A 1,500-year-old bucket discovered in England has been identified as an ancient cremation burial vessel, experts said. The 6th-century bucket was found at Sutton Hoo, an archaeological site near ...

The vast majority of Vermonters opt for flame cremation. Now, a funeral home in Milton is the first in the state to use water for cremation. Jonathan Daponte of Minor Funeral Home cracks open ...

As cremation rates rise and consumer preferences shift, funeral homes are innovating in surprisingly unconventional ways so they don’t die out. Defying convention, Hamilton’s Funeral Home in ...

On this particular afternoon in 2023, I arrive at around 2pm just in time to witness one of the day’s cremation ceremonies. The cremation takes place under a modest structure housing two ...

For decades, most people arranging a funeral have faced a simple choice - burial or cremation? But in parts of the US and Canada a third option is now available - dissolving bodies in an alkaline ...

A 15-year-old boy, taking his father’s body for cremation, was critically injured when two tree branches fell on him in EWS colony of Sector 38D during Wednesday evening’s storm. The boy ...

Noah says he was inspired by walking in the neighbourhood and seeing so many verge gardens. At home, he has taken over the family’s front garden. He has even named the four olive trees in the ...

Friends of Rajiv Ruparelia ride motorcycles to the cremation ceremony. PHOTO/GEOFREY MUTUMBA The body made a two-hour stopover at the Kololo home before heading to the Hindu cremation site in ...

Republican voters do not want a president they can have a beer with. They never did. They yearn to be subjects. In 2008, John McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who entranced the GOP ...

“It’s such a joy,” she added. “I yearn to play roles that don’t confine me to wheelchairs, but I’m just not strong enough.” The tragic update comes months after Margolyes, who has ...

Even an enormous garden and a playful pussycat can’t stop me missing my home by the sea. By Nicholas Lezard After two weeks and a day of living in a spacious suburban home to look after a cat and ...