All news on the topic: Homelessness

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Woman in coma comes out of intensive care to find she's been evicted from home
Juliet Iswan, 43, was in Bristol Royal Infirmary after suffering from a stroke which put her in coma - but was evicted from her home while unconscious
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Couple's £45,000 houseboat sinks to the bottom of marina weeks after moving in
Keith Gray and Niall Senior gave up their rented Manchester city centre apartment to live off-grid on a narrow houseboat in New Islington Marina back in November - but it ended in disaster
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Homeless man who stole dummies from babies' mouths and used them himself jailed
Josh Guilder, 23, took the dummies from five youngsters around Harlow in Essex between February 10 and August 7 last year and used them 'to soothe himself' the court was told
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Constance Marten's 8 chilling words as she was arrested after weeks on the run
Constance Marten, 36, and Mark Gordon, 49, deny the manslaughter of baby Victoria by gross negligence between January 4 and February 27 last year
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Man, 31, left homeless after council confiscates motorhome when he went to shop
Jonathan Golding, 31, says Kirklees council have made him 'homeless' after his £4,000 motorhome containing personal possessions was towed away while he went to the shop
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Big Issue vendors hand in petition to PM calling for end to housing insecurity
The petition was signed by almost 12,000 members of the public following a campaign launched by the magazine aimed at ending housing insecurity
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'Britain's most unwanted dog' still searching for home after 5 years in kennels
Mason has been rejected thousands of times since being abandoned in 2019 - he is searching for his forever home whilst he continues his lengthy stay at Hilbrae Rescue Kennels
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Love Island All Stars' real winners and losers from £1m deals to failed business
Love Island All Stars has welcomed back Islanders from previous seasons as they look for a second chance at love and hope to boost their bank balances in the process
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'My murdered cousin was stuffed in a freezer - my next act was a simple one'
Mihrican 'Jan' Mustafa was killed by Zahid Younis, who stuffed her body into a freezer along with Henriett Szucs, who he also killed - but following the tragedy Jan's cousin Ayse Hussein now helps families who have lost loved ones
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The lifesaver £30 Sleep Pod warms the homeless in freezing temperatures
The prism-shaped tents use body heat to raise the temperature inside to 5C - even when it is as cold as -16C outside - and have been handed to 1,200 rough sleepers by nearly 40 charities
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Experts shares exactly what to do if your landlord tries to increase your rent
Martin Lewis and Shelter's Nadeem Kahn discuss your rights if a private landlord wants to up your rent. It comes after one man said his son has been told his monthly payments will be going up by a staggering 71 per cent
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UK's poverty crisis exposed as interactive map shows richest and worst off parts
The use of foodbanks has rocketed and more and more families are becoming homeless, statistics suggest, and campaigners have demanded for change to finally happen
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Six million UK residents need to double income to escape poverty
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said a sustained fall in poverty has not been seen in two decades
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Dying woman's husband forced to sleep in car while they wait for council housing
Teacher Sumayah Zaman's husband Mohammed Al has slept in his Toyota Yaris while his wife, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and their child are living with her mum as they wait for a home
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Homeless man rescues puppies and leaves them at shelter with touching note
A homeless man this week rescued a litter of five puppies after he discovered their mom, a stray dog he would routinely feed, dead by the road
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Man who vanished a month ago found dead inside chimney in grim discovery
Anthony Rumplik, 43, was reported missing on December 28. His body was discovered inside the chimney of a home on Friday night. Authorities are investigating his death
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Teacher who sleeps in car describes trying to keep up with job while homeless
The number of working professionals like nurses and teachers who have nowhere to call home has rocketed up since 2020 - while at least 140,000 children are thought to be homeless
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Homeless man 'blew off his own head with homemade bomb inside charity shelter'
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: The man’s body was found decapitated on his bed at a Depaul homeless shelter in Dublin's Little Britain Street on Thursday afternoon, according to local reports
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Woman forced to move into micro-cabin due to sky-high rent faces homelessness
Elizabeth Illing says she is devastated after saying she and her daughter may have to leave the Casata comlex in Austin, Texas after told she must pay almost $400 a month more in rent
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Postmistress accused of stealing £30k died alone in hostel and lost everything
Fiona McGowan was 47 when she died alone in a homeless hostel - having lost her job, children and health due to the Post Office Horizon Scandal, her family have said
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Millionaire makes 'bin pods' for rough sleepers by joining wheelie bins together
After watching rough sleepers say they have been kicked and 'p****d on' in the streets, a multimillionaire is determined to create sleeping pods for those in need - but his invention has stirred opinions
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Arctic blast sweeps across US with 'life-threatening' cold weather warning
People around the country are told to brace for "life-threatening" conditions, including heavy rainfall, blinding snow, plummeting temperatures and floods as an Artic storm hits the US
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Inside abandoned monastery with phantom footsteps where you 'won't be alone'
Dave Cole - known online as Freaktography - was left terrified after his most recent discovery after he felt a paranormal presence in an eerie building after sunset
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'I fear Bibby Stockholm death won't be the last after speaking to those onboard'
Labour MP Nadia Whittome says that the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, Dorset, should be closed - warning a suspected suicide onboard last month might not be the last
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'My date booked a romantic weekend away for us but then invited a homeless man'
A woman was gobsmacked when her partner had booked a romantic trip away for her birthday - only to find he'd also invited a homeless man to share their room with them