Bangladesh: Goods train collides with passenger train killing 17
The accident in Bangladesh has also injured at least 50 other people.
2023-10-24 09:50
Hayling Island vicar urges more people to take in Ukraine refugees
Rev Jenny Gaffin describes her "wonderful experience" of the Homes For Ukraine scheme.
2023-10-18 19:46
France is moving homeless people out of Paris. The city hosts the Olympic Games next summer
It's 6.30 a.m. on a late summer morning in Paris. Amid the rumbling coming from the Stalingrad Métro station, in the northeast of the French capital, hundreds of migrants, mostly men, sleep crammed under an overpass. Some rest on pieces of cardboard and old mattresses behind a urine-doused fence, others lie awake by the side of the street.
2023-09-26 17:56
Rugby World Cup: Fiji win v Australia ‘worst result’ for Wales
The surprise result raises the stakes for Wales' upcoming clash with the Wallabies, fans say.
2023-09-18 17:53
Telford bridging hotels to close as Afghan refugees get housed
Bridging hotels in Telford and Wrekin will close as all 325 Afghan refugees are housed.
2023-08-15 23:26
US heatwave leads to rising number of burns, medics say
Superheated asphalt or metal seatbelts can melt flesh in minutes, officials warn amid intense heat.
2023-07-25 06:55
Serving those who served our country: Meet the North Carolina woman who found her purpose in helping homeless vets
After a stroke nearly killed her, Stacey Buckner's recovery led her to fill the basic needs of homeless veterans through her Off-Road Outreach program. Using her Jeep, she provides mobile showers, laundry services, and meals in her hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina.
2023-07-21 10:58
US heatwave sees hospitals use body-bag ice treatment
Hospitals raise the alarm as heat stays above 37C (110F) for 19 days straight in Phoenix, Arizona.
2023-07-19 02:29
California has spent billions to fight homelessness. The problem has gotten worse
Getting people off the street is a priority for Gov. Gavin Newsom. But even with massive funding and new data on who is homeless and why, the state is struggling to see change.
2023-07-12 05:16
Homeless World Cup brings its message of hope to California
(Corrects university name in second paragraph to California State University, Sacramento, not University of California at Sacramento) By Rachel Nostrant
2023-07-08 23:27
Shropshire funding boost to house homeless refugees
Shropshire Council announces plans to buy 10 more homes for those who have fled Afghanistan.
2023-06-30 13:23
Biden administration announces more than $3 billion in funding to tackle homelessness with veterans focus
The Biden administration announced new actions Thursday to help prevent and reduce veteran homelessness across the country, including $3.1 billion in funding to support efforts to quickly rehouse homeless Americans.
2023-06-29 17:23