Stephen Hawking's ashes to be buried near Newton at Westminster Abbey

Physicist's remains to be interred in thanksgiving service near memorials to other famous scientists

Stephen Hawking's ashes will be interred at Westminster Abbey
near the grave of Sir Isaac Newton during a thanksgiving service later this
year, a spokesman for the abbey has said.

The dean of Westminster, the Very Rev Dr John Hall, said: "It is entirely fitting that the remains of Prof Stephen Hawking are to be buried in the abbey, near those of distinguished fellow scientists. Sir Isaac Newton was buried in the abbey in 1727. Charles Darwin was buried beside Isaac Newton in 1882.