UK

Funeral singing agency is ‘the only of its kind’

A funeral singing agency is the ‘only agency of its kind within the UK’, according creators Briony Rawle and Penelope Shipley.…

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Funeral debt has risen to £160m

The Royal London National Funeral Cost Index 2017 has revealed that the average cost of a funeral has increased to £3,784.…

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Robot priests set to perform funerals

A Japanese company has created a robot priest in the hope of cutting funeral costs. The SoftBank’s humanoid robot –…

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800-year-old coffin damaged by tourists taking a photo

An 800-year-old coffin has been damaged by a family trying to take a photo. The coffin in Prittlewell Priory Museum in…

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Give way to The Plume

Created as a respectful marker for cars that are part of the funeral procession, The Plume gives the cortège a…

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Wilcox delivers hearse for high-profile Kenyan funeral

Wilcox Limousines has delivered a hearse to Kenya for the funeral of respected politician Major-General Joseph Nkaissery, the African country’s…

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New crematorium set to open

A new crematorium is set to open this Monday in Romsey. The facility, developed and operated by Westerleigh, hopes to…

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Dignity sees profits soar

Dignity has seen underlying operating profits increase by seven percent to £59.5 million. The company has said that the reason…

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Cemetery restoration group responds to ‘poor state claims’

A cemetery restoration group have responded to claims that they are responsible for the state of the grass in Darwen…

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Government to ban all new diesel and petrol cars

The government is set to ban all new diesel and petrol cars from 2040, in a bid to tackle air…

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