14/01/2017 Look North (Yorkshire)

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Businesses in Scarborough and Whitby have spent the day clearing up

after a tidal surge hit the East Coast yesterday.

North Yorkshire escaped the worst, but a number

From Scarborough, Michelle Lyons sent this report.

Today brought beautiful sunshine to the East Coast -

quite a contrast to last night's tidal surge, which battered

Scarborough's seafront, leaving the council and businesses

dealing with a costly clean-up operation.

We were behind the barriers and they really did serve us,

but when we closed the pier early last night and went down to the next

arcade that got hit really bad, I could have cried, to be honest,

the amount of clean-up we've got to do.

Throughout the day, tractors have been scooping up sand that has been

deposited on the foreshore and putting back it

At one stage, a crashing wave hit spectators and carried

I think the lady got pulled over and dragged along with the flow

Back in Scarborough, part of the flood defences

near the spa were washed away and roads remained closed

for most of the day, but the overall feeling

Police have launched a murder investigation after a body was found

Officers were called to Shirley Terrace shortly

The 43-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 47-year-old woman and 26-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion

of murder and remain in police custody.

Part of the M606 in Bradford remains closed after thousands of litres

12 containers fell off a lorry, which was involved

Highways England says a large section of the southbound

the carriageway now needs to be resurfaced.

Leeds United's new co-owner Andrea Radrizzani has said

he is honoured to have invested in the club, and wants to bring more

The Italian businessman was speaking at his first press

conference this morning, after victory over Derby last

night moved the Whites up to third in the table.

Massimo Cellino and Andrea Radrizzani.

These two Italians now own Leeds United between them,

but is the club big enough for the both of them?

Massimo didn't want to sell the entirety of the club

because he has a strong passion for Leeds and he's a fighter

and wanted to do something good for the club before he gave it up,

We found a way to work together and hopefully continue together.

Come the summer, Mr Radrizzani may stand alone as owner,

but getting just this far has taken long enough - negotiations

He was keeping me posted and updated in sharing

the decision about players, acquisitions, so he behaved fairly

because even before signing and investing the money,

Of course, it's who's sat at the top of the championship table and not

the one in the boardroom that interests the fans.

United are sitting pretty there, too, a single, simple goal

from Chris Wood enough to overcome Derby at Elland Road.

The win eased in the closing stages by the sending-off

of Derby's Bradley Johnson, a former Leeds United

So United continue their pursuit of the league's top two

after victory in front of their own new team at the top.

Staying with football, in the Championship,

Barnsley lost 2-0 to Fulham while Rotherham United

Sheffield Wednesday won at home to Huddersfield Town 2-0.

In league one, the Spirites beat Covernty 1-0, Bradford City lost

one-nil to Shrewsbury and Sheffield United

While in league two, Doncaster Rovers won

Some clear spells initially overnight, but frost will form.

Showers along the East Coast and then a band of showery rain

Some snow on the leading edge and it will be persistent as we head

Overnight, temperatures into minus figures,

Either way, a miserable start to the day tomorrow.

Outbreaks of rain on and off through tomorrow.

Drier interludes tomorrow afternoon, but a very cloudy day

Charlotte's back tomorrow, just after six.

Getting the detail of this cold snap is proving to be challenging and

will continue to be so over the next 24 hours. Ice around across eastern

parts after the earlier showers then rain pushing in from Northern

Ireland across Scotland and a period of snow across eastern Scotland

temporarily. It will extend into northern Wales and England too. A

chilly night across the East, much