Stockton mourners ignore lockdown to attend funeral of grandmother

Mourners ignored lockdown restrictions to take to the streets and offer their farewell to a much-loved grandmother of the traveller community today as the nation entered its second national lockdown. Family and friends congregated outside St Cuthbert’s Church in Stockton-on-Tees today to pay their respects to Honor Francis, 63, who died on October 23 following … Read more

Wedding guests ‘will be limited to 15 under new Covid rules – but 30 mourners allowed at funerals’

Dash to the altar this weekend! Hammer blow for couples tying the knot as wedding guests will be limited to 15 from Monday under new Covid rules – but 30 mourners will still be allowed at funerals Boris Johnson has announced a new cap of 15 people at wedding receptions  Weddings were able to resume … Read more

Wedding guests ‘will be limited to 15 under new Covid rules – but 30 mourners allowed at funerals’

Dash to the altar this weekend! Hammer blow for couples tying the knot as wedding guests will be limited to 15 from Monday under new Covid rules – but 30 mourners will still be allowed at funerals Boris Johnson has announced a new cap of 15 people at wedding receptions  Weddings were able to resume … Read more

Thousands of mourners expected at George Floyd’s Houston memorial

Mourners have started arriving to view George Floyd’s open casket in his hometown of Houston, Texas on Monday in the final stop of a series of memorials in his honor. As the doors opened at The Fountain of Praise church on Monday in Houston, where Floyd spent most of his life, the 46-year-old was lying in an … Read more

Thousands of mourners expected at George Floyd’s Houston memorial

Mourners have started arriving to view George Floyd’s open casket in his hometown of Houston, Texas on Monday in the final stop of a series of memorials in his honor. Officials are expecting thousands of mourners during a six-hour viewing at The Fountain of Praise church in southwest Houston starting from 12pm on Monday.  The … Read more

Thousands of mourners line up for George Floyd’s SECOND memorial service in North Carolina

Thousands of mourners arrived at George Floyd’s memorial in North Carolina, celebrating the life of the black father who’s tragic death has sparked nearly two weeks of mass protests across the country.  Local authorities anticipate somewhere between 30,000 to 40,000 people to come to the Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters in Raeford, North Carolina.  Floyd’s … Read more

Thousands of mourners line up for George Floyd’s SECOND memorial service in North Carolina

Thousands of mourners arrived at George Floyd’s memorial in North Carolina, celebrating the life of the black father who’s tragic death has sparked nearly two weeks of mass protests across the country.  Local authorities anticipate somewhere between 30,000 to 40,000 people to come to the Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters in Raeford, North Carolina.  Floyd’s … Read more

Covid-19 funeral with no mourners and undertakers six feet apart

A sombre image in a funeral hall of the coffins of an elderly husband and wife who both died from Covid-19 captures the tragic reality of the pandemic as the pair were laid side by side with no mourners in attendance.  The family-run A W Lymn funeral directors has served the people of Nottingham, Notts, … Read more

Crowds of mourners ignore social distancing rules as dozens pack cemetery

Photos have emerged showing crowds of mourners ignoring social distancing to attend a funeral on Teesside. People packed into Oxbridge Cemetery in Stockton on Tuesday to pay their respects despite strict rules prohibiting gatherings involving large numbers.   Cleveland Police said they received a number of calls and were, ‘keeping an eye on the situation.’  According to … Read more

Mayor Bill De Blasio instructs police to ARREST mourners at funerals and large gatherings

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio has instructed police to arrest mourners at funerals and anyone gathering in large groups in a new ‘zero tolerance’ approach to stop the spread of coronavirus – after he drove across New York City to witness hundreds gathered in Brooklyn.   The mayor showed up at an Orthodox Jewish … Read more