All news on the topic: Funerals

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Sharon and Shane Horgan 'not sure how they'll cope' as dad dies
TV writer and actress Sharon Horgan and former Irish rugby union player brother Shane Horgan mourn the loss of their father John Horgan, after the father of five dies following a cancer battle
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Parasite's Lee Sun-kyun’s wife sobs at funeral as fury grows over his suicide
Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun died at the age of 48 after being found unconscious in a car in a park in the South Korean capital of Seoul, with police now investigating his death
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England footballer found dead aged just 33 leaving devastated wife and daughter
An inquest has been opened after the death of former Team GB star Gemma Wiseman just a week before Christmas while a GoFundMePage has been set up in the immediate aftermath
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'Christmas was ruined because I look so much like my dead mum - everyone cried'
Losing a loved one just before the festive holidays is awful but one woman has revealed how her family couldn't even look at her without bursting into tears due to her resemblance to her dead mum
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Man buried alive in horror beach accident was planning to propose to girlfriend
Josh Taylor was planning to propose his girlfriend in the new year, but sadly died before being able to do so after he fell into a hole and was buried alive under at least 1.5m of sand in Australia
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ITV drama Nolly features Noele Gordon and Larry Grayson's heartening friendship
A new drama - Nolly on ITV - airs on December 27 exploring the lovely friendship between Crossroads star Noele Gordon and Larry Grayson
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Shane MacGowan was 'surrounded by thousands of angels' when he passed away
Shane MacGowan's wife Victoria Mary Clarke has opened up about the Pogues frontman's sad death and his relationship with actor Johnny Depp
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'My parents make me share birthday with dead twin and I can't take it any more'
A teenager has described her ongoing heartbreak as her parents use her birthday in remembrance of her twin brother who died at birth instead of celebrating her life
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Six teens 'packed into car' when it hit bus 'head-on' killing three
Driver Jesse Owen, Callum Griffiths and Morgan Smith were left fatally injured following a crash between the Audi they were travelling in and a bus in South Wales
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One in three Brits set money aside for their own funeral - an average of £3,900
However, the same number have no savings in place to cover the cost of their own send-off - and three in 10 have no idea how much this typically costs, the research found
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Theme park worker overhears mom say she wished child was dying to skip line
A theme park photographer was left blindsided when he overheard a stroppy mum grumble about waiting in line for a ride when a 'Make a Wish' family got to skip ahead, leaving guests around them 'beyond horrified’
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Dean Sullivan's funeral sees Brookside stars paying last respects to soap icon
Celebrities gathered to pay their respects to Brookside legend Dean Sullivan, just weeks after the Jimmy Corkhill actor died following a short illness
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Family say they were given a doll to bury instead of their daughter's body
A family in Panama City, Panama, waited several weeks to be sent the remains of their newborn baby for her funeral, but were incensed when they discovered the body was a toy
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How Brookside star Dean Sullivan died as soap star's funeral takes place today
Brookside star Dean Sullivan, who played Jimmy Corkhill in the soap, died aged 68 at the end of November. His funeral takes place today (December 19)
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British student drowns in Florida swimming pool in 'inexplicable' mystery death
A coroner report pertaining to the mysterious death of Jack Chisholm, 21, who drowned in a Florida swimming pool has raised more question than answers as the officials concluded his death was "inexplicable"
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Shane MacGowan's widow says it's 'very hard to feel sad' after his death
Shane MacGowan died in Dublin at the age of 65 on November 30. His widow, Victoria Mary Clarke opened up about feeling a 'little shaky and dazed' after the funeral service
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Aled Jones trains for new job after learning what his songs are used for
Decades after coming to fame with the smash hit Walking in the Air, singer Aled Jones is forging a new career as a funeral celebrant after learning his songs are popular requests at gravesides
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Priest slams Shane MacGowan's funeral as 'completely inappropriate'
Shane MacGowan's widow Victoria Mary Clarke has spoken about his funeral after a Catholic priest called the celebration of The Pougues' singer's life an "abuse of the liturgy"
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'I proposed to my girlfriend at uncle's funeral - I wanted to lighten the mood'
A man has been shamed for proposing to his girlfriend at his uncle's funeral after his family refused to listen to him about making it a 'fun event' rather than a 'sad one' - but it didn't go down well
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Anna Cardwell's sister Honey Boo Boo leads funeral mourners
The daughter of Mama June Shannon died on Saturday after battling an adrenal carcinoma that progressed to stage four at just 29-years-old
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Hearse bursts into flames on way to funeral - but coffin pulled out just in time
Dramatic pictures show the burnt out vehicle moments after the coffin was dragged out of the path of the flames by shocked mourners and firefighters
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Health and care workers are Britain's greatest unsung heroes, survey finds
Other professions where workers go under the radar, without their due praise, include teaching, farming, and volunteering, according to the research
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Shane MacGowan's €10,000 parting gift was The Pogues legend's epic last wish
Shane MacGowan made a generous €10,000 'last request' for his beloved friends and family before The Pogues singer's death in November
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Folkestone 'hit and run' funeral fundraiser for boy, 7, smashes £10,000 target
Seven-year-old William Brown was fetching his football when he was fatally struck by a car in Sandgate, near Folkestone on the evening of Wednesday (December 6)
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Inside life in hottest place on Earth where average temperature is 45C
In the summer months, Death Valley endures an average daily high of around 45C and night-time offers little relief, dipping only slightly into the low 30s