Birmingham beggar 'saved' by job offer
A former homeless man has described his joy at being offered a job after begging on the streets.
Kriss Wilkes, 23, said he used to beg on Stratford Road in Birmingham and was so desperate he contemplated suicide.
He was given a job by Shezad Zaman, who runs a car washing business in the city, after he saw him sitting at some traffic lights.