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.
Council review temporary accommodation model as homelessness figures reveal more families ‘living in limbo’
A new plan to tackle homelessness in Dundee could see the city move away from a temporary accommodation model which a leading housing charity has warned leaves families "with their lives in limbo".
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.
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.
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.
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.