More than half of London’s rough sleepers aren’t UK citizens new data shows
More than half of London’s rough sleepers aren’t UK citizens shock new data shows
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) found that 51% of those seen sleeping rough in the capital in 2025/26 were non-UK nationals.
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More than half of London’s rough sleepers with confirmed nationalities are not British citizens, according to shock new analysis of official figures released today. The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) found that 51% of those seen sleeping rough in the capital in 2025/26 were non-UK nationals — 5,667 people compared with 5,475 UK nationals.
When those of unknown nationality are included, the proportion of confirmed British rough sleepers falls to just 42%.
The number of rough sleepers with unknown nationalities has soared by 127% since 2021/22 and rose a further 8% on last year, the think tank said in its latest Rough Sleeping Tracker report. Josh Nicholson, Head of Housing and Communities at the CSJ, said: “Falling numbers of European nationals sleeping rough since Brexit has masked an underlying failure to tackle rough sleeping in London.
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“Whoever walks into Number 10 should take this opportunity to reset the dial on rough sleeping and deliver a visible and meaningful change by the end of the Parliament. Tackling the scourge of homelessness is central to fixing broken Britain.”
Total rough sleeping in London fell by just 2% from last year’s record high, while the number of British rough sleepers rose by 13 this year — and by 38% (1,521 people) since 2021/22.
The CSJ warned that long-term rough sleeping is becoming entrenched, with one in four (25%) of those seen on the streets spotted for at least two years in a row, up from 20% two years ago. Only 16% moved into long-term housing last year.
The think tank pointed to a deepening “migrant homelessness crisis”, with over 1,000 new rough sleepers last year having come from asylum accommodation — a 10% increase — and an estimated 946 undocumented migrants sleeping rough.
It argues that uncontrolled immigration and failures to tackle the asylum system have overwhelmed services.
Margaret Mullane, Labour MP for Dagenham and Rainham, said: “Not a day passes without rough sleepers outside our stations and on our high streets. It is one of the starkest signs of a system that is not working."
The CSJ called for ministers and Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan to work together on stronger return policies for non-UK nationals, including “Dutch-style” reconnection services run by frontline charities to help people return home. It also urged scaling up the successful Housing First model for British rough sleepers.
Mr Nicholson said the next Prime Minister will inherit a homelessness system “on the brink”.
The report recommends a new target for returns of non-UK national rough sleepers, extending voluntary returns and ensuring illegal migrants are removed. It proposes rolling out Housing First to house 5,600 of the most vulnerable Britons by the end of the Parliament, funded by cutting civil service relocation expenses.
Speaking in Manchester yesterday, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham pledged to “adopt a national Housing First philosophy”. Mr Burnham has previously described it as “a long-term, ambitious, and transformational policy that works to end homelessness for the vast majority of people supported by it.”
The CSJ said both the government’s target to halve long-term rough sleeping and Sir Sadiq Khan’s pledge to end it by 2030 are unachievable without addressing the migrant element of the crisis.
The analysis is based on the Greater London Authority’s Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN) 2025/26 annual report.
Sydney Sweeney Struts in Micro Shorts in New 4th of July American Eagle Campaign After Controversy
Sydney Sweeney is back and better than ever in a new American Eagle ad.
Sweeney, 28, stunned in an all-denim look while posing on the beach for a 4th of July campaign, which launched on Wednesday, July 1. The Euphoria star rocked a denim Bow-Front Vest, which retails for $54.95, featuring adjustable halter straps, a plunging neckline and straps that tie in the front.
Sweeney paired the look with low-rise Micro Shorts ($49.95), which were complete with a dark wash and distressed finish.
For glam, the Anyone But You star stunned with dewy skin, sun-kissed cheeks, long lashes and lined, pink lips. Her blonde bob was parted down the middle and styled in beachy waves.
In one pic, the It Girl closed her eyes and beamed for the camera while sitting in the sand. She also looked over her shoulder in another pic, with her hands in the back pockets of her cheeky bottoms.
Sweeney also looked her best in a promotional video. In the clip, she danced on the beach while lighting sparklers. “Syd for Short,” a message across the screen read.
This isn’t the first time Sweeney has posed for American Eagle. In July 2025, she went under fire for modeling a denim jacket and pants with the double entendre, “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans.”
The statement quickly sparked debate about race and beauty standards for the double play on “genes.”
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Sydney Sweeney has teamed up with American Eagle again for a sexy summer campaign following her previously controversial ad with the company. Sweeney, 28, posed for the brand’s “Syd for Short: American Eagle Jean Shorts” ad, which launched on Wednesday, April 15. In the campaign, the Euphoria actress looked her best in a pair of […]American Eagle responded to the backlash in August 2025, writing via Instagram, “‘Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans’ is and always was about the jeans. Her jeans. Her story. We’ll continue to celebrate how everyone wears their AE jeans with confidence, their way. Great jeans look good on everyone.”
At the time, a source exclusively told Us Weekly that “Sydney thinks this whole thing has been blown out of proportion.”
The insider added, “She’s focusing her energy on work, including being back on set with her Euphoria family.” (The Euphoria season 3 finale aired on May 31.)
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Trump's Annual Earnings Skyrocketed to $2.2 Billion in 2025 ... for Some Reason
July 1, 2026
Making money is hard. Just ask Donald Trump. Back in 2022, House Democrats released years of the then-former and now-current president’s tax returns, which showed that Trump the entrepreneur was significantly less successful than The Art of the Deal would have you believe. They painted a picture of a floundering businessman who was doing his best to dodge taxes and scrape together income, something Trump mastered throughout his long career.
But now, it appears that Trump has finally found an industry that works: open corruption, crypto scams, and nepotistic crony capitalism that siphons off wealth, rakes in gifts, and feeds them into his personal coffers. He just needed to become president of the United States.
Trump revealed in financial disclosures this week that he has made $2.2 billion in 2025, up from $622 million in 2024, the year before he returned to the White House. The astronomical sum includes a diverse portfolio of investments and businesses, but is mostly comprised of one brazen cryptocurrency scam: World Liberty Financial, a crypto company that offers the $TRUMP memecoin. Trump made a staggering $1.4 billion on crypto last year, fueled both by getting his supporters to buy into $TRUMP and a massive private deal in which a UAE-linked investment firm paid almost $500 million for a 49 percent stake in World Liberty Financial.
But let’s break down what that means in simple terms. One: Trump sells a memecoin to his followers, using his personal social media channels to boost it. This is basically the same scam Trump has been running for years. If you’ve been on his mailing lists since 2016, you’ve been inundated with ads for physical Trump coins, digital trading cards, and all sorts of commemorative and allegedly collectible memorabilia. Crypto is essentially the same grift, with the added flavor that Trump can pass it off as an “investment” opportunity, something that may pay dividends for the everyday Americans who are duped into buying it. Trump has also taken a host of actions benefiting the crypto industry — and thus, his and his family’s finances — since retaking office, while touting the industry publicly.
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Trump claims that he isn’t “involved” in the running of these businesses, which is about as flimsy of an excuse as you can get. “We have funds that run that money,” he told reporters on Wednesday.
Q: Your financial disclosure shows you had a very lucrative year last year. What message does this send to average Americans?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 1, 2026
TRUMP: Well, you know, I don't get involved. We have funds that run my money
Q: But you are benefitting. We're talking billions of dollars
TRUMP: Well… pic.twitter.com/y0CVPXc4NB
In reality, Trump and his family are the only ones getting rich. But it’s the other half of that windfall that’s even more concerning. While garden-variety crypto-grift is bad, the dark money investment in a Trump-owned company by a firm that is linked to the government of the UAE suggests that foreign influence could be playing a large role in the growth of Trump’s personal fortune. In other words, he’s basically getting a payout from the government of another nation.
This isn’t the first time Trump has engaged in open corruption with members of a foreign nation. His comments about his financial disclosure on Wednesday came on the tarmac in front of his new private plane, also known as Air Force One, which was paid for and gifted to him by the Qatari government, and retrofitted with hundreds of millions of taxpayer money.
“You want a Pulitzer Prize? A picture of the plane.” Trump joked.
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Trump took his first flight on the Qatari-gifted jet shortly after. “Frankly, we couldn’t build a plane like this because we wouldn’t be willing to spend the kind of money necessary,” Trump said. “They spent top dollars.”
The plane is valued at roughly $400 million. The government will not retain ownership of the plan after Trump leaves office. It will instead be gifted to his presidential library.
