cremation

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A process known as water cremation was recently legalised in Scotland as a new funeral process.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Price was acquitted, leading directly to a new law allowing cremation in the UK.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The process is used in other countries around the world and was chosen as the cremation method of anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The company supporting the introduction of the practice in Scotland described it as the biggest change to cremation law since it was introduced in 1902.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

After the cremation the scattering of Hari’s ashes over the Ganges would set his soul free by returning his body to fire, water, and earth.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan