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Lauren Harte

Call for action on homeless and addiction crisis after six deaths on Belfast's streets in two weeks

Stormont ministers are being urged to put in place urgent measures to deal with Belfast's homeless and addiction crisis.

It comes after it emerged that six people have died on the city's streets in the space of two weeks.

The sixth death was recorded on Wednesday morning when a man was found dead in a hotel in the Bank Street area of the city centre, which is currently being leased by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE).

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