All news on the topic: Homelessness

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Councils move hundreds of homeless families out of London with 24-hour ultimatums
Campaign group says 319 households accepted tenancy offers outside capital in 2023, with many ‘under threat of being made destitute’
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Rough sleepers could be fined £2,500 or even jailed under proposed laws – but Rishi Sunak faces rebellion over plans
The Criminal Justice Bill would allow cops to move on, fine or lock up "nuisance" rough sleepers
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Timeline of student’s disappearance as cops search river and phone gives clues
Riley Strain was last seen a week ago with his Missouri University friends after being asked to leave Luke Bryan's bar in Nashville during their spring formal. Here’s all we know so far
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1,300 veterans at risk of homelessness from no-fault eviction since Tory ban vow
The Conservatives promised to end no-fault evictions in the 2019 manifesto - preventing landlords from kicking out tenants without good reason - but the ban has been repeatedly delayed
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'Our bodies pay the price for money worry as stress damages almost every organ'
Stress damages almost every organ in the body, especially those closely connected to each other, like our immune, nervous and hormone systems, researchers have found
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Mum 'offered to sell baby for £400' before walking off 'leaving daughter behind'
An office worker told police that Jessica Woods, mother of an 18-month-old girl, tried to sell her the baby for $500 on a street outside an H&R Block store in Palatka, Florida
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Jay Blades wanted to kill himself and was nearly sectioned after marriage split
The Repair Shop star Jay Blades has opened up about the lowest moment in his life, revealing that he was nearly sectioned by medics after the failures of his marriage and business
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'I nearly died after living in temporary accommodation - system needs to change'
More than 100,000 households, including more than 140,000 children, are living in temporary accommodation due to a dire shortage of social housing across the country
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Huge London affordable home shake-up will save taxpayers billions, report finds
The New Economics Foundation (NEF) found that Sadiq Khan's plan to let councils buy homes and turn them into affordable housing could save taxpayers a massive £2.2billion
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Mollie King cycling 500km for Comic Relief but admits 'I'm not a cyclist'
Mollie King set off from London on a five-day challenge, pedalling 100km a day to reach Hull - but she said her fiancé was in shock as she has never cycled on the road before
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Spice Girl recalls furious rows with mum after leaving her abusive marriage
The pop star, 48, was forced to move into her mum Andrea’s bungalow in 2019 along with her three kids, after her divorce from Stephen Belafonte left her homeless
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'I was addicted to shopping. By the time I found why I'd blown £40k'
Maddy Alexander-Grout was just 18 when she was offered credit cards at her university's freshers' fair - but she didn't realise she would one day have to pay all the money back
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EastEnders fans demand to know where 'missing' Nish is after homeless twist
A week after EastEnders fans saw Nish Panesar served up his just deserts and made homeless, they say the silence is deafening as there's been no update on what happened next
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Paul Gascoigne breaks down in tears as he admits he's homeless and back in AA
Legendary footballer Paul Gascoigne has opened up about his struggles with alcoholism, revealing he is homeless and currently staying in the spare room of his manager Katie Davies' home
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CCTV shows moment good samaritan shot in carjacking after man asks him for $1
Kansas City police have released disturbing footage of a group of three shooting and robbing a man who thought he was giving a dollar to a homeless man outside a gas station
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Mum who was 'basically homeless' wins £500k house from raffle ticket
Angelika Wisniewska, 34, was living in a council house with her two daughters when she decided to buy a £5 raffle ticket on a whim - and now she's the proud owner of a five-bed home
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Locals in seaside town forced to live in car parks by second-home owners
Newquay in Cornwall has long been a British favourite for families looking for a beach getaway but its popularity has led to a rise in the number of holiday homes propping up each year, with locals left struggling to meet ends meet.
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Prince George's favourite food sparks sweet family hobby with Kate and Charlotte
The 10-year-old's meal of choice is a hearty Italian staple loved by many - and he's even joined sister Princess Charlotte and mum Kate to cook a variation of it
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Mum 'pushed to back of council home queue' after marriage ended
Patricia Roman has been waiting for a council house for six more years after her housing application was moved to the back of the queue by Lambeth Council after her family's application was made in her ex-husband's name
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Stars Ellie Goulding and Imelda Staunton call on leaders to end homelessness
In an open letter to Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer the celebrities demand action at the election as they warn hundreds of thousands of people are being failed by a 'broken' housing system
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Major city sees 'surge in youth violence' linked to caffienated alcoholic drink
Northumbria Police say there was a big spike in youth disorder in the city centre in 2023, which officers linked to a caffeinated alcoholic drink called Dragon Soop
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Locals left heartbroken as 'lovely' nurse and mother is found dead outside Tesco
Ann Delaney, a nurse and mother aged in her early 50s, was discovered yesterday outside a branch of the supermarket - with a local saying he was 'heartbroken and lost for words'
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'I have schizophrenia and lost my best friend – she can't forgive what I did'
A schizophrenic woman's told how she's lost her best friend as a result of a 'psychotic episode', leading to her missing her wedding to 'tour with Taylor Swift'
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Homeless man builds cabin with washing machine and treadmill in public park
An illegal cabin being built buy a homeless man in Seattle has been described as a "ticking timebomb" as trees are torn down and the local environment destroyed
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Post Office Horizon enforcer refuses to apologise to victims for 'ruining lives'
Robert Daily worked as chief investigator in Scotland and was responsible for the probes into 100 sub postmasters who were later prosecuted - but still refuses to apologise for his role