Coffins are now becoming too large to be properly cremated, funeral directors have claimed, as Britain suffers under an ...

BRITAIN’S obesity crisis means coffins are becoming too large to be cremated, funeral directors have warned. Relatives are ...

WHEN a pet dies it feels like losing a family member – for many, they want to bid farewell to their beloved friend with a bit ...

Size of caskets has increased by six inches in 25 years, but now some bodies are too big even for the largest ones, say ...

A small gold ring, buried for nearly two millennia in what is now eastern France, is reshaping how I think about death, ...

The growing number of overweight, obese and morbidly obese people is driving demand for oversized caskets and prompting ...

Deputy Fiji Corrections Service Commissioner Auta Moceisuva says they are not allowing mats to cover caskets for burial.

Natural burial still allows for a wake or viewing, because bodies can be kept cold with ice packs until a funeral service is ...

The Black Tie Coalition, founded in February 2024, is a purpose-driven non-profit that has taken on the responsibility to ...

Funeral directors say the industry has been gradually adapting with large coffins to deal with increased obesity ...