Updated On: 21 December, 2022 10:37 AM IST | London | Agencies
The 52-year-old, who works as a healthcare assistant in Britain’s National Health Service, is among those who are turning to ‘warm banks’—designated spaces where people can go if they cannot afford to turn on their heating at home

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Every morning on her days off, Mary Obomese wraps up in her winter coat and heads to Woolwich Centre Library in London, where she spends two hours on the computer and keeps herself warm.
The 52-year-old, who works as a healthcare assistant in Britain’s National Health Service, is among those who are turning to ‘warm banks’—designated spaces where people can go if they cannot afford to turn on their heating at home.