UTSUNOMIYA--Demand is rising for a funeral service that scatters the ashes of loved ones high into the stratosphere, as some in Japan turn to alternative ways to dispose of remains. The balloon ...

When it reached St John’s Church, in Birkdale, Elsie’s tiny coffin was borne along a pink carpet and through a balloon arch ... service was the last of the funerals for the victims.

The group of about 110 people gathered together to release balloons following a funeral, police believe A crowd of more than 100 mourners gathered to release balloons despite Covid restrictions ...