Filmmaker, 27, 'freezes to death' as he sleeps rough in temperatures of -4C to make documentary on homelessness

A young filmmaker is believed to have frozen to death while making a documentary about sleeping rough on the streets.
Lee Halpin planned to spend this week on the streets of Newcastle experiencing and filming what life is like for those who are living rough.
But three days after embarking on the project talented Lee, who lived with his family in Heaton, Newcastle, was found dead in a boarded-up hostel on Westgate Road, Newcastle.
It is not yet known how he died, but it's feared the 27-year-old may have succumbed to hypothermia.
A Met Office spokesman confirmed the lowest recorded temperature for Newcastle early on April 3 was around -4.2C.
Friends have since paid tribute to the 'thoroughly excellent bloke' and have spoken of his death as the 'ultimate sacrifice' in raising awareness of homelessness.
Lee had spoken with his friends about looking forward to the project and on Sunday was asking his 1,500 Twitter followers if anyone had a sleeping bag he could borrow.

In his last Tweet - on Sunday at 11.05am - Lee asked his followers: 'If anyone has got an old phone I can have for a week, I'd be very grateful.'