Sharon Howell, manager at Kenworthy's Funeral Service.... in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, defrauded six victims while being employed to arrange their loved ones' funerals. After Howell was arrested, a police and Trading Standards inspection of the firm's chapel of rest found it was in an “ unsafe and inhumane ” condition and discovered a body that was “ clearly decomposing ”.... Officials described the smell as “ shocking and powerful ” and had to leave the room. Howell, 50, was jail

Twenty years on, their voices echo through time.... They held key evidence that would later be used to secure convictions of several terrorists, offer insights for the 9/ 11 Commission Report, and be exhibited at the 9/ 11 Memorial Museum.... She hadn’t arrived yet, and so he called his closest friend Adam Goldman.“ Adam, there’s a fire on the floor, ” Mr Gartenberg screamed....

disappeared in recent years without trace, leaving anguished relatives without answers. Rios said her

amid a family split. Paternal relatives are understood to have been blocked from attending the send

In a blog posted on Friday night, Mr Lennon said the service had “ allocated more staff to progress stopped cases and reduce the time they take to be resolved ”.... Officials said the hike in fees would actually save the taxpayer money by making the service self-sufficient without the need for external funding....

The grim anniversary comes amid an unprecedented economic and financial meltdown and a political stalemate that has kept the country without a functioning government for a full year.... It was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history — the result of hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate igniting after a fire broke out.... “ This is too big of a crime for it to be swept under the carpet, ” said Sara Jaafar, an architect whose house opposite the port was totally destroyed, as she marc

meters away.'' The children’s grieving parents, father Beytullah Cenik and mother Gullu Cenik, were

Tracy Barnes has vowed to continue to fight a campaign against Solihull Council, despite the authority's grovelling apologyfor any distress caused.... " Just think about the families and what you are putting us through.... We try and ensure that the cemeteries are well kept and maintained for all of our bereaved families.".....

Bowers, you met my beloved husband in the kitchen.... Your callous disregard for the person he was repulses me," testified Peg Durachko, wife of 65-year-old Dr.... " Your hateful act took my soulmate from me." Mark Simon, whose parents, Bernice and Sylvan Simon, were killed in the attack, testified he still has their bloodied prayer shawl, according to The Associated Press....

' 439 Comments Children or partners of servicemen and women who are not married will have to pay death duties on the lump sum of money. The ‘death tax’ stands at a rate of 40% on an estate above the nil-rate band of ￡325, 000.... However, there is no data for off-duty deaths. Chief operating officer of the Forces Pension Society( FPS), Matthew Lowe, believes “ up to a hundred ” families could be affected yearly by the rule change.... Read our Privacy PolicyTrending" The Government had made a m