Industry veteran: Tony Foot started his bank career in 1964 When Tony Foot started his bank career in 1964, there were a handful of branches in every town and the manager knew all their customers by name. Here, the 74-year-old retired bank manager explains why we all lose out when banks close their doors… During … Read more
Strictly’s Shirley Ballas has received comments from trolls about ‘putting her in a coffin’… as she discusses backlash after axing Ranvir Singh By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 18:19 GMT, 17 December 2020 | Updated: 18:22 GMT, 17 December 2020 Strictly Come Dancing’s head judge Shirley Ballas has revealed the extent of the trolls’ comments … Read more
Now THAT’S a send off! Woman TWERKS on top of a coffin in front of cheering crowd A video with a woman twerking on top of a coffin has become viral The woman can be seen twerking on a coffin in front of a cheering crowd While dancing, she can be seen leaning forward to … Read more
In the US, a $20 billion funeral industry is focused on making people to forget the connection between death and decay. But a Dutch startup is getting back to basics with a ‘mushroom coffin’ made of mycelium -the vegetative part of fungus that grows underground. The Living Cocoon speeds the decomposition process, removes toxic materials … Read more
Pictured in colour for the first time: The golden moment that Tutankhamun’s coffin was discovered in Egypt in 1925 The photo was taken by archaeological photographer Harry Burton in 1925 One of the most famous historical photos, it has never been colourised until now Another photo shows Lord Canarvon and Howard Carter at the entrance … Read more
A mother whose two children were stabbed to death at the family home has buried them in a shared coffin with their favourite teddy bear after holding a tiny funeral due to coronavirus lockdown. Heartbroken Nishanthani Nithiyakumar, known as Nisa, tenderly touched the faces of her young son and daughter before saying goodbye in a … Read more
A desperate shortage of coffins has prompted manufacturers to ramp up production of basic chipboard caskets as they struggle to meet the demand for funerals of coronavirus victims. Funeral directors around the country are being made to wait a minimum of four weeks for coffins, instead of the normal five days. This means bodies are … Read more
Paintings have been discovered inside the coffin of an Egyptian mummy after she was lifted out of it for the first time in more than 100 years. Scottish conservators made the discovery during work to conserve Ta-Kr-Hb – pronounced ‘takerheb’ – believed to be a priestess or princess from Thebes. The mummy, which is nearly 3,000 … Read more