16 h. ago Seven things you need to know about plans to halve rough sleeping

The Government has unveiled a major new homeless strategy, backed by £3.5billion in funding to tackle the number of people forced to live rough on the streets or in temporary accommodation

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20 h. ago Map shows homelessness hotspots as record numbers sleeping rough on the streets this Christmas

The amount of people sleeping rough over Christmas is “at record high for this time of year”, new estimates show

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24 h. ago Don't give homeless people money when you're Christmas shopping, says Homelessness Minister as she launches plan to halve rough sleeping

Alison McGovern said giving to homelessness charities, buying a Big Issue or reporting a rough sleeper to authorities who could provide help was a better way of helping tackle the crisis.

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25 h. ago Rough sleeping crisis in London is so bad 'I want to scream,' says homelessness minister Alison McGovern

Hundreds of people are sleeping rough in central London in the run-up to Christmas

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34 h. ago ‘Unthinkable’ surge in rough sleeping as housing crisis laid bare

Stark new data comes as Labour announces its homelessness strategy

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51 h. ago From Bond Street to sleeping in parks: the dramatic fall and subsequent rise of Guan

Guan was the manager of a top-end fashion store before losing everything and ending up sleeping rough in Finsbury Park. Now, thanks to a brilliant little charity, he is back on his feet and makes postcard art that sells across the UK and around the world

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64 h. ago TfL worker is caught using megaphone siren to wake up sleeping homeless woman in Tube station

Shocking footage shows the employee standing over the rough sleeper at Leytonstone in east London, before blasting a high-pitched siren in her ear.

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67 h. ago William celebrates 20 years as Centrepoint’s ‘proud’ patron with cake

Diana, Princess of Wales first introduced the prince, when a young schoolboy, to the issue of rough sleepers.

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9 d. ago ‘Threat to life’ weather warning issued for rough sleepers in London

‘Threat to life’ weather warning issued for rough sleepers in London  The Independent

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9 d. ago St Mungo’s issues orange cold weather warning for homeless people in London

The alert comes as the number of Brits estimated to be sleeping rough on a single night in autumn rose to 4,667 last year

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1 week ago NSW considering plan to halve power and top speed of ebikes as rider dies in collision with garbage truck

Police plead with parents to buy only safe, unmodified ebikes as Christmas presentsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNSW is considering a plan to halve the maximum power and top speed of ebikes, after a rider died in a collision with a garbage truck in central Sydney.NSW police also issued a plea for parents who were considering buying an ebike for their child as a Christmas present stick to legal bikes rather than more powerful and dangerous models. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Moment missing Slender Man stabber is found sleeping at truck stop with 42

A young woman convicted of a Slender Man-inspired stabbing in 2014 was found sleeping rough with a 42-year-old after going missing from her group home 150 miles away.

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2 w. ago Suspect named after rough sleeper's tent allegedly set on fire in Manchester city centre

A man has now been charged with arson with intent to endanger life

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2 w. ago Rough sleeper rescued from burning tent after it was 'deliberately set on fire'

A man has been arrested on suspicion of of arson with intent to endanger life

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3 w. ago Inside the central London ‘tent village’ where dozens of rough sleepers live

Inside the central London ‘tent village’ where dozens of rough sleepers live  London Evening Standard

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3 w. ago London's rough sleepers offered shelter as temperatures drop

London's rough sleepers offered shelter as temperatures drop  BBC

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3 w. ago Inside the 'tent village' in heart of London which dozens of rough sleepers are calling home

Westminster City Council has been managing small numbers of encampments since Covid, The Standard understands

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3 w. ago 'People are sleeping rough in freezing cold' in London, says Cabinet minister

'People are sleeping rough in freezing cold' in London, says Cabinet minister  London Evening Standard

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3 w. ago London's homelessness shame: 'People are sleeping in doorways in freezing cold', says Cabinet minister

Temperatures plunged to -2C in the capital early on Tuesday morning as arctic winds sweep across the UK

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3 w. ago Voices: At 16, I was cold, wet and homeless – I wish I’d known help was out there

Nearly 30 years after a family breakdown led to him leaving his childhood home and sleeping rough in woods and car parks, TV presenter Matty White recalls the lucky break that caused him to turn his life around

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