Top-class shelter
Homeless young people will swap the pavements for the comfort of a posh London address thanks to a scheme which got the go-ahead yesterday.
Westminster Council has given the Cabinet Office permission to transform Admiralty Arch, at the corner of Trafalgar Square, into a hostel for the homeless this winter. Renovation of the 86-year-old building is expected to be completed in time for the hostel to open later this month.
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