London’s Burial Crisis: How the capital is running out of space for the dead

The Mayor of London has been told to use his convening powers to prevent an impending burial space crisis in the capital after a City Hall audit revealed more than half of the city’s local authorities will run out of space within 15 years.

It means 17 local authorities will no longer have space by 2040, officials predict, while three – Camden, Hackney and Tower Hamlets – have none as it stands.