4 h. ago Jane Goodall’s inspiring final words as chimp expert is laid to rest

Goodall filmed an interview which she understood would be released after her death

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7 d. ago Dame Patricia Routledge laid to rest as mourners gather for funeral of Keeping Up Appearances star

Keeping Up Appearances star Dame Patricia Routledge was laid to rest today in a funeral at Chichester Cathedral in West Sussex, following her death last month at the age of 96

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7 d. ago Patricia Routledge funeral UPDATES: Hyacinth Bucket icon to be laid to rest in Chichester today

Dame Patricia Routledge’s funeral is taking place at Chichester Cathedral, with the service starting at 1pm to lay the Keeping Up Appearances icon to rest

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1 week ago Hiking with the wildlife author who studies Yosemite’s high peaks: ‘These animals are equal to us’

Inspired by childhood encyclopedias and Jane Goodall, Beth Pratt writes about the more than 150 species in the national park – and transports readers to a rarefied worldA shrill call was followed by a flash of movement through a pile of boulders on a high country slope in Yosemite national park. “Hello, Sophie!” Beth Pratt responded to the round, feisty pika who had briefly emerged to pose defiantly in the sun.Pratt, a conservation leader and wildlife advocate, has spent more than a decade observing the tiny mammals and the other inhabitants of these serene granite domes and the alpine meadows they overlook, which gleamed gold on a crisp afternoon in mid-October. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Scotland's first ever private woodland burial ground, on Ayrshire country estate, could be expanded

More than 250 bodies have been laid to rest at the site.

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2 w. ago Journey Home, David Gulpilil: the ‘extraordinary’ 4,000km, 10

After his death in 2021, Gulpilil’s family and mob used planes, boats, vans and helicopters to transport his casket, with a documentary crew in tow. As his son reflects: ‘We have to fulfil his wishes – by any means’Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains images and names of Indigenous Australians who have diedHe was a man who danced between two worlds, carried stories across continents and, on his final journey, returned to the land that made him.Before his death in November 2021, actor David Gulpilil made one final request: to be laid to rest in his ancestral home, deep in remote East Arnhem Land. Honouring that wish became a monumental undertaking and the subject of a documentary releasing across Australia next week called Journey Home, David Gulpilil. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Boris Johnson says DfE failed to plan for school closures during Covid crisis

Former PM tells inquiry that children ‘were paying a huge, huge price to protect the rest of society’Boris Johnson laid blame on the Department for Education (DfE) over its lack of preparation for school closures at the outbreak of the pandemic, telling the Covid-19 inquiry that he assumed detailed planning was going on behind the scenes.“We were focused on trying to delay the peak of the pandemic and we thought that the closure of schools, if it had to be used at all, would be a measure of last resort,” the former prime minister said. He added: “It was my impression that the work was being done. I certainly, let me put it this way, I certainly assumed that the work was being done.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Cricket icons turn out for emotional funeral of legend Dickie Bird after his death aged 92

Umpire great Dickie Bird OBE - who died last month aged 92 - was laid to rest in his hometown of Barnsley with a poignant tribute from England legend Sir Geoffrey Boycott

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3 w. ago Ricky Hatton's son bravely reflects on his dad's funeral as cause of death confirmed

Ricky Hatton's son, Campbell, has spoken out on his father's death for the first time since the boxing legend was laid to rest at Manchester Cathedral

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3 w. ago Ricky Hatton's cause of death announced days after boxing legend's funeral

Former two-weight boxing wold champion Ricky Hatton was laid to rest last week having been found dead at his Manchester home in September

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3 w. ago Everything we know about Ricky Hatton's cause of death with inquest today

Ricky Hatton was laid to rest in Manchester last week following his death at the age of 46, with an inquest to get underway on Thursday morning

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4 w. ago Laid to rest at last: Crowds line the streets as first funeral is held for recently returned hostages

Crowds are lining the streets of Israel for the first funeral for one of the deceased hostages whose bodies were handed back by Hamas after two years. 

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