Funerals

The hearing follows an inquiry into a Hull funeral directors in which police removed human remains.

The average price in 2024 was £5,449, which is a 5.4% increase on the year before, the report says.

The crematorium and burial garden will be on the site of a former outdoor activity centre.

Nicola Hill was part of a team whose display caught the eye of Queen Camilla, who said she was in awe of it.

Joyce Sinclair's family are among those caught in delays to deaths being signed off in Sunderland.

Hundreds of bodies have been moved over the past six months due to overcrowded mortuaries.

The idea, put forward by a resident, is to ensure no-one's funeral goes completely unattended.

An £80 payment is now required if a loved one is cremated on the same day as the service.