South Londoner Moosa Nsubuga wanted to give back to the community after being raised in a culture of helping out. When he converted to Islam, his faith gave him a strong personal connection to charity and helping the less fortunate. Moosa decided to start a small side project with his mates, giving away high-quality trainers […]
More than 32,000 homeless families in England and Wales have been abandoned by councils since 2015 because they missed at least one step in a rigid process for getting help. Leading campaigners worry vulnerable homeless people – including those with mental health problems – are being left on the streets because of things as minor […]
From sitting on a street corner feeling low and invisible to becoming an art sensation overnight, Kevin World has had his life transformed. The incredibly gifted homeless man has sold more than 200 cotton bags in Birmingham, all uniquely designed with different puns. There is not a fixed fee charged for the artwork but […]
Drug poisoning has contributed to the biggest rise in deaths of homeless people in England and Wales since records began. About 726 homeless people died in 2018, a rise of 22% in one year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Deaths from drugs have more than doubled in the six years the ONS has been […]
A woman has heaped praise on a kind-hearted homeless man after he returned a bag she lost on a train. Priviledge Chinembiri finished work as a support worker and was travelling to her home in Strood, Kent, at about 8.30pm on Thursday. The 42-year-old realised she had boarded the wrong train and swiftly got off, but […]
In a remarkable moment for British history, last week the country’s most senior judge Lady Hale delivered the news that the prorogation of parliament was unlawful – whilst wearing a flesh-eating camel spider brooch. Naturally, social media was soon inundated with pictures of the metaphoric fashion choice, and shortly after, a t-shirt bearing the same […]
More than eight million people in England – around one in seven – are living in unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable homes, according to a new report by the National Housing Federation (NHF). In the first of its kind, the State of the Nation report captures exactly how many people are hit by different aspects of the […]
There is set to be a “dramatic fall” in the share in government funding for new homes in North England, according to reports from the regions housing associations. Home for the North, an alliance of 17 associations, said that if the funding was to be cut, the region’s share would fall to half of what […]
A developer has admitted erecting anti-homeless hoardings around a city centre building because the approach of supporting rough sleepers is ‘not working.’ Giant boards have appeared around the Lewis’s building on the corner of Ranelagh Street and Renshaw Street in the city centre in recent days, reports the Liverpool Echo. The boards are covering doorways […]
THE number of empty homes in England increased by almost 11,000 last year to 216,000, a study reveals. Research by Action on Empty Homes and the Nationwide building society indicated that 2018 saw the fastest rise in the number of long-term unoccupied properties since the 2008 recession. Their report calls for urgent action to bring […]
