The rise in ‘pauper funerals’: Agony for bereaved as cost of cremations soars despite Covid crisis after two thirds of councils hike prices by up to 16% making average ceremony now £775 By Dan Sales For Mailonline Published: 08:18 BST, 9 July 2020 | Updated: 08:48 BST, 9 July 2020 The costs of laying your … Read more
Families who’ve lost loved ones to coronavirus are preparing legal action against the Government over claims they would not have died had ministers locked down the country sooner. Around 1,000 grieving relatives say the Government ‘gambled’ with people’s lives when they failed to act quickly enough or heed the warnings from other countries as Covid-19 tore … Read more
Around 1,000 grieving relatives of coronavirus victims are preparing to sue the Government who they claim ‘gambled’ with lives by failing to lock down fast enough Relatives say that ministers failed to lock down the UK quickly enough They are calling for investigation into PPE shortages and the flawed testing regime Professor Neil Ferguson said … Read more
The Dick Van Dyke Show creator and comedy legend Carl Reiner has died at 98. The legendary Hollywood entertainer is said to have died Monday night at his home in Beverly Hills, surrounded by his family. His assistant Judy Nagy confirmed the news Tuesday that the veteran entertainer had died of natural causes. Reiner had … Read more
A grieving mother has slammed the early release of a couple who killed her daughter after barging her off the road in a Fast and Furious-style chase. Jackie Taylor, 55, has vowed to ‘keep on fighting the justice system’ over the early release of the couple who killed her daughter Sophie, 22 in August 2016. … Read more
Grieving dentist sues Matt Hancock over his father’s death from Covid-19 because he fears he inadvertently infected his parents after following ‘erroneous’ Government advice Dentist launches legal action after his father, aged 80, dies from coronavirus Dr Minesh Talati fears he infected parents after following ‘erroneous’ Gov advice The lawsuit is the first by a … Read more
Pictures of rainbows have become a familiar sight in the windows of Britain’s homes in recent months in thanks to the NHS. But now, yellow paper hearts are also appearing in some windows – and the reasons are altogether more sobering. Each heart represents one of the 37,460 victims lost to coronavirus. The movement, Yellow … Read more
Grieving families are facing lengthy waits to apply for probate, delaying them taking an important step to gain control over an estate after someone dies. Lawyers and other inheritance professionals say the usual 10-day process has extended to seven or eight weeks, and 11 in some cases, after an official overhaul. The logjam is being … Read more
Will Mellor has revealed his heartache at losing his father during the coronavirus lockdown. The actor’s dad Bill died suddenly last month, just two weeks after being diagnosed with cancer, and Will was unable to comfort his grieving family due to social distancing guidelines. Appearing on Monday’s episode of Loose Women, the 44-year-old Broadchurch star … Read more
A mother has described the pain of having to watch her parent’s funeral with her children via video link after they both died from coronavirus two days apart. Katie Orchard, 30, lost her parents Richard and Pat Telford from Bestwood, Nottingham on Easter Sunday and April 14. Richard, 87, and Pat, 72, had been married … Read more