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Council apology after porn is played during funeral service for father and son

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Simon Lewis and Simon Junior were killed in a head-on collision on Lamby Way in Cardiff on New Year's Eve. Hundreds of mourners were left shocked after the video was played during the service at Thornhill Crematorium in the city. Cardiff Council, which runs the crematorium, has apologised for the incident and said it will be launching an investigation. A spokeswoman said: "There were four television screens used to display visual tributes as part of this funeral service. "The television  screen which showed the inappropriate content was recently installed, replacing a screen which was broken. "We are trying to establish if the new screen – which is a smart television - could have accepted or picked up a broadcast by accident via bluetooth or across a wifi network. "The other three screens, which aren’t smart TVs, were unaffected. "We are clear that it isn't possible for any member of staff to play or download anything on th...

(Reuters) - British IndyCar driver Justin Wilson died

(Reuters) - British IndyCar driver Justin Wilson died on Monday  after suffering a severe head injury during a wreck in the closing laps of a race the previous day at Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania, IndyCar officials said. He was 37. Wilson, a former Formula One driver and seven-time winner in IndyCar racing, had been in critical condition in a coma at a hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania, before his death. "This is a monumentally sad day for IndyCar and the motorsports community as a whole," Mark Miles, chief executive officer of Hulman & Co, the parent of IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, said in a statement. "Justin's elite ability to drive a race car was matched by his unwavering kindness, character and humility -- which is what made him one of the most respected members of the paddock," Miles added. Wilson's family said in a statement that he was a "loving father and devoted husband, as well as a highly competitive raci...