19 h. ago Grieving families turn to crowdfunding funerals to deal with soaring costs

SunLife - which has tracked the cost of funerals for 22 years - said that even a simple attended funeral now costs £3,828 on average.

Economics

29 h. ago Families forced to crowdfund £2,365 as funeral costs rise again

The cost of a traditional service has recorded its biggest annual increase since 2016

Economics

29 h. ago ‘My brother died suddenly at just 20 – now I’m crowdfunding for his funeral’

The average cost of a traditional attended funeral jumped 5.3% to £4,510 last year, research shows – the biggest annual increase in a decade forcing families to turn to loan sharks and crowdfunding

Events

29 h. ago Families turning to crowdfunding and loan sharks to pay for funerals – report

The cost of a traditional attended funeral jumped 5.3% to £4,510 last year, SunLife’s latest Cost of Dying Report said.

Economics

29 h. ago Bereaved families turn to loan sharks to pay for loved one's funerals as costs soar

The cost of a traditional attended funeral jumped 5.3% to £4,510 last year and some people may not be able to afford the burgeoning costs

Economics

6 d. ago Anthony Joshua pays respects to friends killed in Nigeria car crash after release from hospital

Anthony Joshua and his mother visit funeral home in Lagos to pay their final respects to his two friends killed in the crash

Events

7 d. ago Anthony Joshua is discharged from hospital on New Year's Eve after horror crash in Nigeria: Boxing star heads straight to funeral home to pay tribute to best friends who died in tragedy

Anthony Joshua was discharged from hospital late on New Year's Eve and paid an emotional visit to a funeral home to pay his respects to two pals killed in a car crash.

Events

9 d. ago Dixie Deans funeral in pictures as Scottish football legends pay tribute to Celtic and Motherwell hero

Deans passed away aged 79 earlier this month and today Scottish football and beyond has paid its respects

Politics

2 w. ago Stars say goodbye to Mani: David Beckham, Liam Gallagher, Paul Weller, Bonehead, Primal Scream and musician's old bandmates join mourners at The Stone Roses legend Gary 'Mani' Mounfield's funeral

Those arriving have included Ian Brown, Paul Weller, Tim Burgess, David Beckham and Oasis's Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, after bassist Mani died last month aged 63.

Culture

2 w. ago Hong Kong mourns firefighter killed in city's deadliest fire in decades

Hong Kongers have offered flowers and bowed outside a funeral parlor to pay tribute to a firefighter who was among the 160 people killed by the city’s deadliest fire in decades

Events