Opened in 1839, Highgate Cemetery is probably most famous for its bust of Karl Marx, father of Marxist philosophy. However, this does the cemetery a disservice. Highgate Cemetery is probably most ...

LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - London's most famous cemetery, the final resting place of revolutionary socialist Karl Marx, is searching for a new lease of life by reclaiming long-abandoned graves so they ...

Recycling has grown into such a massive industry that almost everything can be reused these days. Now, a bizarre development is taking things to a new level: the reuse of old graves. The practice, ...

LONDON — In death, as in life, it is expensive to have famous people as your neighbors. There is hardly any space left at Highgate Cemetery, a Victorian graveyard in north London where Karl Marx, ...

West Norwood Cemetery is Grade II listed but sections have fallen into severe disrepair (Picture: Getty) Exposed human remains and two-foot high piles of pigeon droppings are some of the horrific ...

Global warming is threatening London's historic Highgate Cemetery, an overgrown oasis housing graves of notable figures from Karl Marx to pop star George Michael, its custodians say. Concerned at ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It feels strange to be seeking relief from a pandemic among the dead, but I have spent the past couple of ...

Living in a graveyard may not be to everyone’s taste, but this striking home in London’s famous Highgate Cemetery could win over most sceptics. A piece of exciting contemporary architecture sitting ...