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Cancer patient, 51, who cashed in his pension to plan his funeral has now been told he WILL live

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A cancer patient who cashed in his pension and planned his own funeral after being told his illness was terminal has now discovered he will live. Peter Hinds, 51, from Warrington, was diagnosed with inoperable intestinal cancer in January 2017 and doctors told him he could have just six months left to live. Having lost … Read more

Video shows gunshots being fired inside funeral in Strabane Northern Ireland

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Terrifying moment gunshots are fired during funeral in Northern Ireland church before screaming mourners flee for safety Gunfire was heard inside church in Strabane, west Tyrone on Thursday morning The woman giving a eulogy flees the stage while audience members scream  Two men, aged 17 and 32, were arrested and Stanley knives and a hatchet seized  … Read more

Two men and a dog stabbed in fight in Peckham south London after funeral wake

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Two men and a dog are stabbed after ‘balaclava-clad gang storm funeral wake at Peckham youth centre and launch horrific knife attack’ Fight believed to have broken out at a wake near a pub in Peckham, London  Officers were scrambled to the brawl to find two men with stab wounds  A dog was also caught … Read more

Council officers pounce on mourners outside funeral home and fine them for throwing away cigarettes

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A council has apologised after two enforcement officers ‘lay in wait’ before pouncing on two mourners outside a funeral home and fined them for throwing away cigarette butts. Ann Bentley was chased inside the home and fined £80 along with friend John Harpur after being accused of throwing away cigarette butts by the two officers. … Read more

Tracey Emin holds a ‘funeral’ for the true love of her life – her pet cat Docket 

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Tracey Emin holds a ‘funeral’ for the true love of her life and her biggest artistic inspiration – her pet cat Docket The pet, who featured in many of her drawings and sculptures, has died aged 19 She asked her closest friends to attend a commemoration service for the feline A spokesman confirmed that the … Read more

Basil Brush reads eulogy from the pulpit for co-star ‘Mr Derek’ Fowlds at his funeral

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‘I’ll interrupt no more old chum’: Basil Brush reads eulogy from the pulpit for co-star ‘Mr Derek’ Fowlds as he is buried at his local church following his death last month aged 82 Famous fox was among the mourners at St Katharine’s Church in Holt, Wiltshire He was helped to the pulpit by Reverend Andrew … Read more

Funeral plan firms face crackdown after we exposed their dodgy practices

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Funeral plan providers face a major crackdown amid concerns over ‘shameful’ sales practices, high fees and a lack of transparency around where their customers’ money is kept. It is a major victory for Money Mail which has long called for ministers to regulate the £3.3 billion pre-paid funeral plan market. However, experts warn that the … Read more