Ross Kemp has said he feels that the homelessness crisis in the UK has been “stuffed under the carpet”, blaming authorities for allowing that to happen. The former EastEnders star
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Councils have been urged to use emergency powers to protect rough sleepers as hot weather hits the UK. Temperatures are forecast to reach 34 or 35C on Saturday in London
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Deaths of homeless people have been highest in areas with the biggest council cuts, Labour analysis shows. Nine of the 10 areas with the most homeless deaths have had at
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One in 28 adults in Scotland experiences extreme disadvantage, such as homelessness and substance dependency, each year, according to new research. The study found that almost 200,000 adults in Scotland
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An MP has questioned whether the Commons is adopting an “out of sight, out of mind” approach to homelessness after rough sleepers were moved from outside an entrance to Parliament.
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Heavy metal group Metallica made a substantial donation to a Manchester-based homeless charity after playing a sold-out concert at the city’s Etihad Stadium. The group gifted more than £40,000 to
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The number of rough sleepers on London’s streets has reached a record high with an increase of almost a fifth in a year, new data shows. Some 8,855 people slept
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Survivors and relatives of those killed in the Grenfell Tower blaze have reiterated a call for urgent fire safety recommendations to be made, saying such a move “could save lives”.
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Campaigners have welcomed a ruling by the UK’s highest court in the case of a mother-of-four forced into homelessness after she was unable to afford her rent. Terryann Samuels was
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Charities have expressed “outrage” at news that around 300 asylum seekers are to be evicted from their current homes. Serco, which provides the housing arrangement in Glasgow, first announced it
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