has identified since launching a…

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Funeral ads banned by TfL win ‘Best Viral Campaign’ award

A series of controversial adverts that were initially banned by Transport for London (TfL) has earned advertising industry approval after…

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Funeral director honours fallen soldiers with window display

All 64 men from Whitchurch who died during the First World War have been remembered with a public display of…

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Co-op launches UK’s first poppy hearse

Co-op Funeralcare has today (Wednesday 7 November) unveiled the UK’s first poppy hearse. The funeral provider has transformed the Ford…

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Hearse stolen and crashed by teenagers

Four teenagers stole a hearse from a Nottinghamshire funeral directors before crashing it in to another car and assaulting its…

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Stourbridge funeral director raises awareness of mental health

A Stourbridge funeral directors is highlighting the importance of personal wellbeing after providing specialist mental health training to its staff.…

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New research calls for action to stop next-of-kin being exploited

New research has found next-of-kin are losing out on inheritances or having to pay excessive charges to claim them as…

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