There's a biting wind in Manchester city centre on Christmas morning. It howls through Market Street, carrying the Metrolink announcements all the way down to the Royal Exchange.
Manchester's hubbub might not be here, but rough sleepers still are. Just after 10am, one man, draped in a sleeping bag, wanders past security guards near where the Christmas Markets closed days earlier.
He doesn't want to be interviewed, but gives a concise reply when this reporter wishes him a good day. READ MORE: Meet the Christmas Heroes working on Greater Manchester's frontline this Christmas Day "It's going to be s***," he says.
He then continues on his journey. In Northern Quarter, more doorways are hosting sleeping bags. Many of the people who are inside
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk