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Fran said the cat - who was identified through having a microchip - is exactly how they remembered him, and was happy to share space with the family's other feline, Freddy.

Kris Hamer, director of insight at the BRC, said: "With food inflation now outpacing wages, many families will be struggling with the rising cost of living."

Ms Pandey comes from a middle-class family in eastern Nepal and her father is a retired government teacher.

"This is the difference between families being able to stay in their communities or being forced to migrate," Mr Perri said.

His grandparents and other family members did not know he was gay, he added.