Jay Slater funeral live updates as ‘celebration of life’ gets underway for teenager

Jay Slater’s funeral is being held today, marking the end of the Lancashire teenager’s life after his tragic death in Tenerife earlier this year. The 19-year-old apprentice bricklayer was reported missing in June and his remains were found a month later. The service at Accrington Cemetery Chapel is described as a “celebration of life”, with attendees wearing blue in his memory. Online scammers have tried to take advantage of the funeral, but LBT Global charity has warned against it. Colleagues and mourners gathered to pay their respects to Jay as his blue coffin was carried into the chapel.