Homelessness figures: 'I was getting beaten up while I was asleep'

The number of people in England who are homeless has risen to 280,000 people, up 23,000 since 2016, a report from the charity Shelter says.

Risha Lancaster set up Coffee4Craig after her brother died from a heroin overdose on the streets.

The organisation provides hot meals all year round for homeless people in Manchester. It has helped people like Asia, a transgender woman who says she has to sleep with a blade at night to protect herself.

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