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John-Paul Clark

Scots clothing shop hands out free sleeping pods to homeless in bid to save lives this winter

A Scots shop owner has been handing out free 'sleeping pods' for homeless people in a bid to save lives this winter.

Gerard McKenzie-Govan, 41, runs the Blankfaces nonprofit clothing shop in Glasgow's West End which also doubles up as a drop in centre for those in need.

He ordered a batch of the pods after hearing they were being made by inmates at Addiewell Prison in West Lothian and hopes they will play a part in helping people survive the cold streets of Glasgow and the most gruelling time of the year for those with nowhere else to go.

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