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Up to 200 mourners today amassed outside a church to attend a traveller funeral as families paid their respects to a tree surgeon who was crushed to death by heavy machinery in a tragic work accident. Witnesses described mass drinking, with even children reportedly spotted carrying boxes of Stella Artois, at the funeral of Daniel … Read more
Our boy Oliver. Olly left the house with a spring in his step, laughter in his heart and a ‘love you’ to mum. We will remember him this way. What happened next was the stuff of nightmares, a knock on the door shattered our lives with the force of a baby rhino. No one should … Read more
It’s your funeral! Rail bosses issue warning after mourners are caught carrying a COFFIN across UK’s busiest level crossing The picture was released of people at Tide Mills level crossing, near Bishopstone Network Rail have reminded people to be careful on the ‘very high risk’ footpath Proposals for new footbridge were approved meaning this crossing will … Read more
Mourners ignored lockdown restrictions to pour onto the street and pay their respects to the 29-year-old man who was shot dead in a ‘gangland execution’ in the West Midlands. Family and friends gathered in Bartley Green, south west Birmingham, to offer their farewell to Brian McIntosh, who was shot in the chest with his friend William Henry, … Read more
Mourners ignored lockdown restrictions to take to the streets and offer their farewell to a much-loved grandmother of the traveller community today as the nation entered its second national lockdown. Family and friends congregated outside St Cuthbert’s Church in Stockton-on-Tees today to pay their respects to Honor Francis, 63, who died on October 23 following … Read more
Dash to the altar this weekend! Hammer blow for couples tying the knot as wedding guests will be limited to 15 from Monday under new Covid rules – but 30 mourners will still be allowed at funerals Boris Johnson has announced a new cap of 15 people at wedding receptions Weddings were able to resume … Read more
Northern Ireland’s powersharing assembly has been thrown into crisis after Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill refused demands to quit for attending an IRA funeral. Ms O’Neill, who has regularly urged the public to comply with COVID-19 orders, joined leading Republicans including Gerry Adams in ignoring social distancing rules to attend Bobby Storey’s funeral on Tuesday. Storey was the … Read more
Hundreds of mourners lined up outside a church in George Floyd’s native Houston, Texas for a final public viewing on Monday as his death two weeks ago at the hands of police continued to spark protests across the United States. As the doors opened at The Fountain of Praise church on Monday in Houston, where … Read more
Thousands of mourners expected during six-hour viewing of George Floyd’s casket in his hometown of Houston in the final stop in a series of memorials in his honor Mourners have started arriving to view George Floyd’s casket in his hometown of Houston, Texas on Monday in the final stop of a series of memorials in … Read more
Thousands of mourners arrived at George Floyd’s memorial in North Carolina, celebrating the life of the black father who’s tragic death has sparked nearly two weeks of mass protests across the country. Local authorities anticipate somewhere between 30,000 to 40,000 people to come to the Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters in Raeford, North Carolina. Floyd’s … Read more