The Co-Op, keen not to get caught out by the changing consumer demand, has launched the Funeral Pledge, a free service allowing customers to specify every detail of their own funeral in advance.

BBC: Living it up at the funeral

The detail comes against the the backdrop of strong criticism about the way the service was managed over a number of years.

BBC: Northern Ireland

Giuliani usually travels with a Secret Service-like security detail, but he had shed this entourage and awkwardly crammed himself between a couple of reporters.

NEWYORKER: On the Bus