And Finally... EU bans people being cremated in footie shirts
Grieving families have been banned from cremating loved ones in their favourite clothes - because of pollution fears.
The eco-friendly EU directive means people can no longer be laid to rest in football strips or their Sunday best outfits.
Instead, next of kin must fork out £60 for a special shroud made from natural fibres which do not give off harmful gases when burned.
The new regulation banning plastic, nylon and synthetic materials or personal mementos, has already been brought in at Kirklees, West Yorks - amid angry complaints.
One mourner, not wishing to be named, said he was shocked when told his relative must wear a shroud rather than the outfit she chose before she died. He added: "It was all fluffy and frilly. She wouldn't have been seen dead in it - but sadly was."
Tim Morris, of the Institute of Cemeteries and Crematoria Management, said: "It seems over-zealous."
A council spokesman insisted: "We must maintain emission controls."
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We really are living in a Fashion Police State
I always said I wouldn't be seen dead in a Liverpool shirt - now thanks to the EU I really won't! ;-)