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From idyllic country parishes to inner-city sanctuaries reclaimed by nature, a pick of beautiful cemeteries that are a haven for wildlife

A creative way to express your grief

Grieving someone’s death is different for everyone. So what are the signs that someone is struggling to cope, or to move on?

Visitors can see and hear professional mourners from 11 countries around the world, in a thought-provoking art show about expressions of grief

Can grief ever be a shared space? Psychotherapist Annie Broadbent on supporting a friend who’s lost someone to suicide

With many people choosing non-religious funeral rites with meaning, there’s growing interest, too, in training to become a celebrant

Discover boxes of nostalgic smells and curious Victorian mourning tokens at the Remembrance exhibition at Abbey House Museum, Leeds

Kathryn Mannix has drawn on many end of life conversations with the dying to inspire us to become more familiar with – and less afraid of – death

MP Carolyn Harris’s campaign has led to the announcement of a Children’s Funeral Fund to cover the burial and cremation costs of under 18s in England

The Government has launched a public consultation to help shape policy over paid time off work to grieve the death of a child

Many people feel unready to face the workplace when they return to the nine to five after a bereavement, findings by Co-op Funeralcare reveal

Is it polite to acknowledge condolence cards with a reply? Grief psychotherapist Annie Broadbent on the etiquette of sympathy gestures

Jonathan Robinson is taking a campaign against funeral poverty on the road and will walk behind a hearse on a two-week crusade to call on MPs

Comforting and uplifting poems to read at a grandmother's funeral

Free grief counselling sessions are being offered via funeral homes, in a scheme being introduced alongside an instant ‘grief chat’ service