Iran war driving up funeral costs in the UK

The average traditional funeral now costs £4,623 – up 1.3% since January – says report from Pure Cremation

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.

A new report says 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 crematoria.