Dozens of homeless people are sleeping at London’s deserted Heathrow airport during coronavirus

Dozens of homeless people are sleeping at deserted Heathrow airport during coronavirus pandemic after being stranded Woman in her 40s revealed the number of rough sleepers at Heathrow has risen She said when she arrived in October there were 15 but now more like 30 people Is the responsibility of Ministry of Housing, Communities and … Read more

Coronavirus US: Homeless crowd San Francisco’s tent city

Homeless people on the streets of San Francisco have been pictured gathering amid the coronavirus pandemic. Images show how the communities on the city’s Tenderloin Street are struggling to social distance after the COVID-19 outbreak, with many tents crowded together in spots and people even grouping together to drink and take drugs as California expects … Read more

1,000 homeless people in London self-isolating in hotels amid coronavirus lockdown

More than one thousand homeless people in London are now safely self-isolating in hotels after being taken off the streets amid the coronavirus lockdown. Rough sleepers are more likely to have underlying health conditions, particularly respiratory ones, than the rest of the population. They also have little access to handwashing or hygiene facilities.  So the … Read more

Can the council make me homeless if money for mum’s care home runs out?

I live in the family home and until last September I was caring for my mum, who has Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, at home. She became too ill and had to go into a local care home. The cost is astronomical and I’m currently using my power of attorney to pay for mum’s care … Read more

Black doctor handcuffed by police while unloading supplies for homeless from van outside own home

A Florida police sergeant handcuffed an African-American doctor while he was unloading tents for the homeless from his van outside his own home.   The incident occurred on Friday and was caught on video by a security camera outside Dr. Armen Henderson’s home in Miami, Florida.  In the video, Henderson – who works for the University of … Read more

Why troubadour Tom Walker owes it all to Love Island – and a homeless smoker

Tom Walker is living in a blur. He has gone from struggling musician who couldn’t pay the rent to having a No 1 album, winning a Brit award and travelling the world. ‘I went to New Zealand for just one day to play a gig,’ he says. ‘I mean, who does that?’ Over the past … Read more