Alan Cumming

Water cremations will give Britons another option when considering how they'd like their body to be disposed of after they die. Also known as alkaline hydrolysis, the process involves rapidly decomposing a corpse in a stream of water and alkaline chemicals - leaving only liquid and bones. But around the world there are other alternatives, many of which are downright bizarre. Here, MailOnline reveals seven other ways your body can be disposed of when you die, from coral reefs built from your ashes to burials in space - and even being left to rot at a 'body farm' in the name of science .

As the brains behind some of Britain's best-loved films and TV shows, Richard Curtis has delighted millions with his sense of humour. But, as evidenced by the 'hapless Bernard' character who is present in many of his productions, Curtis appears to have nursed a decades-old fury at having his university girlfriend whisked away by Tory MP Sir Bernard Jenkin. Curtis dated Anne Jenkin when the pair were at Oxford, but she went on to tie the knot with Sir Bernard, who is an enthusiastic nudist . Curtis, described as a 'very, very close friend' of Mrs Jenkin, attended the pair's wedding, where he was allegedly seen in the subsequent video 'making notes'. A Bernard character appears in films including Four Weddings and Funeral (top left), Notting Hill (top centre), Bridget Jones's Diary (top right) and Love Actually (bottom left), all of which were written by Curtis. In the 1991 film Bernard and the Genie, the central character, played by Alan Cumming (bottom, centre) is abandoned by his girlfriend. And Nursie (bottom right), the much-loved character in Curtis's hit TV show Blackadder, is actually called Bernard.

Below Deck alum Kate Chastain has welcomed her first child. The 40-year-old reality TV star shared the happy news on Friday via her Instagram page. In the image she can be seen beaming with pride as she holds onto her new bundle of joy who has a full head of dark hair. They are reclined in her hospital bed as she has on black Gucci sunglasses with her hair in a messy top knot as she models an opened white blouse. 'Hard Launch: Sullivan Cay,' the blonde TV star wrote in her caption. She has not yet named who the father is though she has been wearing a diamond ring on her wedding finger lately which suggests she is either engaged or married.