adam eley, bbc news.uld like details of organisations which offer advice and support, go online to bbc.co. uk/actionline or you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 066 066. england's cricketers are sliding towards a series defeat in the ashes. australia are already 2—0 up in the five match series and could retain the ashes tomorrow as our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. england's players were unsure for a while if they'd even be allowed in the ground. four covid cases amongst the support staff and their family. but after the tests, the test continued. and yes, england prospered. marnus labuschagne batting, ranked world number one, out for one. success for mark wood. and what about steve smith? well, here comes james anderson. oh, he's got him, bowled him. england quickly dismissed australia's most esteemed batters. hey, we're in this! maybe? marcus harris persevered for australia. not always pretty, but past 50. and that feeling of optimism, it was sneaking away fr

adam eley has been to meet rhyss mackay, who slept rough in newcastle for almost five years without seeing like birthdays and christmases. when rhyss left home aged 18 after disagreements with his mum, he lost contact with his family altogether. for almost five years he slept rough on the streets of newcastle. the longer it got, the harder it got to reach out and speak to them. i thought about them all the time, but i had deteriorated quite a lot. i looked very unwell, didn't want them to see the way i was. family breakdown is one of the leading causes of homelessness. west midlands—based charity saint basil's says more must be done to help families stay together, where appropriate. ultimately, if we are just putting a roof over people's heads and we are not dealing with the issues that led to them being homeless, all that's going to happen is those people are going to end up in that same situation again. the charity has staff trained in mediation and provides put workshops. at once support to be doled out more widely. we workshops. at once support to be doled out more widely.— workshops.