A Muslim-owned restaurant has handed out free food to the homeless for Christmas to give “something back”.

Light of Bengal, in Winchester, delivered to the hungry on 6 December, providing food for dozens in the town centre.

Romi Miah, manager of the curry house, told The Independent: “We also did it inside our restaurant during Eid, we invited the homeless and gave them all free food. This time we handed the food out.”

“We do it twice a year, usually once around Christmas. Nobody else does it, but there are a lot of homeless people and they need food.

“It’s something different and we’re giving something back.”

The restaurant gave away dishes of chicken korma, a vegetable dish and pilau rice and served as many as 40 of the homeless.

Jane Rutter, the Mayor of Winchester, told Winchester Today the Light of Bengal were “brilliant”.