The cost of cremations and burials is set to increase in Coventry after councillors voted to raise prices in the city.

In this article the author considers the law and practice surrounding modern cremation and the cremation aspects of the Law Commission’s recent consultation paper on Burial and Cremation.

The inspection was part of the Crematorium Compliance Scheme, which scrutinises six key areas of service delivery.

BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine said it was the first time he'd had to evacuate the building in '20 years' as he returned to the ...

Sedgemoor Crematorium has been praised by an industry inspector for delivering an “excellent level of service provision.” ...

The last request of Princess Margaret is for a £280 cremation in Slough, unattended by any members of her family. The municipal ceremony, which includes a £20 surcharge because she lived outside ...

Shirley Brooks, father of Reginald, was a campaigner for the right to human cremation, which was still illegal at the time the 'obituary' was written. In January 1874, Sir Henry Thompson ...