Churches across Britain are marking a national week of action by speaking out against the social exclusion of people who are poor or homeless.

Two leading homelessness charities are teaming up to help homeless men and women using winter shelters across London to escape homelessness.

The names of homeless people who have died over the last year in London have been read out at an Annual Service of Commemoration.

The Christian charity Housing Justice have said that Westminster Council are pushing ahead with preparing a by-law to ban rough sleeping and soup runs.