:00:08. > :00:12.The Scunthorpe-born actress, Liz Smith has died, aged 95.
:00:13. > :00:16.She was best known for playing Nana in the BBC Sitcom the Royle Family.
:00:17. > :00:19.Born Betty Gleadle in 1921, she didn't take up acting
:00:20. > :00:22.professionally until she was almost 50 - but since then the roles
:00:23. > :00:30.Do these things play cassettes as well?
:00:31. > :00:39.Liz Smith has appeared on our screens for around four decades,
:00:40. > :00:41.famous now for playing hilarious old women.
:00:42. > :00:45.But her roots were here in North Lincolnshire.
:00:46. > :00:48.Liz Smith was born Betty Gleadle in 1921 here in the Crosby area
:00:49. > :00:51.of Scunthorpe and she went to this junior school and then
:00:52. > :00:54.on to the local senior school, but she came to acting late,
:00:55. > :00:59.not taking it up properly until she was in her 50s.
:01:00. > :01:01.Scunthorpe amateur actress Rachel Elliott says
:01:02. > :01:09.She was really a great talent, absolutely fantastic.
:01:10. > :01:12.She managed to always have a twinkle in her eye, even
:01:13. > :01:19.There was a humour about her that you could see coming through.
:01:20. > :01:29.To the world Liz Smith will be forever known as Nana
:01:30. > :01:31.from the Royle Family, but in North Lincolnshire,
:01:32. > :01:34.she will also be known as one of the county's
:01:35. > :01:41.Kate Sweeting, BBC Look North, in Scunthorpe.
:01:42. > :01:43.A 63-year-old man's died after he crashed into an empty
:01:44. > :01:46.parked car in Goxhill near Barrow upon Humber.
:01:47. > :01:48.It happened at around 11.30 this morning.
:01:49. > :01:56.Police believe he may have had a medical episode at the wheel.
:01:57. > :01:58.Bottles of counterfit vodka containing dangerous chemicals have
:01:59. > :02:02.Trading Standards are warning people to be wary of buying fake
:02:03. > :02:04.vodka, after some bottles they tested contained methanol.
:02:05. > :02:06.The chemical can cause nausea, dizziness and
:02:07. > :02:14.A company from Hull that creates temporary bungalows that can be
:02:15. > :02:16.built in a matter of hours, says it's had big interest
:02:17. > :02:19.from local councils trying to house people.
:02:20. > :02:21.The so-called "urban bungalow" is manufactured
:02:22. > :02:24.at a factory in Hull, but can then be taken across
:02:25. > :02:28.One housing trust in Shropshire is already trialling the idea
:02:29. > :02:30.to cope with their long housing waiting list.
:02:31. > :02:33.Adding the finishing touches, to something that could help local
:02:34. > :02:36.councils house their tenants of the future.
:02:37. > :02:39.Built in this factory in Hull, then transported on the back of a lorry,
:02:40. > :02:43.the so-called urban bungalow can be built in a day.
:02:44. > :02:46.And with more than a million people on the housing
:02:47. > :02:47.waiting list in England, many authorities are
:02:48. > :02:52.We can cover a lot of social problems that local authorities
:02:53. > :02:54.and councils are facing, such as care leavers,
:02:55. > :02:56.vulnerable adults and also for the homeless and elderly
:02:57. > :03:03.It is one box that once you lift it into position then you have a house.
:03:04. > :03:06.The company make around 7000 of these homes every year
:03:07. > :03:09.and usually they are used as holiday accommodation but now they think
:03:10. > :03:14.they could be part of the solution to the housing crisis.
:03:15. > :03:20.And in Shropshire, one housing trust is already trialling the product.
:03:21. > :03:28.It makes all the building regulations.
:03:29. > :03:31.Britain's first factory made show house...
:03:32. > :03:34.It's not the first time local councils have used
:03:35. > :03:38.In the 1940s, prefabricated houses were put up all over Britain to cope
:03:39. > :03:40.with a shortage of accommodation after the war, and although they
:03:41. > :03:49.gained a bad reputation some survived for decades.
:03:50. > :03:51.And councils recognise there is a need for more houses...
:03:52. > :03:53.There are more than 1 million people on the housing
:03:54. > :03:56.And 68,000 people are living in temporary accommodation.
:03:57. > :03:58.The government estimates that 230,000 new houses need
:03:59. > :04:00.to be built every year, a target that local
:04:01. > :04:05.In Hull, the company says because of the interest
:04:06. > :04:07.in the Urban Bungalow, they're expanding their work
:04:08. > :04:11.For them, it's a new market, but for some people,
:04:12. > :04:15.Victoria Holland, BBC Look North, Hull.
:04:16. > :04:22.Let's get a look at the weather - Paul Hudson has the details.
:04:23. > :04:28.A warning in place for a fog which will develop through the night. It
:04:29. > :04:31.will be looking to clear tomorrow. Clear whether at the moment but it
:04:32. > :04:37.will turn misty shortly with those fog patches and a widespread frost,
:04:38. > :04:41.temperatures around -2 or minus three. Tomorrow watch out for the
:04:42. > :04:45.fall, it could be reluctant to clear in places, most places will brighten
:04:46. > :04:51.up, the best of the sunshine in Yorkshire but wherever you are able
:04:52. > :05:02.feel cold, temperatures between 3-5 . That is the forecast.