For now they have no names and little is known about
their backgrounds but at least six homeless people linked to hostels in London
have died from coronavirus since March, triggering fears that outbreaks in
crowded facilities with vulnerable people in poor health sharing bathrooms,
dining rooms and even bedrooms could be catastrophic. The six are thought to be
the first known homeless victims of the virus in the UK. While most rough-sleepers
and people staying in large dormitories in emergency night shelters have been
moved into hotels by councils, up to 35,000 people may still be in homeless
hostels across the UK. Read more on the Observer website.
Country diary: The challenge of making a thatched roof pine-marten proof |
Tom Allan
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*Glenisla, Angus:* Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so.
Still, as a local told me, ‘you cannae blame them wanting somewhere to live’
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