Traditional funerals are in decline in the UK for several reasons. Primary among them is the rising cost of funerals. The ...

Water cremation is now available in the UK following rising demand for more environmentally friendly end of life options. When you die there’s currently only two options in most of Europe - burial or ...

Water cremation will be available in the UK later this year, with Co-Op Funeralcare becoming the first company to offer the service. Also called resomation, the process uses chemicals to break down ...

Unconventional 'boil in a bag' funerals in which human bodies are liquified and disposed of in wastewater systems could be coming to the UK. A consultation of funerary methods by the Law Commission ...

The Co-op has announced it will be launching water cremation later this year, the first of its kind service in the UK. Also known as Resomation and Alkaline Hydrolysis, water cremation is presented as ...

Co-op Funeralcare has said it hopes to be able to offer water cremations in the UK for the first time later this year. Currently there are only two options for families when their loved ones die - ...

Are we seeing the demise of traditional funerals? ANDOVER, England, March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A landmark study has revealed the reasons behind recent seismic changes in the UK's attitude towards ...

WATER cremation or ‘boil in a bag’ funerals, where your body is liquified, will become available in the UK. Co-op Funeralcare will start offering the service known as resomation or alkaline hydrolysis ...

The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 years ago.