send off

Nine months after he succumbed to a lengthy battle with cancer, Walton will finally get a public send-off.

As the producer for everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, the Grammys gave him a star-studded send-off that lasted almost 20 minutes.

Overall, the last three months of last year "failed to give 2024 the send-off retailers were hoping for", in a "challenging year marked by weak consumer confidence and difficult economic conditions", Ms Dickinson said.

Sarah Jones, the Leeds-based funeral director who organised the send-off, says demand for sustainability is growing.

In an attempt to end on a high note, the protest leaders played All I Want for Christmas as a send-off.