TWO more homeless people have died in the county, Oxford City Council said.

A 43-year-old British national who had been accommodated in O’Hanlon House on Luther Street since October was found dead in his room on Thursday evening.

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Earlier in March another man – a 40-year-old Polish national who was sleeping rough died after suffering a heart attack in Oxford Central Library.

City councillor Linda Smith said: "I would like to extend my condolences to the family and friends of both men.

"To protect their privacy and out of respect for their friends and relatives, the council will make no further comment on their deaths."