Current Affairs
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May- 2016 -27 May
Student suicides reach highest level since 2007
Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that student suicides have reached their highest level in England and…
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27 May
Proposed changes to the death certification process in England and Wales
The Department of Health has been seeking views on proposed changes to the death certification process in England and Wales.…
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27 May
Cambridgeshire to open its first digital autopsy facility
Cambridgeshire will soon welcome a Digital Autopsy Facility (DAF). It will offer non-invasive post mortems to bereaved families across Cambridgeshire…
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27 May
Resting Pets Crematorium celebrates 25 years
Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.” – George Eliot Essex based Resting…
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24 May
Half of British men do nothing for charity, claims new report
Almost half of men in the UK do not support a good cause or get involved in social action in…
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20 May
Paul Allcock announced as new SAIF president
Norfolk based funeral director Paul Allcock of Allcock Family Funeral Services in Norwich has been appointed president of the National…
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20 May
Funeral director floats Boeing 767
Irish embalmer and funeral director David McGowan has transported a Boeing 747 from Shannon Airport to Enniscrone, Co Sligo. The 70…
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20 May
Prison for drunken mourner who torched a car
A Scottish man has been jailed for ten months after torching a family car whilst intoxicated after a funeral. Liam…
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20 May
NCPC response to Hospice UK report into end of life care priorities
The National Council for Palliative Care has released a response to Hospice UK’s report, which found that 57 percent of Health…
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19 May
Four days a month spent battling red tape
Over half of small business owners claim their company’s growth is stunted by the time they have to dedicate…
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