So that’s nearly Tuesday wrapped up. Here are some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

The average cost of burying someone is now €4,000.

Two out of three people underestimate the cost of funerals, even though most realise they are not cheap.

Some seven in 10 Irish people do not have a will — including a third of over 55s, according to a survey by insurance fund Royal London.

Some seven in 10 Irish people do not have a will — including a third of over 55s, according to a survey by insurance fund Royal London.

Crippling delays in Ireland’s probate system have been raised in a new report by a major mutual life insurance and pensions company.

Latest: At least 16 hospitals in the UK's National Health Service have been targeted by a large cyber attack.

Life assurance and illness cover can be a form of “mortgage protection for renters” in Ireland, a leading insurance company says.

This week consumer advice columnist Grainne McGuinnes got a timely reminder of the value of shopping around. 

A RECENT survey of Irish financial brokers has revealed that for many of us becoming parents is the number one trigger to take out life insurance cover, writes Grainne McGuinness.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Consumer advice with Gráinne McGuinness

Newly elected president of the Irish Pharmacy Union, Daragh Connolly, said patients sometimes wait weeks for a supply of what is often a very common medicine.

Years of restricted access to credit have squeezed twentysomethings out of the housing market to such a degree they now account for fewer than 5% of mortgage holders, according to new research.

Consumer advice with Gráinne McGuinness

A Daft.ie rental report from earlier this year showed 700,000 Irish people are living in leased houses and apartments.

When Ireland face England in today’s Royal London one-day international at Malahide, the familiar face of a favourite son will be 5,000 miles away in Delhi.

New Ireland head coach John Bracewell will seek a meeting with Boyd Rankin in a bid to persuade the England fast bowler to play for Ireland again.

Cricket Ireland chose John Bracewell as the new head coach “because he gets us and he gets Test cricket’, according to high performance director Richard Holdsworth.

Almost 50% of self-employed workers would see their business close within a year if they were unable to work due to illness or injury, a new survey estimates.

1m women screened at least once since programme’s 2008 start

Irish women are among the highest in Europe for lung cancer in terms of incidence and mortality, according to a recent report.

The rate at which a smoker’s blood breaks down nicotine could hold the secret to the best treatment they can receive if they want to kick the habit, researchers have found.

Insurance giant Aviva is eyeing a £650m takeover of The Co-operative’s insurance business in the UK, it was reported today.

IT could be 2014 before the European Central Bank (ECB) raises rates again, according to an Irish Examiner survey.

David Beckham will be reunited with wife Victoria today after the Spice Girl flew back to London on hearing of her father-in-law’s heart attack.

Footballer David Beckham arrived back in the UK today to be at the hospital bedside of his father, who has suffered a heart attack.

Mutual life insurer Royal Liver today said it was putting recent failed merger talks with Royal London behind it as the group revealed the benefits of its cost cutting drive.

The UK’s biggest insurance mutual, Royal London, today unveiled plans for a potential merger with Liverpool-based rival Royal Liver.

AT least seven people were killed in the first blast in a tube tunnel at 8.51am, but eyewitnesses spoke of seeing many bodies in the wreckage of the train.

MINUTES after the first blast ripped through Liverpool Street station, the emergency plan swung into operation. Hospitals were soon inundated with the hundreds of injured.

Survivors today spoke of their terror following the first Tube tunnel blast between Liverpool Street Station and Aldgate East in which seven people died and many more were seriously injured.

Scores of casualties flooded hospitals today following the London bomb attacks.

Insurance giant Prudential posted sales figures well ahead of expectations today after achieving strong growth in all its key markets.

Glenn Roeder's condition was described as "stable" by West Ham officials after he was taken to hospital following his side's 1-0 win over Middlesbrough.

The FTSE 100 Index is edging towards the 5200 mark, gaining 32.1 points at 5193.1.