Ringo Starr was the man who put the beat in The Beatles. He played beats that remain some of the best ever laid down, and he showed incredible kindness to his bandmates, such as having a genuinely ...

Sitting at a table, beer, whisky and cigarettes nearby, with nails painted in the colours of her favourite American football team, Miriam Burbank didn’t move much at the funeral. But then again this ...

The average funeral will involve organising a venue, flowers and a eulogy. But one Brit asked to be buried in his favourite ...

KENYA: As the sun’s rays split through the beautiful canopy atop Menengai Crater hills, residents of Ngachura Estate Bahati in Nakuru County were left in shock following an unusual funeral service.

Q. I recently went to my first funeral. I honestly didn’t know what to expect. The rituals seemed bizarre to me. Everyone stood around. Most people filed past the immediate family offering condolences ...