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IN PICS: Madrid's hostile anti-homeless architecture that you see everyday but don't even notice
Anti-homeless architecture is often disguised as useful features for pedestrians, but it secretly doubles up as defence against rough sleepers. Leah Pattem of Madrid No Frills investigates.
Madrid homeless dine out... for free
It is early evening at a restaurant in central Madrid and Jose Silva sits down for a meal of rice, meatballs and vegetables as waiters flit from one table to another.
'Robin Hood' restaurant for homeless opens in Madrid
A restaurant that will feed the homeless with the profits from paying customers is to open in Madrid before the end of November.
Homeless Brit killed by fellow tramp after row over food
The British homeless man found dead tied to a bench near Malaga airport with ham on his buttocks and his genitals in a tuna can may have been killed by a fellow tramp in a row over food.
Malaga: Police probe bizarre 'sex death' of homeless Brit
Police are investigating the bizarre circumstances surrounding the death of a British homeless man found tied to a bench near Malaga airport with his trousers down and his genitals in a can of tuna.
Outcry over Spanish bank's 'anti-homeless' metal bars
Spanish banking giant Bankia has come under fire after installing metal bars outside one of its branches, to prevent homeless people from sleeping in its doorway.
Dutch football fans filmed humiliating beggars in Madrid
PSV Eindhoven fans were criticized for their behaviour in the run up to their Tuesday night match with Atlético Madrid.
Madrid hairdressers offer free haircuts for the homeless
A group of Spanish hairdressers are using their Sundays to give free haircuts to the homeless along with a chance to tell their stories.
'I wanted to give homeless people a voice so they won't be invisible'
In this week's instalment of My Spanish Career, we talk to Barcelona-based Andrew Funk, an entrepreneur empowering the homeless to get off the streets and add value to society.
Video captures one homeless man setting another on fire as he sleeps
Shocking CCTV shows the moment one homeless man set another on fire as he slept in the doorway of a bank on New Year's Eve.
Madrid mayor installs anti-homeless bus stops
Over 4,000 new bus shelters being fitted across the Spanish capital have been described by critics as 'anti-homeless' because of a divider on the seat that prevents people sleeping on them.
'Mafia beggars must be kicked out': Spanish MP
A politician belonging to Spain's ruling party has called for a census to be drawn of all homeless people in the Catalan city of Tarragona, alleging that "the majority belong to organized crime groups" and should therefore be forced out.
'Dirty, decaying, broke': Newspaper slams Madrid
Spain’s biggest newspaper published a controversial article about Madrid on Sunday in which they labelled the Spanish capital as “decaying”, “bankrupt” and “dirty” in the wake of its third consecutive Olympic bid failure.