Independent TV
Showing now | Lifestyle

00:52
The Crown’s Jonathan Pryce unveils giant sculpture of homeless person in King’s Cross
The Crown star Jonathan Pryce has unveiled a 4.3-metre tall statue of a person experiencing homelessness in King’s Cross for the charity Crisis.
Artist Sophie de Oliveira Barata used face mapping technology to combine the features of 17 homeless people for the 2.5-tonne sculpture named Alex.
New research by Crisis has revealed that 300,000 British households could be forced into homelessness in 2023, with thousands sleeping on the streets, sofa surfing and living in temporary accommodation.
“The government needs to do a lot more about social housing and affordable housing,” the actor said.
Sign up for our newsletters.
Up next

01:51
Gérard Mestrallet on the challenges of bringing infrastructure to the region of AlUla

02:07
Sir George Iacobescu, chairman of the Canary Wharf Group on the investment into the historic region of AlUla

02:00
Oliver Ripley of sustainable hotel group Habitas talks about how AlUla challenged his preconceptions of Saudi Arabia

02:09