Tag: Funeral

Minister speaks out against selfie-snapping tourists

A CATHEDRAL minister has been forced to speak out after selfie-snapping tourists have started interrupting funerals. Mourners at St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney, have...

Dying prankster arranged to be late for his own funeral

A MAN who was infamous for his lack of punctuality played a posthumous prank on pals - by being late for his own funeral. Mark...

Obese Scots have to be buried – because their bodies don’t fit into furnaces

OBESE Scots are being buried rather than cremated - because their coffins are too big for traditional furnaces. Funeral directors have warned that Britain’s obesity...

Funeral of Hercules the bear

MOURNERS gathered in the woods on the island of North Uist for the funeral of Hercules the bear today. A headstone was laid on the...

Deceased Scots “prepared for burial in garages, kitchens and sheds”

DECEASED Scots are being prepared for burial in garages, kitchens and sheds according to an expert. A professional embalmer claims that current health and safety...

£170 funeral fee dropped

FEES for cremation forms signed by doctors no longer apply in Scotland, as a new system of death certification has come into effect. The crematoria...

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