Funeral

Two men arrested and 17-year-old is injured in a motorbike collision after 150 people attend funeral

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Two men are arrested and 17-year-old is injured in a motorbike collision after 150 people flouted coronavirus social distancing rules to attend a funeral Motorcyclists attended the funeral at a crematorium in Sittingbourne, Kent Boy, 17, was airlifted to a London hospital with ‘serious’ injuries after collision Government guidelines state only ‘immediate family’ should attend … Read more

Funeral association slams heavy-handed councils for banning ALL mourners from services

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Heavy-handed councils have been slammed for banning all mourners from services. The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) has hit out at local authorities in locations including Belfast, Leeds and Bradford that have stopped bereaved families from attending funerals.  Instead several councils are now offering ‘direct cremations’, in which there is no ceremony and mourners … Read more