FORGOTTEN HISTORY: St mungo | History Defined

Barber confronted Covent Garden attacker ‘to stop stabbings’ as police investigate

A 47-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon, believed to be a pair of scissors, and assault

The Independent UK · Aug 5

Police continue to investigate Covent Garden attack after woman arrested

The woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon, believed to be a pair of scissors, and assault.

Evening Standard · Aug 5

Queen’s urgent mission over reading rates as book club charity marks milestone

Camilla founded The Queen’s Reading Room in lockdown and its reach has spread to more than 180 countries as it celebrates its fifth anniversary.

Evening Standard · Jan 8

500 empty homes to be given to homeless Londoners under Sadiq Khan's plan to eradicate rough sleeping by 2030

Woman breaks down in tears in front of mayor as she tells of the terror of being forced to live on the streets and wait for help

Evening Standard · May 20, 2025

People living on London’s streets in run-up to Christmas rose by 26% on 2023

There were 4,612 people recorded as sleeping rough in the capital between October and December, up from 4,389 in the same period in 2023.

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025

English councils illegally turning away homeless young people, charity says

Centrepoint records 564 instances of ‘gatekeeping’ including dozens involving young people who were pregnant or had children

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2024

Record number of homeless families living in hotels and B&Bs as cost to councils set to soar

More than 117,000 households are living in temporary accommodation, which is the highest number since records began in 1998

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2024

Call for refugees in UK to have twice as long to find homes after hotel evictions

Exclusive: Charities say Home Office should allow 56 days after near 1,000% rise in rough sleeping among accommodation leavers

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2024

Charities criticise Suella Braverman for claim homelessness is ‘lifestyle choice’

Crisis, St Mungo’s and other groups write to home secretary to say blaming people for being on the streets increases their risk of harm

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023

Thousands more working households facing homelessness in England

Friday’s figures also showed the lengthy periods of time people have been spending in temporary accommodation.

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023