Traveller funeral is broken up by police after mourners seize the body back from morgue

Police break up traveller funeral as mourners flout social distancing rules after they demand body back from the undertaker – and drive it to church in back of a Transit van About 60 grievers – some swigging beer – moved on by Bedfordshire Police at Dunstable Cemetery at 10am The group was blatantly flouting government … Read more

Traveller funeral is broken up by police after mourners seize the body back from morgue

Traveller funeral is broken up by police as mourners flout social distancing rules after they demanded body back from the undertaker the night before ceremony – and drove it to the church in the back of a Transit van About 60 grievers – some swigging beer – moved on by Bedfordshire Police at Dunstable Cemetery … Read more

Should you consider a direct cremation? It is the cheapest type of funeral

Coronavirus lockdown rules for funerals are expected to prompt a rise in direct cremations, which take place without a service. No frills cremations cost around £1,600 on average, and ashes are returned to a family afterwards, allowing them to organise their own personal memorial for a loved one at a time of their choosing. The … Read more

Players attend funeral procession in online game Final Fantasy after coronavirus kills gamer friend

Hundreds of players attend funeral procession in online game Final Fantasy after coronavirus kills their gamer friend Friends of the character known as Ferne Le’roy organised the funeral procession The mourners gathered in the desert city of Ul’dah on the game’s Zalera server The procession began in the middle of the night and crossed different … Read more

Funeral association slams heavy-handed councils for banning ALL mourners from services

Heavy-handed councils have been slammed for banning all mourners from services. The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) has hit out at local authorities in locations including Belfast, Leeds and Bradford that have stopped bereaved families from attending funerals.  Instead several councils are now offering ‘direct cremations’, in which there is no ceremony and mourners … Read more

Funeral association slams heavy-handed councils for banning ALL mourners from services

Heavy-handed councils have been slammed for banning all mourners from services. The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) has hit out at local authorities in locations including Belfast, Leeds and Bradford that have stopped bereaved families from attending funerals.  Instead several councils are now offering ‘direct cremations’, in which there is no ceremony and mourners … Read more

‘My uncle, 91, pays £492 a year to long dead funeral firm’: TONY HETHERINGTON investigates

‘My uncle, 91, pays £492 a year to long dead funeral firm’: TONY HETHERINGTON investigates By Tony Hetherington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 22:02 BST, 11 April 2020 | Updated: 23:24 BST, 11 April 2020 Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors … Read more

A Day in the Life of Coronavirus Britain: viewers left in tears by emotional funeral director

Viewers of A Day In The Life Of Coronavirus Britain were left in floods of tears last night after a funeral director revealed how the ceremonies had changed amid the crisis. The unnamed woman, from Marsden, appeared on the Channel 4 programme which was filmed entirely on April 3 from footage shot by over 3,000 … Read more

Family of coronavirus victim, 13, can’t attend his funeral

The family of Britain’s youngest coronavirus victim will not be able to attend his funeral today because they are in self-isolation after his brother and sister developed symptoms.  Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, from Brixton, south London, died alone at King’s College Hospital in the early hours of Monday.  Tragically, his mother and six siblings will now … Read more

Traveller family ignore social-distancing rules as 40 mourners attend funeral of Alfred Loveridge

Traveller family ignore coronavirus social-distancing rules as 40 mourners attend funeral of community elder, 82 Family of 40 attend funeral of travelling community elder Alfred Loveridge Pictures show family members close together at cemetery in Upwell, Norfolk It appears to breach social distancing guidelines to keep 2ft apart from others Government also advises funeral attendees … Read more