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Grassroots homeless group - Info & services for those experiencing homelessness #SolidarityNotCharity #GiveAshift www.streetskitchen.org

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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 2h
1,720 people died while experiencing homelessness in the UK last year... 💔 ​That includes 50 children. ​Since 2017, over 10,000 people have died without a secure place to call home. This isn’t a housing statistic — it is a national scandal. www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
bigissue.com
1,700 people died while homeless in 2025. It's a 'national scandal'
Museum of Homelessness’s annual homeless deaths count found a 6.8% increase in a year. It's a warning for Andy Burnham’s pledge to end rough sleeping
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23h
Really inspiring to sit down with Elodie and Jon from Streets Kitchen to hear about their incredible work supporting people facing homelessness in Holborn and St Pancras, and the need for urgent action to tackle the housing crisis.
Zack with Elodie and Jon at a table
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Together Alliance @togetheralliance.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🤝 Join us on Sunday 4 October to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street. ➡️ Assemble: 12pm, Tower Hamlets Town Hall ➡️ March: 1pm via Aldgate East and Leman Street (approx. 1.3 miles) ➡️ Rally: 2:30-4:30pm, St George's Gardens Speakers, music, poetry and solidarity.
Poster promoting the 90th anniversary public rally for the Battle of Cable Street—assemble 12pm Sunday 4 Oct—commemorating East Londoners' resistance to a 4 Oct 1936 fascist march, shown alongside a red plaque reading "They shall not pass."
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Deaths related to illicit drugs rose by 11% in Scotland last year to 1,133 as the country struggles to tackle the worst fatality rate in Europe... bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Drug deaths rise sharply in Scotland as figures remain worst in Europe
The figure rose by 11% last year, bringing the total deaths in a decade to more than 11,000.
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Pay rent, eat or keep warm? Growing numbers face hard choices as housing benefit gap grows.. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
theguardian.com
Pay rent, eat or keep warm? Growing numbers face hard choices as housing benefit gap grows
Wirral mother among renters turning to food banks as gap between a two-bed and housing benefit hits £158 a month – rising to as much as £324 in London
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨Camden recorded a 23% increase in rough sleepers in the last year, the biggest proportional rise of any London borough, after the council spent more than £78million on homelessness and rough sleeping services since May 2024... Wasted millions surely 😫 www.nwlondoner.co.uk/news/2109202...
nwlondoner.co.uk
Camden rough sleeping rises 23% despite £78million investment
Camden has recorded a 23% increase in rough sleepers since last year, the biggest proportional rise of any London borough, after the council spent more than £78million on homelessness and rough sleepi...
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨Camden recorded a 23% increase in rough sleepers in the last year, the biggest proportional rise of any London borough, after the council spent more than £78million on homelessness and rough sleeping services since May 2024... Wasted millions surely 😫 www.nwlondoner.co.uk/news/2109202...
nwlondoner.co.uk
Camden rough sleeping rises 23% despite £78million investment
Camden has recorded a 23% increase in rough sleepers since last year, the biggest proportional rise of any London borough, after the council spent more than £78million on homelessness and rough sleepi...
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HJA Civil Liberties @hjacivillibs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The security service has accepted it gave evidence based on lies to three courts and that senior MI5 officers were repeatedly dishonest - the first time MI5 has accepted that lies were told to the courts while defending a violent neo-Nazi spy www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
MI5 accepts it gave evidence based on lies in neo-Nazi spy case
It is the first time MI5 has confirmed the BBC's revelation that it gave evidence based on lies in court while defending the violent informant.
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚨Warning to charities: "reducing admin to free up time" is always code for "we can now cut staff and pile more complex cases onto fewer workers". AI won’t alleviate worker burnout; it will just be used to justify higher caseloads. housingdigital.co.uk/homeless-lin...
housingdigital.co.uk
Homeless Link tests AI to ease admin burden
Homeless Link has been awarded a grant to develop AI for homelessness case management, with three organisations piloting the new functionality
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Surrounded by police in a Penryn bus shelter for making breakfast with a butter knife. ​When survival tasks like eating become a police matter, the system isn't failing—it's working exactly as designed to push homeless people out of sight. 🧵
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Surrounded by police in a Penryn bus shelter for making breakfast with a butter knife. ​When survival tasks like eating become a police matter, the system isn't failing—it's working exactly as designed to push homeless people out of sight. 🧵
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Netpol @netpol.org · 11/09/2026
The zine looks amazing - and is suddenly so topical! 'To Mask is to Care – why masking at protests matters" is launching on 26 September
A purple zine cover shows someone putting on a mask, with a heading that reads "a resource zone from Netpol + Soofiya", a title "to mask is to care" and a subtitle "why masking at protests matters"
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HJA Civil Liberties @hjacivillibs.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Four women have described being targeted by boys and older men connected to drug gangs, manipulated into abusive relationships, then repeatedly sexually exploited. All believe the authorities failed to protect them and did not take their allegations seriously www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Drug gangs exploited and raped us as teens, then police failed us, women tell BBC
Four victims describe being targeted by criminals and then not being taken seriously by the authorities.
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Finland tried to end homelessness. What can we learn from its runaway success – and recent failures? The Housing First policy led to the number of homeless people in Finland dropping by half. Those with firsthand experience explain why it worked www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
theguardian.com
Finland tried to end homelessness. What can we learn from its runaway success – and recent failures?
The Housing First policy led to the number of homeless people in Finland dropping by half. Those with firsthand experience explain why it worked
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
✂️ CALL-OUT: Volunteer barbers & hairdressers wanted for Streets Fest 2026! ​A fresh trim brings dignity and confidence. Can you offer a couple of hours this Wednesday, 2 Sept. in Finsbury Park? Chairs and power provided! ​📩 DM us or email getinvolved@streetskitchen.org 💈💚
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🚨One in six prison leavers in London are released into homelessness, according to analysis by the social justice group Nacro, as the Probation Service struggles with what is being dubbed a "chronic workload crisis". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
One in six prison leavers in London released into homelessness
The issue is part of a wider picture of failing support for people leaving prison, experts say.
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
✂️ CALL-OUT: Volunteer barbers & hairdressers wanted for Streets Fest 2026! ​A fresh trim brings dignity and confidence. Can you offer a couple of hours this Wednesday, 2 Sept. in Finsbury Park? Chairs and power provided! ​📩 DM us or email getinvolved@streetskitchen.org 💈💚
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Cllr Benali Hamdache @greenbenali.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
John Chistodoulou, the billionaire landlord, has been found in a court of law to owe tenants £263,555. He's now evading paying those residents a penny We need real accounability for landlords that break the law. It's time for a no tolerance approach www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
mylondon.news
Billionaire 'rogue landlord' could be blacklisted from London
John Chistodoulou was ordered to pay 47 Hackney tenants back their rent after operating unlicensed HMOs
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🚨A Metropolitan Police officer who said he hated #homeless people and "couldn't wait" to Taser someone has been sacked from the force... The 12th now from Charing Cross station since the panorama investigation! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Twelfth Met Police officer sacked over Charing Cross Panorama film
PC Lloyd Hunter was filmed during an undercover sting saying Tasering people was "just so much fun".
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🚨A Metropolitan Police officer who said he hated #homeless people and "couldn't wait" to Taser someone has been sacked from the force... The 12th now from Charing Cross station since the panorama investigation! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Twelfth Met Police officer sacked over Charing Cross Panorama film
PC Lloyd Hunter was filmed during an undercover sting saying Tasering people was "just so much fun".
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HJA Civil Liberties @hjacivillibs.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
‘After a few days he was being bullied, he was assaulted by an officer, he wasn't getting his medication, he wasn't getting his food’ - fears for inmates at troubled jail, HMP Lowdham Grange in Nottinghamshire www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
'It's the worst prison he's been to' - fears for inmates at troubled HMP Lowdham Grange
The Ministry of Justice says a number of improvements have been made since it took over the jail.
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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS 👁️ As police continue expanding their use of this surveillance tool, it's vital to know your rights if you come across one. Read our advice and information article. 👇 www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/facia…
libertyhumanrights.org.uk
Police use of facial recognition technology: What are my rights? - Liberty
What is facial recognition technology? How is it used? What are my rights if I am identified using facial recognition technology?
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Netpol @netpol.org · 12/08/2026
Turns out trying to witness a solar eclipse is a lot like trying to navigate Britain's police complaints system: high expectations quickly followed by frustration and disappointment
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Housing Not Handcuffs @housingnotcuffs.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Trump issued his anti-homeless Executive Order one year ago. It's not a coincidence that DC, a historically Black city where the vast majority of unhoused people are Black, is where Trump first began testing his cruel and ineffective anti-homeless order. buff.ly/Yz2JSlF
theroot.com
Opinion: Trump’s Homelessness Executive Order Is Making Homelessness Worse
For a year, the White House has been waging an unprecedented and extreme attack on both people experiencing homelessness and the real solutions to homelessness
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StopWatch @stopwatchuk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Serious Violence Reduction Orders have no impact on violent crime or weapons offending, says Home Office evaluation Results from a 2-yr pilot reveal that only ONE weapon was recovered from searches under the power across the four trial police force areas www.stop-watch.org/news-opinion...
stop-watch.org
Serious Violence Reduction Orders have no impact on violent crime, evaluation says
Pilot costs £300,000; recovers only one weapon in two years
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🚨Extreme heat is a killer for anyone having to sleep rough. Dehydration and sunstroke are critical dangers right now. We need urgent funds to distribute vital survival essentials and run our Hub. Please donate or share to help others! 🥵 www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/...
peoplesfundraising.com
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HJA Civil Liberties @hjacivillibs.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Live facial recognition cameras are to be deployed at some of London's Tube stations from today www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Big Brother Watch questioned the effectiveness of LFR and said its use was "dystopian" and that it "treats the public like suspects"
bbc.co.uk
Facial recognition cameras to be trialled at London Tube stations
The British Transport Police says the technology will only identify those wanted by authorities.
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🚨Extreme heat is a killer for anyone having to sleep rough. Dehydration and sunstroke are critical dangers right now. We need urgent funds to distribute vital survival essentials and run our Hub. Please donate or share to help others! 🥵 www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/...
peoplesfundraising.com
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Netpol @netpol.org · 10/08/2026
🧵1/ “A reckless, dangerous and racist policing operation” The policing of Brighton’s Carnival Against Fascism: netpol.org/2026/08/07/o...
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Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors @hodgejonesallen.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Nine women have brought a High Court claim against the Metropolitan Police over arrests made before the King's coronation that they say were unlawful. Representing the group, Partner Susie Labinjoh highlights the lasting impact the arrests have had as the case proceeds through the High Court.
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The failings come despite decades of promises from police chiefs, senior prosecutors, courts and government that the criminal justice system will better protect women from male violence after a series of scandals... www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Police and prosecution errors left proven sex offender free to murder two women in London
Delays to sexual assault charges and failures to report past convictions in court hearings gave Simon Levy chance to attack more women
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HJA Civil Liberties @hjacivillibs.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
'The legislation forms part of a general legislative and judicial trend to recast protest not as a fundamental democratic right but as disruption and collective harm' - Associate Bhaskar Banerjee on Understanding your Protest Rights under the Crime and Policing Act 2026 www.hja.net/expert-comme...
hja.net
Understanding Your Protest Rights Under the Crime and Policing Act 2026
An overview of how the Crime and Policing Act 2026 reshapes protest rights, expands police powers and introduces new protest‑related offences, including cumulative‑impact assessments and restrictions ...
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
'Pushing it out of sight does not solve it'-Concern over treatment of homeless during Fleadh A Cllr. claims there are growing reports of people experiencing #homelessness being encouraged or directed away from the city centre into other parts of Belfast www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast...
belfastlive.co.uk
Serious concerns raised over treatment of Belfast's homeless during Fleadh
A city councillor claims there are growing reports of people experiencing homelessness being encouraged or directed away from the city centre into other parts of Belfast
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This is a vital must watch contribution from the front lines... 'Homelessness isn't the issue': Rough sleepers respond to Andy Burnham's support pledge news.sky.com/video/what-r...
news.sky.com
'Homelessness isn't the issue': Rough sleepers respond to Andy Burnham's support pledge
Andy Burnham has pledged to end rough sleeping nationwide as his first official act as prime minister, backed by an initial £340m investment targeting at least 3,000 people.
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
In under a month, #StreetsFest is back in Finsbury Park! 🎊🎉🎵🎶 ​The UK's only festival specifically for people experiencing #homelessness or at risk, bringing key services and grassroots support directly to those in need. ​Stay tuned for updates! #Islington #Haringey #Hackney
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
In under a month, #StreetsFest is back in Finsbury Park! 🎊🎉🎵🎶 ​The UK's only festival specifically for people experiencing #homelessness or at risk, bringing key services and grassroots support directly to those in need. ​Stay tuned for updates! #Islington #Haringey #Hackney
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Legal Action Group @legalactiongroup.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
🏠Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Housing Costs - Update 2026🏠 Bethan Harris, Desmond Rutledge & Kevin Gannon (@gardencourtlaw.bsky.social) round up the past year’s key developments in #HousingBenefit and #UniversalCreditHousingCosts. Read on ➡️ hi.switchy.io/yYha
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Our economy should be measured by how the bottom 30% are doing in the supermarket — not how the top 1% are doing in the stock market.
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Museum of Homelessness @ourmoh.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
📣 We need your help to save lives of people who are homeless across the UK Please read and share: museumofhomelessness.org/news/call-ou...
museumofhomelessness.org
Call out for your help to save lives of people who are homeless — Museum of Homelessness
We need your help to prevent future deaths of people experiencing homelessness. We have been documenting this since 2019 through our Dying Homeless Project, to remember people with love and to preve...
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Alex Briggs @tickyw.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Hear hear! The police force has a very well resourced PR arm that conceals the sinister purposes and activities in which the force engages. Surveillance of Doreen Lawrence and her family is a another clear example
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HJA Civil Liberties @hjacivillibs.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Jon Boutcher, a senior police officer who took over responsibility for the Special Demonstration Squad unit, concluded within months that it had to be wound up because it was conducting unjustified surveillance and was badly run, Spycops inquiry hears www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Undercover police unit closed down over unjustified surveillance, spycops inquiry told
Senior officer behind closure says SDS caused ‘incalculable harm’ by infiltrating groups that posed no threat
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Outreach groups which feed those experiencing homelessness are being forced to relocate out of Belfast City Centre during the Fleadh amid concerns for rough sleepers during the festival. tinyurl.com/4chuebfr
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Homeless services forced to move from Belfast city centre as Fleadh comes to town
Outreach groups which feed the homeless are being forced to relocate out of Belfast City Centre during the Fleadh amid concerns for rough sleepers during the festival.
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Museum of Homelessness @ourmoh.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Fantastic groups visiting the museum recently from Utah and Washington, United States, Hamburg, Germany, Berg, Switzerland, Warsaw, Poland and Sao Paulo, Brazil. young people and activists from all over the world, with the energy and creativity to face the challenges we are all experiencing 💜
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🚨England is on track this year for the highest number of heat-related deaths since records began, according to estimates by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
England on track for record heat-related deaths this year, UKHSA estimates
In a preliminary assessment, the agency said there were an estimated 2,877 heat-related deaths during the May and June heatwaves, almost double the figure for last year.
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St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity @smitfcharity.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Homelessness is rising across the UK, but behind every statistic is a person or family. This @bigissue.com article breaks down the latest facts and figures, helping to show the scale of the challenge and why action to prevent homelessness is so important. Read more: loom.ly/r0t_nLE
bigissue.com
Homelessness facts and stats: The damning numbers you need to know
Experts worry about a looming crisis of homelessness. These are the rough sleeping figures and homelessness facts you need to know.
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🚨Extreme heat puts London's rough sleepers at critical risk right now. We need urgent donations for essential emergency supplies. ​🔗 Donate here: www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/... 🔁 Sharing can save lives!
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Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors @hodgejonesallen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
We are seeking a Paralegal to join our Criminal Defence Team based in London. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience across a broad range of criminal defence work while supporting access to justice. #HiringNow #LegalCareers #CriminalDefence
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🚨Extreme heat puts London's rough sleepers at critical risk right now. We need urgent donations for essential emergency supplies. ​🔗 Donate here: www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/... 🔁 Sharing can save lives!
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
#Homeless families placed in temporary accommodation in London were told they could not use the in-built air conditioning as it had “not been offered as an amenity” for them, leading to two children being hospitalised during recent heatwaves. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
theguardian.com
Homeless families in London temporary housing told not to use air conditioning
Exclusive: Two children reportedly taken to hospital after residents told in-built units ‘not offered as amenity’
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Streets Kitchen @streetskitchen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
128+ guests served in Archway. 🙌 ​Huge love to all the legends who gave a shift last night! Find us every Friday and Sunday evening from 7:30 PM at Archway Tube Station. ​💡 Want to give a shift? Drop us a DM to join a team near you!
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