Government

Co-op launches nation’s biggest ever survey into views on death

Co-op has launched a survey into death, dying and bereavement as it seeks to lead the way in tackling the…

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Low-skilled jobs rebadged as apprenticeships by firms, says report

Employers are relabelling low-quality, low skilled and and often low-wage roles as ‘apprenticeships’, according to a new report. As part…

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New regulations introduced for babies ashes

Changes have been made to the treatment of babies ashes following a BBC investigation which found that 60 families did…

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Cramped underground: the alternatives to bury our dead

Space has been a problem in UK cemeteries for many years now, with some areas in big cities and small…

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AOIC welcomes government move on child funerals

The Association of Independent Celebrants (AOIC) has welcomed a government announcement, which will ensure that all grieving parents can lay…

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Cemeteries around the World: The Waverley Cemetery

Based on top of the picturesque cliffs of Bronte, Australia, sits The Waverley Cemetery. The first purchase of land took…

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Government scraps burial fees for children’s funerals

The prime minister has announced the establishment of the Children’s Funeral Fund, scrapping the costs of child burials and cremations…

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SOAP BOX: THE NHS CRISIS

As the NHS crisis deepened in early January 2018 and Theresa May and Jeremy Hunt tried to respond to the…

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Funeral Expense Assistance

The Social Security (Scotland) Bill will give the Scottish Government the powers to deliver 11 social security benefits worth around…

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Cemeteries Around the World: Green-Wood Cemetery

The Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York was founded in 1838 and was one of the first rural cemeteries in…

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