Tens of thousands of people have been made homeless since
the start of the pandemic despite a ban on evictions, with charities warning
that younger people are falling through the gaps. Since April this year at
least 90,063 people in the UK have been threatened with homelessness – and more
than half of these have already lost their accommodation. Charities say data
shows a new cohort of homeless people who have slipped through the cracks
despite protections such as the ban on evictions and a government scheme to
house the homeless during the coronavirus crisis. Read more on the Guardian
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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