George Floyd funeral: BLM demonstrators gather in London

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

‘I couldn’t even hug my father at my mother’s funeral’: Twitter slams ‘hypocrite’ Dominic Cummings

More than two-thirds of Brits think Dominic Cummings broke lockdown rules by driving to Durham while in self-isolation, with more than half believing he should resign, a snap poll has found tonight. The survey of 3,707 adults, carried out by YouGov today, found just 28 per cent think he should stay on, and another 20 … Read more

‘I couldn’t even hug my father at my mother’s funeral’: Twitter slams ‘hypocrite’ Dominic Cummings

More than two-thirds of Brits think Dominic Cummings broke lockdown rules by driving to Durham while in self-isolation, with more than half believing he should resign, a snap poll has found tonight. The survey of 3,707 adults, carried out by YouGov today, found just 28 per cent think he should stay on, and another 20 … Read more

Paul Chuckle reveals he was forced to perform on stage on same day as his baby daughter’s funeral

Paul Elliot, known as Paul Chuckle, has spoken out about ‘the worst day of my life’ – when he was forced to perform on stage on the day of his baby daughter’s funeral.  The comic, one half of the stand-up duo The Chuckle Brothers, was torn apart by grief when his three-month-old daughter Nicola died … Read more

Paul Chuckle reveals he was forced to perform on stage on same day as his baby daughter’s funeral

Paul Elliot, known as Paul Chuckle, has spoken out about ‘the worst day of my life’ – when he was forced to perform on stage on the day of his baby daughter’s funeral.  The comic, one half of the stand-up duo The Chuckle Brothers, was torn apart by grief when his three-month-old daughter Nicola died … Read more

Funeral directors told to expect up to 85,000 extra deaths this summer if second Covid-19 spike hits

Funeral directors have been told to expect up to 85,000 extra deaths this summer if second Covid-19 spike hits Researchers carried out report for National Association of Funeral Directors  If lockdown has been successful, 33,000 could still die in best case scenario Different parts of the UK could also be affected more than other regions  … Read more

Grieving daughter tells how she had to watch her parents’ joint funeral over video link

A mother has described the pain of having to watch her parent’s funeral with her children via video link after they both died from coronavirus two days apart. Katie Orchard, 30, lost her parents Richard and Pat Telford from Bestwood, Nottingham on Easter Sunday and April 14. Richard, 87, and Pat, 72, had been married … Read more

Grieving daughter tells how she had to watch her parents’ joint funeral over video link

A mother has described the pain of having to watch her parent’s funeral with her children via video link after they both died from coronavirus two days apart. Katie Orchard, 30, lost her parents Richard and Pat Telford from Bestwood, Nottingham on Easter Sunday and April 14. Richard, 87, and Pat, 72, had been married … Read more

NHS staff line streets at funeral for nurse, 54, his mother, 81 and father, 85

Emergency workers and NHS staff lined the streets in tribute to a nurse and his parents who died after contracting Covid-19. Father-of-two Keith Dunnington, who worked at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, as a staff nurse and spent 30 years on the front line, was 54 when he died after contracting coronvirus … Read more

NHS staff line streets at funeral for nurse, 54, his mother, 81 and father, 85

Emergency workers and NHS staff lined the streets in tribute to a nurse and his parents who died after contracting Covid-19. Father-of-two Keith Dunnington, who worked at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, as a staff nurse and spent 30 years on the front line, was 54 when he died after contracting coronvirus … Read more