Shane Richie recalls sleeping rough in plea to treat homeless with dignity
EastEnders star Shane Richie has told how he spent 10 days sleeping rough as a struggling actor.
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William becomes royal patron of homelessness charity
The Duke of Cambridge has been named as the royal patron of a homelessness charity he first visited as a young boy with his mother Diana, Princess of Wales.
EWAN GURR: Minor past convictions should not destroy future life opportunities
Evening Telegraph reporter Jon Brady and I last week spoke to a homeless lady called Dawn following the news of an increase in homeless applications in Dundee.
‘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.
Kompany keen to unite red and blue halves of Manchester to tackle homelessness
Vincent Kompany has praised Manchester United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for showing a “touch of class” and supporting his initiatives to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping.
Surge in applications to Dundee council for help with homelessness
Applications to the council for help with homelessness have risen by 7%, figures show.
Rough sleepers 17 times more likely to experience abuse, charity says
Rough sleepers are 17 times more likely to experience horrifying abuse and have a high risk of dying young, according to a leading homelessness charity.
More people sleeping rough in the North despite fall in South
Rough sleeping has significantly increased across the North and the Midlands despite a drop in the South, official figures suggest.
At least four cops rush to Dundee city centre to probe ‘aggressive’ begging
Police were called to the city centre to deal with an “aggressive” beggar.
What to do if you see someone sleeping rough in the cold weather
Special measures are in place to ensure that people sleeping rough are given shelter overnight, as temperatures drop below freezing.
More than 4,500 sleeping rough on England’s streets
More than 4,500 people slept rough on the streets of England last year, according to official figures released after the UK had its coldest night of the winter.
Rise in number of homelessness applications received by councils
The number of homelessness applications increased last year, according to official statistics.
Shocked Dundee councillor sees ‘angry’ man kick over beggar’s cup then go in shop
A Dundee councillor has told of his shock at witnessing a shopper “intimidating” a homeless person in a city retail park.
First Minister: Homelessness has no place in civilised society
Nicola Sturgeon has said there is a “real determination” to eradicate homelessness and rough sleeping in Scotland.
Homeless 20 times more likely to die from drug misuse
Homeless people are 20 times more likely to die from drug misuse, health authorities in Northern Ireland said.
Ex social worker from Dundee uses homeless knowledge to pen debut novel
A former social worker has used her knowledge to pen her debut novel, Comes the Dark.
Labour vows action to let homeless people keep pets in shelters
Vulnerable and homeless people should be able to keep their pets in their temporary and sheltered accommodation, Scottish Labour has said.
Boroughs to work together to keep people off streets in London
London boroughs will join forces to provide thousands of extra properties for families on the edge of homelessness, the Communities Secretary has announced.
U2’s Bono urges crowd to dig deep for homeless as he busks in Dublin
Bono urged people to dig deep into their pockets and bring hope to the homeless as he led a Christmas Eve busk in Dublin city centre.
MPs alerted to death of homeless man living outside Houses of Parliament
A homeless man was found dying outside the entrance to the Houses of Parliament.