Sean Hughes’ Family Celebrate £4 Million Will Decision After Ten-Year Legal Battle Thursday, March 19, 2026 seanhughes shelter will inheritance charity legalbattle homelessness comedy liverpool lifestyle Sean Hughes’ family has spoken out with pride following the resolution of a decade-long legal battle over the late comedian’s £4 million estate. Hughes, known for his roles on Never Mind the Buzzcocks and his sharp wit on the … Read More
Fear and Uncertainty Grip Cyprus as UK Tourists Warned Amid Middle East Conflict Sunday, March 15, 2026 cyprus shelter drone rafakrotiri conflict uktourists middleeast security iran civildefence The ongoing conflict in the Middle East involving the USA, Israel, and Iran has sent ripples of fear through Cyprus, where concerns about the country’s preparedness are growing alarmingly. Nearly 20% of Cyprus’s bomb shelters … Read More
US Embassy in Riyadh Targeted in Drone Strikes Amid Urgent Shelter-in-Place Warning Tuesday, March 3, 2026 us embassy riyadh dronestrikes saudiarabia security iran middleeast shelter consulate The US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was struck by at least two drone strikes on the evening of March 2, resulting in minor structural damage and a fire. The Saudi Defense Ministry has confirmed the attacks, which … Read More
Over Half of West Midlands Teachers Report Homeless Children in Their Schools Sunday, December 28, 2025 homelessness education children westmidlands shelter teachers childwelfare housingcrisis mentalhealth socialservices More than half of teachers in the West Midlands have worked at schools where at least one pupil was homeless in the past 12 months, according to new research by the charity Shelter. Out of 7,127 surveyed state school teachers … Read More
Mapped: Over 100 People Sleeping Rough on Birmingham Streets Face Life-Threatening Winter Conditions Thursday, December 11, 2025 homelessness roughsleeping birmingham winter cold housingfirst policy homeless shelter crisis As temperatures drop below freezing this winter, more than 100 people in Birmingham are forced to sleep rough on the streets, confronting life-threatening conditions during the festive season. New data reveals that an … Read More
I Slept Rough in a Birmingham Car Park and It Opened My Eyes to a Harsh Reality Saturday, December 6, 2025 homelessness roughsleeping charity birmingham awareness stbasils bigsleepout youth shelter struggle At 2:30 a.m., the temperature plummeted, and rain poured down relentlessly onto the fragile cardboard shelter I had built. Its persistent thudding grew louder as water began seeping through the cracks, soaking me and … Read More