Tea and sympathy? Death cafes embrace last taboo
UK – Attitudes towards dying are shifting – and there’s even an Ideal Death Show coming up. What’s behind the emergence
UK – Attitudes towards dying are shifting – and there’s even an Ideal Death Show coming up. What’s behind the emergence
UK – More than 80 people a month are now dying after being declared ‘fit for work’. The safety net that used to be there for the
UK – Campaigners demand welfare overhaul after statistics reveal 2,380 people died between 2011 and 2014 shortly after
UK – Cremating an adult costs an average of £640 now, compared with £480 five years ago, with local councils blaming the rise on
UK – I’m worried that if I speak out about the change in the law we so badly need, it will alienate trustees, staff and donors.
Working with cancer patients makes me more determined to experience all that life has to offer, but sometimes the pain is
UK – The 3% drop has led to fewer transplants taking place, prompting calls for families to ensure they discuss donation
Since her husband, Iain, died seven months ago, Caroline Twigg has had to face an unexpected problem – what to do with his
UK – Sheila Kitzinger, the natural childbirth activist who died in April, pioneered the idea of birth plans. Her daughters, Celia and Jenny, describe how their mother made a death plan – so she could die at home according to
UK – Six towns have outlawed dying since 1999, with penalties ranging from fines to increased taxes – and they’re far from the