Crystal Palace football club offers rough sleepers a refuge

Up to 10 people will be able to sleep at Selhurst Park when temperatures drop below zero

Crystal Palace has offered rough sleepers a room inside their stadium to spend the night, prompting a local councillor to call on other Premier League football clubs to follow their lead.

Eight people used the shelter – a lounge which now serves as an overnight emergency refuge when temperatures hit freezing – on Thursday night, the first time it was opened.

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