All news on the topic: Funerals

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Dad dies from 'bug' on New Year's Day after ambulance takes 45 minutes to arrive
Max Forest died on New Year's day after coming down with a bug and then waiting 45 minutes for an ambulance, just hours later his three-year-old daughter also became ill
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Woman banned from leaving home at night after hurling beer cans from her roof
Hayley Marshall was in mourning for her recently deceased partner when she was listening to his funeral playlist and began hurling cans of beer into the street below
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Message of hope from grandad of beautician shot dead at Christmas
Friends, family and locals lined the streets to pay their respects to 26-year-old beautician Elle Edwards, described by her loved ones as a "fantastic human being with a heart of gold"
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Farmer pays strangers' pharmacy bills without them knowing for 10 years
Hody Childress restored faith in humanity with his selfless actions of donating $100 (£80.82) to Geraldine Drugs, in Alabama, every month to help those struggling to cover the cost of their pharmacy bills
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Terrifying flat ad above mortuary says tenants must 'clean up' after dead bodies
The unusual rental listing boasts a master-bedroom and high ceilings but the lucky tenant is also expected to work shifts in the mortuary downstairs for just over £10 an hour
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Khloe Kardashian finally breaks silence on death of ex Tristan Thompson's mum
Khloe Kardashian has finally broken her silence on the tragic death of her ex Tristan Thompson's beloved mother Andrea - saying she still 'feels numb'
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Popular young teacher dies suddenly leaving a 'huge hole' at primary school
Rachel Morgan, who worked at Kells Infant School, Cumbria, is being remembered as a passionate teacher and being a "thoughtful and kind" colleague
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Tearful Priscilla Presley says her 'heart is broken' in tribute to Lisa Marie
Lisa Marie Presley's family gathered at Graceland in Memphis to say goodbye to the daughter of Elvis Presley, who tragically died earlier this month aged just 54
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Lisa Marie Presley's sarcophagus pictured ahead of burial next to Elvis and son
Lisa Marie Presley's final resting place is beside her son Benjamin who passed away in 2020. The daughter of Elvis Presley was just 54 years old when she died last week
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Man heartbroken after fiancee killed by using wrong spoon to stir cup of tea
Craig McKinnon proposed to Jess Prinsloo during a holiday in South Africa. Days later the woman, who had an acute dairy allergy, suffered a fatal reaction after using the wrong spoon to stir her tea
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Farmer, 80, secretly paid 900 neighbour's pharmacy bills for years to help out
The local community of Geraldine in Alabama, US, were stunned to discover their retired neighbour Hody Childress, 80, had been paying their pharmacy bills for over a decade
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Cancer-hit man told at Christmas he has weeks to live throws his own funeral
Rob Hale thought he was suffering from long Covid but the harrowing diagnosis was Leukaemia and after being given potentially weeks to live the 33-year-old vowed to live life to the max
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Chilling last texts of passenger in plane crash as he says 'we lost engines'
The bodies of Benjamin Chafetz and Boruch Taub from Cleveland were found in a wooded area about two miles away from Westchester County Airport, New York, US
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'Adored' dad dies after being hit by tram just days before son's 11th birthday
The heartbroken fiancée of Wesley Tierney, who was killed after being hit by the tram in Manchester, has paid tribute to the loving dad who died just days before his son's birthday
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Dad says shooting that killed daughter Elle Edwards 'should never have happened'
Elle Edwards, 26, was shot dead outside the Lighthouse pub in Wallsey Village, Wirral, on Christmas Eve with her dad Tim giving a heartfelt interview ahead of her funeral
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Mum beat hairdresser who dated brother for 'moving on' too quickly when he died
Zoe Emms became annoyed when a hairdresser who used to be in a relationship with her brother 'moved on' too quickly after his death, and viciously attacked her along with her son Liam
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Heartbreaking pilgrimage of grieving Covid families to honour those lost
The Covid Memorial Wall across the River Thames to the Houses of Parliament - the 500-metre-long wall is dotted with more than 200,000 red hearts - each to represent the loved ones who died of Covid-19
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Putin attends funeral of dictator while thousands of Russians killed in war
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin flew to Ufa to pay his respects to Murtaza Rakhimov, ex-president of Russian republic Bashkortostan, but he has failed to offer condolences to other war victims
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Dancers flashmob funeral with version of Queen's 'Another One Bites the Dust'
Losing a loved one is never easy but a funeral can often help remember the good parts of their life - one woman left her family dancing as she hired a flash mob to perform at her funeral
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Highest ranking Catholic cleric not offered state funeral over child abuse case
Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell - who was convicted and then acquitted of child sex abuse - died aged 81 in Rome from heart complications after hip surgery in Australia
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Bodies fall out of coffins as 'traumatised' pallbearers slip in flooded cemetery
At least two dead bodies have been sent flying in the Muslim section of Bedminster Down Cemetery in Bristol in muddy conditions due to water-logging issues with the turf
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‘Immensely loved’ dad of three dies unexpectedly from seizure aged just 22
Dad-of-three Charlie Rice died from an epileptic seizure at the age of 22, leaving behind a daughter, son and stepson, with a GoFundMe page set up to raise money for his funeral
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Dad shot partner and their daughters dead as they packed their bags to leave him
Roger Kyle Hagger shot dead mum Cindy Clouse, from Michigan, US, and their two children then turned the gun on himself nearby the family home on January 7
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'Fearless' girl, 10, dies after collapsing at school as family call her 'angel'
Rai-Lèyah Parveen Saddique collapsed at her school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire in November and was rushed to hospital where she died four days later at the age of only 10
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Waterloo Road fans go wild as iconic character makes surprise return after death
Waterloo Road returned for a second episode after heartbreaking scenes last week, when Chlo Charles died after being hit by a car during a riot