Up to 200 rough sleepers reportedly using Heathrow Airport as refuge during coronavirus lockdown
The airport said it was working with a range of agencies to find alternatives for the rough sleepers
Up to 200 rough sleepers are reportedly using Heathrow Airport as a refuge during the coronavirus lockdown.Local Democracy Reporting ServiceAirport bosses did not comment on the numbers involved, but said they were working with agencies to find alternatives for people.The 52-year-old usually beds down in Westminster, but was forced to move after the amenities he relied on closed.
"Where else do we go? That's the reality, we go to central London there is nothing open," the qualified photographer and film producer explained.Image copyright
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