Princess Victoria of Sweden volunteers to food boxes for homeless and vulnerable people

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has been helping to pack meal boxes for vulnerable citizens, amid criticism of the country’s less restrictive approach to tackling coronavirus.  The Swedish royal, 42, has stepped up charitable initiatives in recent week, including a visit to the association Stockholms Stadsmission, who create meal boxes for the homeless and vulnerable.  Many … Read more

Can the council make me homeless if money for mum’s care home runs out?

I live in the family home and until last September I was caring for my mum, who has Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, at home. She became too ill and had to go into a local care home. The cost is astronomical and I’m currently using my power of attorney to pay for mum’s care … Read more

Why troubadour Tom Walker owes it all to Love Island – and a homeless smoker

Tom Walker is living in a blur. He has gone from struggling musician who couldn’t pay the rent to having a No 1 album, winning a Brit award and travelling the world. ‘I went to New Zealand for just one day to play a gig,’ he says. ‘I mean, who does that?’ Over the past … Read more

Homeless woman, 23, who turned life around after starring in BBC documentary found hanged at home

Homeless woman, 23, who turned her life around after starring in BBC documentary Love And Drugs On The Street is found hanged at home Paige Greenaway was found hanged at her flat in Brighton earlier this month Her mother Edell, 47, said the death had come as ‘a shock’ to the whole family Since TV … Read more

Lady Gaga’s father Joe Germanotta holds back payments on New York restaurant over homeless dispute

Lady Gaga’s father Joe Germanotta is holding back payments on one of his New York City restaurants over claims that the homeless population is hurting his business. Germanotta owns two restaurants in the city: Joanne Trattoria on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and Art Bird & Whiskey Bar, which is located at the dining concourse of … Read more

Indonesia floods kill five people and leave thousands homeless

Five people have died and thousands were forced from their homes after severe floods in Indonesia while an earthquake also rattled the country today.  The muddy deluge inundated the presidential palace, a major hospital and entire neighbourhoods across Jakarta yesterday.   The heavy rains came only weeks after 70 residents of the low-lying megacity died in … Read more

Flood victims homeless because insurers are quibbling over repairs 

Homeowners recovering from last year’s devastating floods are still fighting to secure insurance payouts while others are nowhere nearer moving back into their homes. As parts of Britain face record floods, Money Mail has spoken to families who are battling insurers up to four months after their homes were destroyed. Experts have criticised the ‘unhelpful … Read more