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Serco to lose Caledonian Sleeper contract next year

The contract with the firm running the Caledonian Sleeper will end in June of next year, the Scottish Government has said. Transport minister Jenny Gilruth said in an answer to a parliamentary question that a new contract with Serco – the firm that ...

05 Oct 2022 at 14:42

Government told to reinstate eviction ban during cost-of-living crisis

The eviction ban must be reinstated in England to ensure no-one loses their home during the cost-of-living crisis, the Government has been warned. The Government must take a “two-pronged” approach to get people off the streets and ensure ...

21 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Two-thirds of adults worried about affording Christmas dinner – survey

Two-thirds of adults are worried about being able to afford Christmas dinner, research suggests. People are planning to use items from food banks for their festive meal, according to a survey for the Salvation Army. The charity said the ...

29 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Hundreds of rough sleepers to spend Christmas in hotels across London

Hundreds of homeless people who would otherwise have been sleeping on the capital’s streets will spend Christmas in hotels. The charity Crisis has opened its Christmas services, with at least 450 rough sleepers given beds in three ...

21 Dec 2022 at 13:42

Scotland

More than 40,000 Scots were homeless last Christmas, figures show

More than 25,000 households were homeless in Scotland last Christmas as figures included nearly 14,000 children without a permanent home. Figures obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats through freedom of information requests ...

24 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Caledonian Sleeper to be taken into public ownership by Scottish Government

The Caledonian Sleeper service will be brought into public hands from this summer, the Scottish Government has announced. Transport minister Jenny Gilruth said the service, which connects some of Scotland’s most rural stations ...

02 Mar 2023 at 16:23

Officers who cleared homeless people’s tents acted unlawfully, say Met Police

Britain’s biggest police force has admitted officers acted unlawfully when several tents belonging to homeless people were destroyed in London. Human Rights charity Liberty threatened legal action against the Metropolitan ...

17 Jan 2024 at 17:58

Record high rough sleepers in London branded ‘devastating’

The number of people recorded sleeping rough in London has hit a record high, with homeless charities branding the statistics a “disaster” but not a surprise. A total of 4,389 people were recorded as sleeping rough in ...

31 Jan 2024 at 11:29

ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper staff back strike action in pay dispute

ScotRail workers and staff on the Caledonian Sleeper have voted in favour of a walk-out in an ongoing dispute over pay, the RMT union has said. Union members at the two publicly-owned rail operators were separately ...

08 Aug 2024 at 20:26

‘Smells’ cut from Bill but charities fear homeless will still be criminalised

‘Smells’ cut from Bill but charity fears homeless will still be criminalised

Campaigners have welcomed the removal of “outrageous” references to homeless people smelling as part of new legislation but said rough sleepers remain at risk of being criminalised for having nowhere else to go. ...

13 May 2024 at 18:53

Kilkenny City

Rough sleepers on the rise in Kilkenny with sub zero temperatures forecast

The increase in the number of rough sleepers on the streets of Kilkenny City was raised at a Joint Policing Committee meeting on Monday. Councillor Joe Malone raised the issue and said he was aware of rough ...

13 Dec 2022 at 18:33

Rail passengers to be hit with disruption on Saturday as workers strike

Train passengers are set to be hit with disruption on Saturday as thousands of workers strike. People have been warned to check before using rail services across the country, because trains will start ...

29 Jul 2023 at 00:01

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