How eerie is this? A Dutch woman, who had already planned her own funeral and purchased her plot after her husbands death last year, was found dead next to the grave in Amsterdam where she wanted to be buried. The widow, 65, probably died of a heart attack while she was visiting the family grave where her name, but no date, was already inscribed.

She had been carrying a bag with her that containing her will and had already organised details of her funeral including the music she wanted played.

I wonder if she really did just happen to die beside her own grave to be, or if she committed suicide? The report doesn’t state whether an autopsy was performed.

Authorities in China are stopping strippers from performing at funerals.

It comes after five striptease troupe bosses were arrested in east China’s Jiangsu Province after “obscene performances” at a funeral, according to the Xinhua agency.

The arrests, in Donghai county, followed striptease acts at a farmer’s funeral, the agency said.

Two hundred people were said to have attended the event.

A source said: “Striptease used to be a common practice at funerals in Donghai’s rural areas to allure viewers.

“Local villagers believe that the more people who attend the funeral, the more the dead person is honoured.”

Residents are encouraged to report “funeral misdeeds” on a hotline, earning a reward for information.