4 d. ago Unhoused Seattle man runs for mayor from a tent: ‘It’s a humanitarian crisis’

After losing his home during the pandemic, Joe Molloy launched a bid to lead Seattle, putting first-hand experience at the heart of his campaignJoe Molloy says he never planned to enter politics.But after moving to Seattle and losing his job during the pandemic, a year ago he found himself evicted and living in a tent encampment. After losing his home, he learned the hard-scrabble skills of what was required to live on the streets from other homeless people, the location of free food banks, and which organisations offered showers and toilets. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Decomposing body found in flat – but residents are furious over 'foul smell'

Residents of a city centre apartment block have been left devastated after the body of their neighbour was found in his flat - and they have been left to deal with a "foul smell"

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5 d. ago Bloody violence erupted in busy city street with man beaten with battery in sock

Gavin Thomas, 48, and David Smith, 39, became involved in a fight in Queen Street in Cardiff city centre, which was captured on CCTV and left one of them bleeding

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5 d. ago Bloody violence in busy city street sees man beaten with battery in sock

Gavin Thomas, 48, and David Smith, 39, became involved in a fight in Queen Street in Cardiff city centre, which was captured on CCTV and left one of them bleeding

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6 d. ago Update on building damaged in city centre fire that left 21 people homeless

A number of people had to be rehoused as a result of the 'significant fire'

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1 week ago More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ climate disasters struck world in 2024, says UN

Floods, heatwaves and supercharged hurricanes occurred in hottest climate human society has ever experiencedThe devastating impacts of the climate crisis reached new heights in 2024, with scores of unprecedented heatwaves, floods and storms across the globe, according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organization.The WMO’s report on 2024, the hottest year on record, sets out a trail of destruction from extreme weather that took lives, demolished buildings and ravaged vital crops. More than 800,000 people were displaced and made homeless, the highest yearly number since records began in 2008. Continue reading...

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1 week ago London's had green bins for 1 year and people making meals for the homeless say they want in

London's had green bins for 1 year and people making meals for the homeless say they want in  CBC.ca

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2 w. ago Men knocking doors, canal stabbings and serial killers: The fake Facebook news plaguing a Greater Manchester town

One debunked post shown to residents in Trafford and Manchester warned a man claiming to be homeless was knocking on people’s doors and had attacked a mother with a knife

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3 w. ago London council chiefs spend £140million to send homeless people out of the capital by snapping up hundreds of properties in deprived areas elsewhere in England

Local authorities in the capital have acquired more than 850 properties across England since 2017 - with plans to ship individuals as far afield as Liverpool and the northeast.

Economics

3 w. ago I want to turn my home into a house for homeless people after I die

I would like to ensure that my home was not sold and remained solely used as a home for the homeless. How can I do this?

Society

3 w. ago London councils buy £140m of property to move homeless people out of city

London councils buy £140m of property to move homeless people out of city  The Guardian

Economics

3 w. ago Homeless charity asks people to sleep outside in Dumfries for a night

The Bethany Christian Trust is bringing its Big Bethany Sleep Out to the town for the first time on March 14.

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