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Switzerland’s biggest crematorium is bracing itself for a renewed spike in coronavirus deaths amid fears new variants of the virus will drive up infection rates around the country. Crematorium Nordheim in Zurich is striving to maintain the conditions for saying peaceful goodbyes despite a rise in cremations, which has forced the business to extend its … Read more
An overflow mortuary costing £4million has now been set up at Britain’s third biggest crematorium to provide an extra 20 per cent capacity for bodies in London, following the country’s worst day for coronavirus deaths. The storage units in large temporary structures at Breakspear Crematorium in Ruislip, West London, can hold up to 1,300 bodies … Read more
Heart-breaking moment Wuhan residents queue for hours outside a crematorium to collect the ashes of their loved ones who died during the coronavirus outbreak Local cremation facilities have recently reopened after a two-month shutdown People queued for hours to collect the remains of those died amid the outbreak A staff member said ‘way too many … Read more
A cemetery worker who died hanging from the top of a 290ft chimney suffered childhood abuse and left his wife for another woman in the weeks leading up to his death, an inquest heard. Grandfather Phil Longcake, 53, had left his wife of 34 years for work colleague Heather Wilson in the days before he … Read more