All news on the topic: Funerals

Ann Murphy, 63, from Liverpool, was enjoying a Mother's Day meal with her daughter and grandchildren before she suddenly came down with an illness

Images from the Alabama location show expensive coffins left open and hearses that are past their prime - another shot shows the mortician's area complete with make-up and flesh restorer

Those who chant about football tragedies for ‘fun’ need to stop and consider the effect those tragedies have on so many people throughout their lives

Alison Jane Dawson, 45, an endocrinologist from Ilkley in Yorkshire, was on a hiking trip with her husband and a tour guide on January 14 when an avalanche rocked the French Alps - and she suffocated beneath the snow, an inquest has found

Molly Hinchliffe, 18, died from sepsis just a week after beating cancer and finishing chemotherapy, with close friend Courtney Thompson describing her as a "beautiful angel"

Sheila Seleoane's neighbours continually raised the alarm with housing association Peabody due to a bad odour and other indicators before her remains were found after two-and-a-half years

Susan Benett was told there were no exceptional circumstances that would allow the removal of her brother Brian Yates' remains from a grave in Bury, Greater Manchester

Dr Ajaz Ali predicts that our loved ones who pass away will continue to exist in a digital form thanks to Artificial Intelligence ‘capturing’ their looks and personality

Paul O'Grady's friend, actress Amanda Mealing, said the telly legend told her he would have wanted his friends to have a good time at his funeral and avoid being mawkish and morose

Young footballer and Hearts fan Andrew MacKinnon, 15, died at Forrester High School in Edinburgh after collapsing during a football match. His friends rallied around him and refused to leave his side

Today the jury of 10 men and two women found drug dealer Thomas Cashman, 34, guilty after listening to evidence for nearly four weeks - Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot dead in August last year

Jay Bridgehouse was rushed to hospital after a crash between his motorbike and a pick up truck in the early hours of February 26. He had suffered severe injuries including multiple head fractures

Paul never judged the vulnerable, the weak or the misunderstood, he fought for them like a lion. And I loved that about him above all things, writes Carol

MPs from across the political divide came together to pay tribute to the trailblazer who is the only woman to become Commons Speaker

'Fun-loving' dad-of-two Craig Bott, 38, who grew up in Rotherham and had a 16-year-old daughter and six-year-old son, was visiting Australia to assess whether he wanted to relocate there permanently

Steve Hansen become an organ donor in 2012 after he wanted his body donated for science. However, his wife Jill was horrified to find out her husband's body was sold to the Department of Defence

Harry Vincent, a dad of four and grandad of 17, spent his life helping others and ran 100 marathons by the age of age 65 to raise cash for charity

Daimon Winters earns his money by looking after hospital patients who have already died, and gets them ready for their funeral by dressing them in their best outfits

Ryan White's devastated family have also had to come to terms with the loss of his father, sister and mother in the past few years and now friends are raising money for his funeral

Flight Sergeant Peter Brown is believed to be the last of the so-called 'Pilots of the Caribbean' to fight in World War Two, with an appeal for mourners proving far more popular than anticipated

The iconic Motson - known affectionately as 'Motty' - passed away on February 23 at the age of 77 following a storied career which began when he joined the BBC in 1971

Ruth, who was head at Caversham Primary School in Reading, killed herself in January while waiting for an Ofsted report which gave her school the lowest possible rating

Tiffany Jones’ world fell apart when her dad Colin died from Covid at 11.25pm on December 18 2020 - at that very moment, a Christmas party was in full swing at No 10 Downing Street

His claim that it was important for morale that he attended leaving parties was deeply offensive to key workers who toiled through equally long hours in far more gruelling circumstances

The jury is still out on whether he is in contempt of Parliament but one charge he is bang to rights: his contempt for the public, writes Jason Beattie