Ealing families living in 'freezing' shipping containers

"You don't really feel like you're living in a home," says mother-of-two Lonya, who has been housed in a converted shipping container in west London for nine months.

Some residents say they are so cold they may as well be outside - while Ealing Council say the makeshift homes are a more cost effective way to tackle homelessness.

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