Current Affairs

Funeral Zone secures £1m ‘angel’ funding to help bereaved

Funeral Zone, a website which helps the bereaved, has secured £1million in investment funding from business ‘angels’. Funeral Zone, launched by…

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Under 20% of autistic adults are employed full time

Just 16 percent of autistic adults are in full time work, according to The National Autistic Society. New research reveals…

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Vatican publishes new cremation guidelines

The Vatican has published new guidelines for Catholics who wish to be cremated. Although many already follow these general rules, the…

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Funeralbooker closes £750k investment

Funeralbooker has announced that it has closed a £750k seed round. The step forward will help the business accelerate its ambitious strategy…

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Funeral cost plan for children needed, says Labour

Labour has asked the government to help bereaved families to cover funeral costs for children who die under the age…

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Hundreds attend funeral for unknown baby girl

Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of an unknown stillborn baby girl. Over 150 people visited Wolvercote Cemetery in Oxford in order…

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SAIF responds to the Royal London National Funeral Cost Index Report 2016

Terry Tennens, chief executive of the National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF), which represents 870 independent funeral…

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Families face ‘postcode’ lottery for funeral costs

  Beareaved families are facing a ‘postcode lottery’ on funeral costs, according to the 2016 Royal London National Funeral Cost Index.…

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MPs share personal accounts of baby loss

On October 13 2016, members of the House of Commons shared personal stories of baby loss. During the discussion of stillbirths, several…

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Thousands of fans watch gamer’s funeral live online

The funeral of an American professional video gamer has been streamed live on the gaming platform Twitch. Phillip Klemenov, known…

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