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Sunderland, Barnsley and Barking among areas with “zero rough sleepers” according to government’s shaky data
Sunderland, Barnsley, Barking and Dagenham were among the 33 councils with zero rough sleepers in 2017, according to a HuffPost UK investigation into shaky "official" government data. Charnwood, Braintree, Knowsley, Redcar and Eastleigh were also named in the government's statistics that rely on data from just one night of the year in autumn to inform policy. The investigation revealed that politicians use "snapshot" rough sleeper counts to provide data on the nationwide levels of homelessness, despite being unreliable. Last year’s figures show...
This baby sloth is too cute
The tiny sloth, who has not been given a name yet, was sadly abandoned by their mother, so staff at Brevard Zoo have been hand-rearing them.
Mum appalled by cruel note found on her car about ill daughter
Rachael Hanley, 22, returned to her Renault Scenic to find the handwritten note from an angry female shopper after she had parked in a disabled bay
Driver of this BMW had lucky escape
A post from the railing smashed through the front screen coming to rest inbetween the driver and passenger seats
This cloud formation could be from another world
Nature lover Fiona Pagett, 49, headed out to Biggar, South Lanarkshire, on Sunday evening to photograph the beautiful sunset.
Paedophile was spared jail despite saying he wanted to “see a boy raped”
Julian Brewer, 28, walked free from court despite making the sick request online and keeping a stash of indecent images of children.
Crowdfunding page launched for Greek woman who feeds hundreds of stranded refugees
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for a Greek woman who has fed hundreds of refugees stranded on Samos Island. Maria Makrogianni, known as Mamma Maria by many people on the island, used to feed refugees who arrived on the island from her beach restaurant, but after receiving threatening phone calls by the far right, she was forced to close up shop. Now, with her husband, she helps people from her home - cooking whatever she can every day from the ingredients she...
Self-taught artist was shocked when veteran Hollywood actress turned up at her gallery TWICE in a week
Thelma and Louise star Susan Sarandon dropped by Sara Leroy's gallery and bought eight of her 3D inspired art and prints.
Convicted murderer who absconded from prison has been caught – after having a cup of tea in church
Jeremy Brabrooke, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1988 for murdering regular church-goer Doris Whitaker, left from Ford Prison, West Sussex, on Wednesday.