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Southern Rail staff filmed throwing dirty water over homeless man
Speed Read Three employees suspended and under investigation as video of incident goes viral
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Pret a Manger to sponsor London homeless hostel
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How to help homeless people this winter
Speed Read Charities warn that snow and sub-zero temperatures could be fatal for rough sleepers
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Woman dies after getting trapped inside clothing donations bin
Speed Read Homelessness activists call for the spring-loaded containers to be removed from the streets
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Homeless man dies outside entrance to Houses of Parliament
In Depth News comes as Office of National Statistics reveals nearly 600 rough sleepers died on the UK's streets last year
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Has the government underestimated the UK homelessness crisis?
In Depth Estimates for charity Crisis suggest official figures fail to capture true scale of problem
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British children facing Christmas homeless crisis
Speed Read At least 130,000 youngsters will be living in temporary accommodation this festive season, a rise of 59% in five years
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One in 200 Britons now homeless as crisis grows
Speed Read Newly released figures show that 13,000 more people have been forced to sleep rough over past year
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Police hunt group who put lit firework in homeless man's pocket
Speed Read Rough sleeper suffered burns to hand and leg after incident near Liverpool Lime Street station
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Cornwall Council ‘housed’ homeless teen in a tent
Speed Read Social workers helped ‘vulnerable’ 17-year-old boy set up camp outdoors
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Hungary’s constitution now bans rough sleeping
Speed Read Homeless people face compulsory work programme or jail under new law
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Man arrested after homeless man found dead following paint attack
Speed Read Viral video shows Michael Cash being sprayed red days before his body was discovered in cemetery
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New £100m plan to end rough sleeping within a decade
Speed Read Theresa May vows to help homeless people ‘turn their lives around’
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Five ways to end homelessness for good
In Depth Charity says £10bn government investment could solve the problem
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