Homeless

Just days are left to pass a new law to prevent “a wave of evictions and homelessness” as the coronavirus pandemic continues to bite, Labour is warning.Labour also pointed to the “broken promise” of a permanent ban on no-fault evictions, seven months after it was made in Boris Johnson’s post-election…

This is the second part of a two-part series on homeless camp evictions during COVID-19. Read the first part here. Instead of acting on public health advice, governments across the country have used COVID-19 as an excuse to continue their policies of forcible decampment. British Columbia's clearance of Oppenheimer, Topaz and Pandora camps…

Some families are waiting decades for social housing and now is the time to address the issue, an inquiry has been told.A federal parliamentary inquiry kicked off in Canberra on Tuesday, examining what governments and the not-for-profit and private sectors can do to address homelessness.The Australian Association of Social Workers…

For a moment this spring it seemed as if the COVID-19 crisis might lead governments to ease the relentless cycle of displacement of homeless people from the parks, streets, ravines and underpasses of Canadian cities. Some made efforts to secure housing where homeless people could follow COVID-19 guidelines. Others, including…

After making a name for himself on YouTube by giving away lumps of cash to his friends, family, and unsuspecting strangers around the country, Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson is opening his latest game to anyone. Donaldson has partnered with internet collective MSCHF for “Finger on the App,” a one-time multiplayer game…

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(CNN)The half-brother of Robert Fuller, the 24-year-old black man who was found dead hanging in the city of Palmdale, California, last week, was killed in a deputy-involved shooting in Kern County on Wednesday, according to Fuller's family attorney."This afternoon I had to notify the sisters of Robert Fuller that their…

Photo: ShutterstockOne of the most galling things about the police killings that have grabbed national attention, both in recent weeks and in years past, is just how rare it is for a police officer to face any sort of consequence for ending someone’s life. One reason for this is qualified…

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. A California man who allegedly offered food to several homeless people last month was just charged with poisoning them. He had told some that it was part of a “spicy food challenge.” William Robert Cable, based in…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The number of homeless people counted across Los Angeles County jumped 12.7% over the past year to more than 66,400 and authorities fear that figure will spike again once the full impact of the coronavirus pandemic is felt, officials said Friday.The majority of those experiencing homelessness…