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Iran war driving up funeral costs in the UK

The Guardian · · 496 words · By Rupert Jones
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“The war in Iran is pushing up the cost of living in the UK but it is also driving up the 'cost of dying' as higher gas prices feed through to funerals.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and the United Kingdom maintain diplomatic, economic, and historical interactions. Iran, which was called Persia by the West before 1935, has had political relations with England since the late I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_Kingdom_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the beginning of the 2026 Iran war on 28 February, when the United States and Israel conducted joint airstrikes across Iran, the United Kingdom has shot down Iranian drones and missiles over all…
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“A report has found the average cost of a funeral in Britain is running ahead of inflation, with the war seemingly partly to blame as it has pushed up the price of gas used in crematoriums.”
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“The average traditional funeral now costs £4,623, which is up 1.3%, or £61, since January.”
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“The average cremation is now £4,293 – up 1.4% on January’s figure. Meanwhile the average burial is up by 1% to £6,129.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2017 (MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of Ma…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reform UK, often known simply as Reform, is a right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. It is placed on the right-wing to far-right on the political spectrum, and has been described a…
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“The Bank of England said that between December 2025 and February this year (the most recent month available), UK prices increased by 0.1% overall.”
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“Most cremators in the UK are fuelled using gas – either natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).”
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“Global gas prices have soared in the past few weeks as a result of the conflict in the Middle East.”
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“In some countries such as India, fuel shortages resulting from the war have meant gas-fired cremations have been halted in some areas.”
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“In London, the average figure increased by almost 2%, or £116. In Scotland the increase was just over 2%.”
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“The most popular type of funeral now is an attended cremation – these made up 53% of the total last year, according to the insurer SunLife.”
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“'Direct cremations' have grown in popularity since the pandemic and now make up more than a fifth of all funerals.”
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“That leaves burials with a 26% share of the market.”
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“Pure Cremation’s study is described as 'the biggest-ever study of funeral costs across Great Britain'.”
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