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Last Christmas I was in prison. This year I'm working in a London fine-dining restaurant
Last Christmas I was in prison. This year I'm working in a London fine-dining restaurant
The restaurant offers staff not just a living wage and training, but a route to transform their lives
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024
Homelessness facts and statistics: The numbers you need to know in 2024
Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport
Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport
Sadiq Khan warns lack of affordable homes causing ‘profound and devastating’ effect on Londoners
Sadiq Khan warns lack of affordable homes causing ‘profound and devastating’ effect on Londoners
'This is the dream': These Londoners built their own homes to beat sky-high house prices
'This is the dream': These Londoners built their own homes to beat sky-high house prices
Cuts on our children's faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services
Cuts on our children's faces from knife crime are undeniably caused by cuts to youth services
Children in temporary housing want a home – not an Xbox – for Christmas, MPs told
Children in temporary housing want a home – not an Xbox – for Christmas, MPs told
Homeless families occupy council housing offices on Halloween in plea to fix 'houses of horror'
Homeless families occupy council housing offices on Halloween in plea to fix 'houses of horror'
'It should incense us all': Rough sleeping in London hits new record high
'It should incense us all': Rough sleeping in London hits new record high
'I'm sorry': London mayor Sadiq Khan apologises to homeless kids spending Christmas in hotels
'I'm sorry': London mayor Sadiq Khan apologises to homeless kids spending Christmas in hotels
'Infuriating and disgraceful': Labour MP Jas Athwal faces fresh calls to resign amid care home row
'Infuriating and disgraceful': Labour MP Jas Athwal faces fresh calls to resign amid care home row
'The market is broken': Just 5% of private rentals in London are affordable to low-income earners
'The market is broken': Just 5% of private rentals in London are affordable to low-income earners
'Utterly unsustainable': Homelessness in London at highest level on record
'Utterly unsustainable': Homelessness in London at highest level on record
'We're not diesel monsters': Meet the London cabbies going electric to help fight climate change
'We're not diesel monsters': Meet the London cabbies going electric to help fight climate change
Elizabeth Line named Britain's best new building at Stirling Prize 2024: 'Flawless and beautiful'
Elizabeth Line named Britain's best new building at Stirling Prize 2024: 'Flawless and beautiful'
More than 1,400 people died while homeless in the UK in 2023: 'People are dying at terrifying rates'
More than 1,400 people died while homeless in the UK in 2023: 'People are dying at terrifying rates'
Nearly half of Londoners don't realise how bad child poverty actually is: 'Deeply concerning'
Nearly half of Londoners don't realise how bad child poverty actually is: 'Deeply concerning'
The Routemaster bus is 70 – but its enduring appeal is timeless
The Routemaster bus is 70 – but its enduring appeal is timeless
Landlords are worried about rent controls. Will Labour introduce them to cap record-high rents?
Landlords are worried about rent controls. Will Labour introduce them to cap record-high rents?
Work starting on new affordable homes in London at record low: 'People will become homeless'
Work starting on new affordable homes in London at record low: 'People will become homeless'
Home Kitchen: Inside the world's first fine-dining restaurant staffed by homeless chefs
Home Kitchen: Inside the world's first fine-dining restaurant staffed by homeless chefs
Revealed: Housing gentrification 'costing low-income Londoners £80 a week'
Revealed: Housing gentrification 'costing low-income Londoners £80 a week'
Could banning cars turn London's Oxford Street from 'hell' into paradise?
Could banning cars turn London's Oxford Street from 'hell' into paradise?
Here's a unique side of London captured through the lens of homeless photographers
Here's a unique side of London captured through the lens of homeless photographers
London housing crisis 'breaking borough budgets' as councils warn of £700m funding shortfall