working with charities, the greater london authority is offering 300 hotel beds for the homeless. here to go tonight. it could be anywhere in london, just a matter of waiting to find out. are you happy? i'm quite happy now, knowing that i've got that assurance there. these were the last hours before the government's lockdown. and under a railway bridge, the crowds were thinning. the buskers' takings were meagre. across the way, the bedding of a 29—year—old homeless woman who is fearful for the future. yeah, like accommodation, yeah, to house us, that would be brilliant. i would love that. but not to get locked up and treated like criminals, you know? that's. .. ..that‘s, come on, we're human, like everyone else. the homeless aren't being locked up but suspicion can be deep of a world that is so often hostile to them. guitar plays. # in shop doorways, under bridges # in all our towns and cities # you can glimpse the makeshift beds. ..#. and now one of britain's foremost performers, himself under lockdown, has written a new verse of an iconic song, pleading for kindness towards the p

working with charities, the greater london authority is offering 300 hotel beds for the homeless. te happy now knowing that i have got that. for some, going to a hotel means sending the pets who have been their companions for years into temporary shelters, and it's painful. without these dogs, they don't seem to have a purpose in life, like they say to us, it is the dog that has rescued them more than they have rescued the dog. it gives them a purpose to get up, a routine, it is their everything. these were the last few hours before the government's lockdown. under a railway bridge, the crowds were thinning. the bosco's takings were measly. the bedding of a 29—year—old homeless woman was across the way. blue is the deep suspicion of officialdom. accommodation, yeah, to house us, that would be brilliant, i would love that, but not to get locked up and treated like criminals. come on, we're humanlike everyone else. there are no plans to lock up homeless people, but mistrust could complicate the task of accommodating some. over the last 24 hours, the homeless have gradually been disap

that involves 2,700 counsellors, the mayor of london, the london assembly, the four combined authority mayors in greaterees valley, and west midlands. and then there are single authority mayors in bristol, liverpool and salford, and police and crime commissioners in england and wales. now, earlier today, the electoral commission wrote to the government saying they had massive concerns about holding these elections. and that's for various reasons. in a democracy, voters need to hear what the candidates have to say, and in the current climate, that would be extremely difficult. large meetings, for example, maybe people would be reluctant to go to those. people knocking on doors. again, maybe something that's not practical. and, also, they expect that local authorities will be very much focused on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in the coming weeks. so having to think about elections where you have to staff polling stations, get all the paperwork there. even if you do postal votes, that simply won't be enough. as well as the fact that you probably think that lots of people will be at that point, eit

that involves 2,700 counsellors, the mayor of london, the london assembly, the four combined authority mayors in greaterands. and then there are single authority mayors in bristol, liverpool and salford, and police and crime commissioners in england and wales. now, earlier today, the electoral commission wrote to the government saying they had massive concerns about holding these elections. and that's for various reasons. in a democracy, voters need to hear what the candidates have to say, and in the current climate, that would be extremely difficult. large meetings, for example, maybe people would be reluctant to go to those. people knocking on doors. again, maybe something that's not practical. and, also, they expect that local authorities will be very much focused on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in the coming weeks. so having to think about elections where you have to staff polling stations, get all the paperwork there. even if you do postal votes, that simply won't be enough. as well as the fact that you probably think that lots of people will be at that point, either isolating themselves