As the focus shifted from animal art to human shapes 8,000 years ago there was an ‘artistic revolution’ driven by a rise in elaborate funeral rituals, study finds. Archaeologists working in Jordan discovered a series of flint artefacts that look like stone tools – but they were never used and could have been funeral figurines. … Read more
Murdered garda Colm Horkan was hailed as ‘one of nature’s gentlemen’ who never let his family or friends walk alone during the state funeral today. Colm Horkan, nicknamed ‘The Bear’, was carried through his hometown at the state funeral held in Charlestown, Co Mayo, today. The coffin of the detective garda was draped in the Irish … Read more
The Gardai lined the streets as the coffin of a murdered Irish police detective nicknamed ‘The Bear’ was carried through his hometown at the state funeral. Murdered garda Colm Horkan was carried through his hometown at the state funeral held in Charlestown, Co Mayo, today. The coffin of the detective garda was draped in the Irish … Read more
Prince Albert of Monaco was joined by his wife Princess Charlene at the funeral of his first cousin Baroness Elizabeth-Ann de Massy today. The couple, sporting black masks, walked side-by-side as they led the funeral procession outside the Cathedral of Monaco this morning. They were joined by Prince Albert’s sisters Princess Stephanie and Princess Caroline of Hanover, as well as Elizabeth-Ann’s children Melanie … Read more
Tyler Perry to pay for Rayshard Brooks’ funeral after he was shot twice in back by Atlanta police, family lawyer announces: ‘It’s a step forward’ The 50-year-old producer spoke to Brooks’ family about taking care of the observance financially attorney L. Chris Stewart announced at a press conference on Monday The death of 27-year-old Brooks, … Read more
Large crowd of travellers gather at funeral in breach of social distancing guidelines banning groups of more than ten people meeting after police close A-road to allow huge cortege to pass through Funeral was for Albert Joseph Harper and took place on Wednesday morning in Chichester, West Sussex Mourners travelled around three miles to Portfield … Read more
BBC uses photo of the WRONG George Floyd to illustrate bulletin about his funeral – substituting image of former American Footballer with the same name BBC accidentally broadcast a picture of the wrong George Floyd during piece The news channel aired a picture of the former NFL player for the New York Jets Comes as mourners … Read more
BBC uses photo of the WRONG George Floyd to illustrate bulletin about his funeral – substituting image of former American Footballer with the same name BBC accidentally broadcast a picture of the wrong George Floyd during piece The news channel aired a picture of the former NFL player for the New York Jets Comes as mourners … Read more
More than two weeks after George Floyd took his last breath under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, the 46-year-old ‘gentle giant’ has been laid to rest alongside his mother in Texas. Floyd died on May 25 after officer Derek Chauvin, 44, kneeled on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. Chauvin was … Read more
Crowds of Black Lives Matter demonstrators gathered in London for George Floyd’s funeral this afternoon as police officers in Henley-on-Thames ‘take a knee’ at a protest in Oxfordshire. Around 200 protesters had gathered by the statue to Nelson Mandela on Parliament Square as Mr Floyd, an African-American who died after a white police officer knelt … Read more