After my mum’s death,I couldn’t believe what the bank did to my 93-year-old dad

After my mum’s death,I couldn’t believe what the bank did to my 93-year-old dad

Calling the banks bastards is a tired cliche,until you witness their bastardry up close.

  • bySue Williams

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Such sweet sorrow:What the Herald’s death notices say about us

Such sweet sorrow:What the Herald’s death notices say about us

Surveying the deaths and funerals notices in Saturday’s Herald tells us much how,when the inevitable comes,we still value love and friendship above all.

  • byDavid Myton
Readers get rarer
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Readers get rarer

While barflies can’t get enough rope.

Checkout the cranky guy
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Checkout the cranky guy

And get a load of that Toyota Reflux.

Altruism north of the border
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Altruism north of the border

Loch that offer in.

There’s goodwill in store
Opinion
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There’s goodwill in store

Barnaby resorts to the Holy Hand Grenade.

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‘You don’t need to jump off that big rock’:The drive for a perfect selfie is luring people to their death

‘You don’t need to jump off that big rock’:The drive for a perfect selfie is luring people to their death

The selfie craze has created a lawless tourist who breaks rules,ignores warnings,jumps fences and is only interested in one thing.

  • byJulie Power
People may not fear death,but they dread the process of dying

People may not fear death,but they dread the process of dying

These days,it seems,we all want to die painlessly in our sleep,preferably unexpectedly with no suffering beforehand.

  • byBarney Zwartz
H.E.N.R.Y is D.E.A.D. Why kids and pets don’t mix
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H.E.N.R.Y is D.E.A.D. Why kids and pets don’t mix

I vowed to protect my children from suffering and pain,but how could I say no to bringing such a gorgeous creature into our lives?

  • byJacinta Parsons
‘A DIY option for everything’:How families can cut the cost of death

‘A DIY option for everything’:How families can cut the cost of death

Escalating funeral costs have thrown a spotlight on cheaper,simpler ways to farewell loved ones.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Rosie is gone,and there’s a slobbery-boxer-shaped hole in our hearts

Rosie is gone,and there’s a slobbery-boxer-shaped hole in our hearts

Of course,I miss the walks on the beach,the wrestles over sticks and even the eye-watering farts,but it’s the physical absence around the house that is so pronounced.

  • byNick Galvin