All news on the topic: Funerals

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Sister of Sarah Ferguson’s killed aide says working with royal 'was best thing'
Sarah Ferguson said she was "shocked and saddened" by the death of Jenean Chapman, 46, who she remembered as "loyal, hardworking, beautiful and fun"
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Comedian Vic Reeves shares burial plans that will have people 'buying tickets'
Comedian Vic Reeves has shared his quirky funeral plans including how he wants his wife of 20 years model and actress Nancy Sorrell to be involved
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Bride 'can't speak' and groom is 'dead inside' after wedding fire kills family
Newlyweds Haneen and Ravan were enjoying their slow dance during their big day when tragedy struck on Tuesday, with flames falling from the ceiling and razing the building - killing more than 100
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'Lovely' teen boy and girl killed in horror crash as best friend fights for life
Polite Moyo, 18, died alongside a 19-year-old girl after a crash in Leeds in the early hours of Friday. Another friend, aged 18, who was a passenger in the car, is in intensive care
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Heartbroken puppy refuses to leave owner's side after girl, 17, killed in crash
Débora Abigail Véliz Reynosa was just 17 years old when a lorry driver smashed into her while she was riding her motorbike around a roundabout in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala on September 20
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Morgue workers accused of dropping dead dad down stairs and covering it up
Morgue workers have been accused of dropping Juan Mejia's body down a flight of stairs while carrying his body out of his daughter's apartment in Houston, Texas
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'When my parents died, I had no idea of their wishes' – Thinking ahead for peace of mind
Linda and her husband Stephen took early funeral planning steps to help ease any future stress
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Inside grave of ‘child vampire’ weighed down to stop them returning from dead
The child was thought to have been aged between five and seven when they died during the 17th century and was fitted with a padlock in an 'anti-vampiric' superstition to prevent souls coming back from the dead
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Sole survivor of killer mushroom meal freed from hospital weeks after 3 died
Three members of the same family died and another was left critically ill in hospital after the four consumed a meal tainted with a toxic mushroom at the home of two of the deceased's ex daughter-in-law, Erin Patterson
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Terrifying moment lifeguards pluck teen from raging sea as boyfriend swept away
Luana Araujo de Souza, 18, fell from a cliff in Brazil and was close to having her body battered by rocks when a team of lifeguards managed to drag her from the sea
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Girlfriend shares heartbreak at last song played at killed boyfriend's funeral
Jordan Welsby, 26, suffered 'catastrophic' injuries after delivery driver Faisal Yasin drove 'directly into' him on Boxing Day 2020 - and tragically died on New Year's Eve
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'Drug cartel boss' buried with massive guns to 'defend himself in afterlife'
The alleged head of an Ecuadorian drug cartel was assassinated along with his daughter at a car wash and his mourners made sure he was well prepared for life after death
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Daughter, 18, dies in horror crash days before accomplishing her dream
Hallie Mae Colquhoun has been named locally as the driver who died following a collision between two vehicles on September 12 in Northamptonshire
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Grieving widower goes back to work aged 85 after 'hating' being at home alone
Trevor Bottomley was left devastated by the passing of his wife of 64 years, Maureen, so has opted to return to work as a sales consultant
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Hero man that rescued pal from deadly snake coiled on ankle suddenly dies
Donny Morrison, 69, from Australia's Queensland state, sustained a bite wound after managing to uncoil the snake, which had wrapped around his friend's ankle on Saturday night
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World's 'oldest' woman who 'didn't enjoy single day' in long life died aged 129
Koku Istambulova was born when Queen Victoria was still on the thrown in Britain but had suffered immense tragedy in her long life
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Inside abandoned funeral home left as a time capsule from the day it was closed
The funeral home was once owned by a Vietnam war veteran and dad-of-three who became a pillar of the community on his return and was one of the first African-Americans to serve on the city council in South Carolina
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Woman who died after being attacked by two dogs had Labrador as guest at wedding
Marie Stevens, 40, died after two vicious Rottweilers attacked her, biting her on the arms and legs, when she had tried to pet them in a park in Netherton, Liverpool
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The ‘Let’s Start Talking’ campaign aims to get Britain talking more openly about funeral wishes
We’ve teamed up with Co-op Funeralcare to get the nation feeling more comfortable discussing what they’d want for their funeral and how this can help those left behind
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Exactly what happens to bodies in cremations - and how long they take to burn
Few of us really know what actually happens when our loved ones are cremated - until one crematorium held an open day to let people see what really occurs behind the scenes
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Girl, 3, killed after being hit by car described as 'bright star' at funeral
Rosaleen McDonagh died after being struck by a car in Portlaoise, last Wednesday. Her funeral service heard she was a "beautiful little angel"
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Mum's heartbreaking plea after losing battle to keep baby son's grave memorial
Leanne Thompson has until September 30 to remove her baby son Callum's Iggle Piggle themed memorial garden in Grimsby after North East Lincolnshire Council deemed it 'unauthorised'
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Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin buried in cemetery next to father in secret
The Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is "alive, well, and free" in an unnamed country, Dr Valery Solovey, a political analyst, said as he believes it was his body double who died
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Sisters, 1 & 3, killed in crash as dad 'loses control' in rain ahead of tornado
The dad, his girlfriend and his two baby daughters were driving in torrential rain when the car lost control and veered into oncoming traffic - he is the only survivor
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'Bubbly' woman, 21, found dead after watching Britain's Got Talent with family
A 21-year-old Staffordshire woman was found dead at the end of her mother's bed after a night of watching Britain's Got Talent. Investigations continue into her death as tributes are paid.