Children as young as three joined hundreds of others queuing for a meal on Christmas Day, according to a Glasgow soup kitchen, with volunteers left 'heartbroken' by the problems people are facing.
Volunteers at the Homeless Project Scotland (HPS) served 410 meals on Christmas Day to families struggling to make ends meet at McChuills Bar on High Street and a further 150 meals on New Year's Day at Central Bridge courtesy of the Busby Hotel.
Staff said events over the festive period left some volunteers struggling to cope with their emotions, as they saw parents with babies in prams turning to the soup kitchen for food and even feeding their hungry children on the Argyle Street pavement once they had been served.
