Ed Sheeran has added his voice to those calling attention to homeless deaths in the UK for Comic Relief.
The mega-popular singer-songwriter has teamed up with The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) who have been counting the people who have died on the streets of the UK over the last 18 months.
Sheeran, 28, reads out some of the names of those who have died during the count and also highlights how some of the money donated to the annual Comic Relief fundraiser tonight will be used to help rough sleepers through Homeless Link’s Housing First project.
“Homeless people have actually died on our streets over the last year,” said Sheeran. “Sometimes it’s good to remember by the name – mother of two, Anna, died in a night shelter on the 1stof May in Bath, she had been sleeping rough. She was just 28, which is my age. Aaron died in his tent on the 13th of February weighing just six stone. He was 19 years old.
“Mary’s body was found in a sleeping bag in woods in Kent. Graham was found outside Poundland in Sheffield. Andrew’s body was found outside Boots in Blackburn.
