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Lottie Tomlinson has revealed having children helped her to grieve her late mother and sister. The mother-of-two, 27, was only 18 when her mother, Johannah Deakin, sadly died from leukaemia in 2016. Tragically, just three years later, she also lost her younger sister, Félicité, from an accidental drug overdose. Now a mother herself to two young children, Lucky, two, and...

Gravest mistakes MILLIONS of us refuse to discuss death with our loved ones – and it could prove costly, a survey suggests. A third have never spoken to family about funeral plans or where important personal documents are stored. Four in ten find it too upsetting, according to the poll for secure digital vault service Legacy Hub. It says £80...

Talking about death does not diminish life; it enriches it, writes David Alexander For generations, the British have been defined by their “stiff upper lip”, that quiet, composed resilience in the face of adversity. Yet when it comes to death, this cultural habit of emotional restraint has created a profound problem…a society that struggles to talk about, plan for, or...

Billions of pounds are going unclaimed because millions of Brits refuse the hard talk about death with their families – finding it too morbid, upsetting, or awkward, according to new research. Around a third of people (34 percent) admit they’ve had no discussions about their final wishes with their family. This includes funeral plans to important documents, while another 43...

Billions of pounds are going unclaimed because millions of Brits refuse the hard talk about death with their families – finding it too morbid, upsetting, or awkward, according to new research. Around a third of people (34 percent) admit they’ve had no discussions about their final wishes with their family. This includes funeral plans to important documents, while another 43...