A gay British man found himself heartbroken for a second time after airport staff confiscated the ashes of his late husband that he was carrying, refusing him his rights as the lawful spouse of the deceased. Daily Mail reports: Marco Bulmer-Rizzi was trying to bring the remains of his husband David back to the UK from Australia, where he died after falling down stairs and cracking his skull at the end of their dream holiday, six months after the couple’s June wedding. But local laws meant the devastated newly-wed was left to deal not only with his grief but also the problem of being in a country which did not recognise the marriage as legal, nor his standing as next-of-kin to David. Because of the law, Australian authorities refused to name him as husband on the death certificate – effectively cutting him out of all funeral arrangements, and meaning all arrangements had to be approved by his new father-in-law. But even as he returned home to the UK, his nightmare was not over. Staff at Hong Kong airport spotted the ashes as they passed through the X-ray machine, and demanded to know what they were – and why he had them. [...]