United Kingdom UK housing crisis top issue for voters ahead of election More than 300,000 people in the UK have no permanent housing on any given night, including those who are sleeping on the streets, living in cars, staying in hostels or temporarily seeking help from family and friends, recent research shows. 24/06/2024
World News Thousands of homeless EU citizens unable to vote in elections The EU Parliament has been asked to revise the need for a proof of address as a condition in order to vote, but for these elections, the change will come too late. 04/06/2024
Luxembourg Luxembourg City’s begging ban stirs nationwide debate Critics say Luxembourg City's controversial ban on begging, designed to curb the presence of organised gangs, is neither humane nor legal. 14/02/2024
Germany Invisible poverty: homelessness is on the rise in Germany Experts believe the government won't keep its promise to end homelessness in Berlin by 2030. 21/12/2023
World News Paris Olympics: What's happening to the homeless population? The French government has established 10 temporary regional centres to relocate the homeless from the streets of Paris. More than 60 French organisations have condemned it as "social cleansing" and an attempt to boost the city's image ahead of the 2024 Olympics, at the expense of the homeless. 11/12/2023
United Kingdom UK Home Secretary wants to ban homeless people from living in tents - calling it ‘lifestyle choice’ Suella Braverman is proposing new laws to restrict the use of tents by homeless people, taking to X - formerly Twitter - to say many see it as a mere lifestyle choice. 04/11/2023
United Kingdom It's a wealthy European country, so why is homelessness on the rise? In new data, it’s been revealed that overall spending on homelessness has increased by 10.5% since 2021/22 and a majority of councils have reported their costs have gone up. 22/10/2023
Europe News At least 895,000 people are homeless in Europe, new report says At least 895,000 people in Europe were homeless last year, a new report has found, shedding light on a trend made worse by Russia's war on Ukraine. 05/09/2023
Climate Arizona’s homeless fear burns as outside surfaces heat up to 82C Homeless people are some of the most vulnerable to death during a heatwave. This what it's like living in an encampment in Phoenix, Arizona. 30/07/2023
Ireland Homeless charity in Ireland targeted with abuse after helping refugees Charity volunteers threatened after trying to help refugees whose camp was burned down by anti-immigration protesters 17/05/2023
Hungary Hungarian charity distributes more than 2,000 sandwiches for the needy The founder said he is seeing an increase in the number of elderly people receiving free meals 11/12/2022
World News Good news: Women in Algeria conquering mixed martial arts Humanity is not doomed. Here are five good news stories to give you hope. 12/08/2022
Germany German police arrest man after severed head found outside Bonn court After the initial discovery, the police have also found what they believe to be the body of the victim. 29/06/2022
World The Piano with the first Black Steinway certified technician in Africa (INSPIRE AFRICA) So I want to have more people living in Africa, being certified Steinway technicians and having nice careers in music and servicing all our pianos. We do have pianos; we have a lot of pianos. .. So if we have more people doing it, there's really less reason to not just tune pianos" Tshepiso Ledwaba 29/01/2022
Home These tiny houses are being built to reverse LA’s homelessness crisis Villages made up of 8x8 ft houses are being built in Los Angeles as a way to tackle the city’s spiralling homelessness crisis. 31/12/2021
Russia Russian charities launch initiative to vaccinate the homeless Two charities in St Petersburg have started vaccinating homeless people who are unable to get access to COVID-19 jabs because they lack official documents. 06/08/2021
France Paris moves hundreds of homeless people from central square They will be temporarily housed in gymnasiums. The Paris town hall is calling on the government to provide a "lasting solution". 30/07/2021
Spain Spain begins vaccinating 30,000 homeless people The homeless have been one of the groups most exposed to the virus in Spain, with limited access to face masks and hygiene. Vaccinating them has posed many challenges for health authorities. The Janssen vaccine which requires only one shot has made things easier. 24/05/2021
World EU leaders to push for social safeguards in two-day summit in Porto The push for social safeguards led by centre-left EU governments has caused some tension within the bloc. 07/05/2021
People Meet the Estonian man forced to live in an airport for 110 days Roman Trofimov ended up calling the Manila departure lounge home when he got stranded in the Philippines. 30/04/2021