UK death rate rise at 63-year high says Dignity
UK – Dignity reports an “extraordinary” year for deaths in 2015 and admits the rate of increase stretched its services.
UK – Dignity reports an “extraordinary” year for deaths in 2015 and admits the rate of increase stretched its services.
CHINA – The state will support eco-burial and increase cremation rates in an effort to save land and reduce
UK – The government is planning to increase probate fees in an effort to raise £250m per year (€316m).
CANADA – New legislation in Quebec aims to react to new unconventional attitudes to conducting funerals.
UK – We’re lucky in Britain not to face the kind of restrictions over death ceremonies in place elsewhere, so it’s
IRELAND – What does it really feel like to die? We all think about it but few of us want to talk about it.
JAPAN – A new service from Amazon Japan – ‘Mr Monk Delivery’ – provides Buddhist monks who will perform
UK – The average funeral in Scotland is now €4,500. This has become too expensive for many low income families.
UK – A website which allows people to declare how they wish to be treated in the final weeks of their lives is set to
USA & CANADA – Funeral costs in America have increased by over 28% in the last decade according to the NFDA.