Families are facing growing emotional and financial strain as funeral costs continue to rise, a charity has warned. Quaker ...
EXCLUSIVE: A grieving partner managed to avoid hidden funeral fees and saved thousands with an increasingly popular ...
The average cost of a traditional attended funeral reached £4,510 in 2025, according to insurer SunLife’s annual Cost of ...
A Somerset woman is championing a different type of farewell after her husband of almost six decades passed away in April.
EXCLUSIVE: Monica Hayden said the celebration of David Hayden's life was much better than what they had planned before.
A controversial quote attributed to Adolf Hitler mentions cremation rituals at Benares and reveals deep colonial prejudice.
A growing number of grieving families are turning to crowdfunding and loan sharks to pay for funerals as the cost now averaging more than £5000.
Traditional funerals are in decline in the UK for several reasons. Primary among them is the rising cost of funerals. The price for a basic funeral has risen to an all-time high of £4,285, according ...
Burned bone fragments found in northern Malawi have revealed the oldest cremation pyre ever found in Africa — and unearthed new mysteries that may be hard to solve. By analyzing the bones and pyre ...
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