London activists are squatting empty multi-million pound buildings and opening them up to the homeless.
Across the UK there are now at least 4,134 people categorised as sleeping on the streets, a 16 per cent rise on 2015's figures and double that of figures taken in 2010.
While the homeless struggle to find somewhere safe and warm to spend the night, there are over 200,000 properties across the country that have been empty for more than six months, a figure that has angered housing activists who argue for these buildings to be put to better use.
One group is determined to do something about it. The Autonomous Nation of Anarchist Libertarians (ANAL) is a group of London based activists who have been squatting empty multi-million pound buildings and opening them up to the homeless, offering respite for those stuck out on the streets during the freezing winter. Just a day after being evicted from their previous mansion, VICE got a tour of their new squat, just around the corner from Buckingham Palace.