Pompey gran hailed as a ‘legend’ for solo soup run to help the homeless
A grandmother from Portsmouth has warmed hearts online after she was spotted going out alone in the cold after dark to give out hot food and drink to the homeless.
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Man who filmed running-jump assault on homeless men in tent is jailed
A man has been jailed for his part in an attack on two homeless men which a judge described as demonstrating a “depressing lack of awareness”.
Two men face jail for attack on homeless man in Trafalgar Square
Two men who admitted their part in the fatal attack on a homeless man in Trafalgar Square will be sentenced today.
‘We need emergency shelters for Dundee’s rough sleepers’
The boss of a leading Dundee homeless charity is calling for an emergency winter night shelter for people forced to sleep rough in freezing weather.
Surge in applications to Dundee council for help with homelessness
Applications to the council for help with homelessness have risen by 7%, figures show.
Homeless man found dead on busy Belfast shopping street
More needs to be done to tackle the problem of homelessness in Belfast after the death of a rough sleeper in the city centre, a charity has said.
Emergency homeless shelters open in London as freezing weather hits
Emergency shelters for the homeless have been open across London as freezing temperatures hit the capital.
Top CGI director who became homeless thinks utility firms could help prevention
From earning a six-figure salary as a film special effects director to being homeless and close to death from alcohol abuse, Bill Scanlon experienced a dramatic fall.
Ellie Goulding calls on the Government for more help in homelessness crisis
Ellie Goulding has urged people to interact with the homeless so they do not feel “ignored”, and has also called for the Government to put more effort into helping to ease the crisis.
Corbyn pledges to repeal vagrancy law which criminalises rough sleepers
Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to repeal the 19th-century law which criminalises rough sleepers if Labour get into Government.
Agency workers fatally attacked homeless man after shift at Harrods
Two men are facing jail after fatally attacking a homeless man in Trafalgar Square after a shift at Harrods.
Harrods workers admit attack on homeless man in Trafalgar Square
Two Harrods workers are facing jail after they were caught on film attacking a homeless man in Trafalgar Square who later died.
What to do when you see someone sleeping rough
An estimated 597 homeless people died in England and Wales in 2018, with the numbers rising by 24% over the past five years.
Homeless death toll is ‘national tragedy’ after estimates show 24% rise
The scale of homeless deaths has been branded a “national tragedy” after official estimates showed a rise of almost a quarter over five years.
Homeless deaths ‘increase by 24% over five years’
Deaths of homeless people have increased by nearly a quarter over five years to almost 600, according to official estimates.
Christmas back on the menu for Hull’s homeless after hotel cancellation row
A charity whose booking for 28 homeless people was cancelled by a Hull hotel has said “who says miracles don’t happen” after another city hotel stepped in to help.
Charity fund hits £240,000 ahead of Dundee’s first Sleep in the Park
Nearly a quarter of a million pounds has been raised in Dundee ahead of the city’s first-ever Sleep in the Park event this weekend.
Footballer James McClean pays for homeless people to stay in hotel
Footballer James McClean has paid for a group of homeless people from his home town to stay at a hotel.
Footballer James McClean pays for homeless people to stay in hotel
Footballer James McClean has paid for a group of homeless people from his home town to stay at a hotel.
World Aids Day: Dundee man diagnosed with HIV in 2005 says it ‘isn’t a death sentence’
Mark Carlisle is on a mission to make people see him – and others like him – in a different light.