Homeless actors put crisis in the spotlight

LONDON - In an anonymous east London back street, Cathy sat facing a housing officer, anxious to discover whether she will be given somewhere to live with her daughter, who is about to sit exams.

It is good news: The authorities can offer the homeless family a fairly new place with affordable rent. There is only one problem - it is 483 kilometers away from Cathy's dementia-ridden father and her daughter's school.

"I don't want this," Cathy said desperately, as she broke down in tears, oscillating through hope, rage and pleading.