Funeral articles
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Edinburgh police hunt for prisoner who escaped while attending family funeral
A prisoner is on the run after escaping from custody while attending a family funeral in Edinburgh. Police have urged people not to approach Jamie Ross, 29, who is believed to have connections across Edinburgh, particularly in the south of the city, as well as in Aberdeen. It is understood he was attending a funeral at Mortonhall crematorium at around lunchtime on Tuesday when he managed to escape. A Scottish Prison Service spokesperson said: “We can confirm that this individual is currently...
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Watch: Undertaker takes coffin to funeral service in a dumper truck
This video shows an undertaker transporting a coffin to the funeral service of Dave Newton, 81 - in a dumper truck! The clip shows how the construction vehicle was adorned with flowers for the procession - which had onlookers “shaking their heads in disbelief and laughing”. The ex-miner had joked for around 12 years that when he died they should 'just stick him in a dumper truck'. So when he suddenly passed away on March 20 this year, his family decided it was “only fitting”. His son-in-law...
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Watch: Undertaker takes coffin to funeral service in a dumper truck
This video shows an undertaker transporting a coffin to the funeral service of Dave Newton, 81 - in a dumper truck! The clip shows how the construction vehicle was adorned with flowers for the procession - which had onlookers “shaking their heads in disbelief and laughing”. The ex-miner had joked for around 12 years that when he died they should 'just stick him in a dumper truck'. So when he suddenly passed away on March 20 this year, his family decided it was “only fitting”. His son-in-law...