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Optus said it didn't have the 'soundbite' to explain the crisis. We should expect better

Asked on Wednesday to explain why Optus broadband and mobile services had been simultaneously knocked out for five hours, its chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin blamed a “technical network fault”, and then added:

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Joe Lycett raises £50,000 for homelessness charity with potpourri picture responding to Braverman comments

The comedian has surpassed his £50,000 target for Crisis UK.

Evening Standard

Joe Lycett reaches homelessness charity target in response to Braverman comments

The comedian has surpassed his £50,000 target for Crisis UK.

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Charities criticise Suella Braverman for claim homelessness is ‘lifestyle choice’

Crisis, St Mungo’s and other groups write to home secretary to say blaming people for being on the streets increases their risk of harm

The Guardian - UK

‘More stressful than prison’: sharp rise in the number of empty properties in England

Homeless charity Crisis says thousands of people stuck in unsuitable temporary accommodation could be given a home if politicians took stronger action

The Guardian - UK

Employers urged to sign up to new pledge to help homeless in the workplace

Thames Water, Pret A Manger and Monzo are among the firms which helped draft the covenant.

The Independent UK

Thousands more refugees facing homelessness after government eviction rule changes

140 organisations, including Red Cross, Crisis and Shelter, write to Michael Gove and Suella Braverman

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Government rough sleeping funding ‘nowhere near enough’, charities say

The £34.6 million support package is on top of the original allocation of up to £500 million over three years.

The Independent UK

Councils struggling to cope with rising levels of homelessness, says charity

Core homelessness includes people sleeping rough, sofa-surfing, and in unsuitable temporary accommodation, Crisis said.

The Independent UK

Croydon Stands Tall: What is it and who is involved?

Until October 27, a herd of unique giraffes will be roaming Croydon town centre

Evening Standard

UK government ignoring housing crisis faced by Roma communities, experts warn

Exclusive: New report finds Roma people continue to face heightened risk of overcrowding and poor housing

The Independent UK

One in 50 Londoners in temporary accommodation, data suggests

London Councils estimated there were 169,393 Londoners living in temporary accommodation at the time of its survey, including 83,473 children.

The Independent UK

Every Alexisonfire album ranked from worst to best

Canada's premier post-hardcore dynamos have a brilliant back-catalogue: we sort out the 'great' from the 'immaculate'

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Soaring number of rough sleepers in London ‘extremely alarming’

GLA data reveals over 1,700 more people on the streets compared with last year amid cost of living crisis

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The Independent UK

Cost-of-living crisis and housing shortage sees rough sleeping rise – charity

The latest statistics came just a day after the Prince of Wales announced the first of the flagship areas where he hopes to end homelessness.

The Guardian - UK

UK mortgage rate crisis driving record rent squeeze as landlords pass higher costs on to tenants

Homelessness charity says hundreds of thousands of people could be left unable to cover their rent and at risk of losing homesBusiness live – latest updates

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Sarah Sze’s ‘Metronome’ is about quiet contemplation, not just the clicks

Sarah Sze’s new site-specific installation, in collaboration with Artangel, transforms a former station Waiting Room in south London into a cavern of cinematic wonder

Evening Standard

What are no-fault evictions? Ban may not be introduced until after election

Housing Secretary Michael Gove said the protection for tenants may not become law this side of the general election

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Daily Mirror

Families stuck in temporary accommodation tops 100,000 for first time in nearly 20 years

Charities said the bleak milestone showed the homelessness system was 'on its knees' while Labour described it as a 'moment of shame' for the Tories

Manchester Evening News

'My whole mindset was being a thief. A prison officer's joke changed everything'

Karl Smith was in and out of jail for decades for burglary, theft and drugs

The Independent UK

Not-for-profit lettings agency will help ease ‘chronic lack’ of affordable homes

Lloyds Banking Group said fundraising will support Crisis to develop and launch a new not-for-profit lettings agency.

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of homeless people arrested under archaic Vagrancy Act

Campaigners’ anger as 1,173 held despite ministers’ pledge to scrap legislation

Daily Mirror

Ministers warned not to create loopholes for rogue landlords in new renter rules

Campaigners fear the new, rapid timescales for evicting ‘nuisance’ tenants will be used as a ‘backdoor’ by rogue landlords

Edinburgh Live

One in 12 Scottish people experience homelessness as charity warns more must be done

A report from homeless charity Crisis warned one in 12 Scottish people are at risk of homelessness, adding that interventions must be made at an ‘earlier stage’.

The Guardian - UK

Rough sleeping in England rises for first time in half a decade

Cost of living crisis helps push more people on to the streets in blow to government promise to end rough sleeping

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