cemetery
Couple hire hitman in bid to inherit funeral parlour
A Madrid couple who hired an assassin in a bid to inherit an undertaking business have been handed lengthy jail terms after things didn’t work out quite as planned.
Spanish cemetery launches online funerals
A groundbreaking new service in the Spanish city of Valencia will let people watch the funerals of their loved ones online wherever they are in the world.
Dead man mocks tax minister on gravestone
A Spanish musician has mocked the country's finance minister Cristobal Montoro with a message he told his relatives to inscribe on his headstone.
Falling coffin injures six mourners at funeral
Half a dozen funeral-goers in southern Spain have been taken to hospital after their loved one's coffin fell on them.
Gravediggers slammed for mocking the dead
A leaked video showing how Spanish cemetery workers made fun of the bodily remains they were exhuming has turned into a social media success despite its inappropriate content.
Grieving grandma injured after falling into grave
A 73-year-old woman in Spain who was cleaning her husband's tombstone had to be rescued by police on Thursday after she fell into a grave.
Gypsies defend 'over the top' grave decorations
Gypsies in the north-eastern city of Zaragoza are up in arms about a town hall ruling which puts a limit on the amount of ornamentation they can place on their loved ones' graves.
Metal tomb raiders ransack Seville cemetery
Workers at a cemetery in Seville have kicked up a stink after thieves stole several motors from fridges used to preserve bodies until their cremation.
Cops nab gold teeth tomb raiders
Two cemetery workers in Navarre have been arrested for allegedly plucking gold teeth from dead bodies.