4 d. ago Gloucestershire cheese rolling prize is served to rough sleepers

Gloucestershire cheese rolling prize is served to rough sleepers  BBC

Politics

4 d. ago New DWP warning to people on State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other benefits

DWP is urging people to watch out for fake text messages designed to steal personal and financial date.

Events

2 w. ago Heartless conmen who dressed as Pudsey Bear to steal more than £500,000 of money people thought was for charity are ordered to pay back £100,000

The gang was led by David Levi who would wear the beloved Children In Need's yellow bear costume outside supermarkets to con shoppers into making phony donations.

Economics

2 w. ago Sadiq Khan says he will spend £17million giving 500 homes to London's rough sleepers

London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has secured £17million from the Government to refurbish 500 empty social homes and set up a new 24/7 'Ending Homelessness Hub' in the capital.

Economics

3 w. ago Former NFL star Antonio Brown says he was ‘jumped’ at kickboxing match after video of altercation goes viral

Former Pittsburgh Steelers star alleges several people ‘jumped’ him seeking to steal his jewelry and cause him harm

Politics

3 w. ago Inside airport's 'homeless city': How terminals used by thousands of Brits every year have been taken over by drug addicts and rough sleepers

The 'occupants' are seen sleeping on every level of the terminal and in any spot they can find, including next to toilet entrances, behind the flight display screens and at restaurant tables.

Society

4 w. ago ‘Now I steal people’s attention’: how a Brazilian newspaper has turned a city’s rough sleepers into journalists

Porto Alegre’s Boca de Rua is sold and written by some of the city’s most vulnerable people, giving them a voice and a sense of purposeEvery Tuesday afternoon, Michel Vasconcelos goes to an open-air market in Porto Alegre, a city in southern Brazil, his backpack full of newspapers to sell, to which he contributes words and illustrations. “I used to steal and deal drugs,” says Vasconcelos, 43, who ended up living on the streets due to a family fall out.It was there that he got involved, nearly 10 years ago, with the project Boca de Rua (Word on the Street) and became, in his own words, a paperboy and journalist. “Now, I steal people’s attention and deal in information,” he says, flashing a smile. Continue reading...

Events