1.   Renting rather than buying a casket is likely to become an option soon for Massachusetts consumers as a bill allowing casket rentals neared final approval Monday on Beacon Hill.

2.   The extraordinary decision by the Heritage Fund was a way of giving the Victoria and Albert another chance to buy the casket.

3.   The proposed rules would require anyone buying a casket to take immediate possession and would prohibit unlicensed sellers from storing them.

4.   Sam Fogg, a London antique book dealer, bought the casket for a client, but refused to reveal his nationality or other details.