29/12/2016 Look North (Yorkshire)

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Police in North Yorkshire say they've received almost 100

tip offs about bad behaviour from motorists in an operation

where people can report observations about anti social driving

The force is warning drivers distracted by

gadgets or technology - could face prosecution,

if evidence sent in by the public is strong enough.

You can easily note the registrations down

against them, whether it is education or enforcement.

Acting Sergeant Zoe Billings on the lookout for drivers behaving badly.

The public can submit intelligence about anti-social use of vehicles

Officers will then assess the information

The definition of vulnerable for the purpose of the operation

will be anybody that by their behaviour on the roads

looks like they are going to cause a risk of injury to themselves

We're looking out for anyone who's driving or cycling,

riding, horse riding, anybody who uses the roads.

Anybody whose behaviour looks like it causes a bit of a risk.

Marked police vehicles tend to make drivers behave.

Officers say with the public's help, this scheme enables them to follow

up reports of aggressive motoring or illegal phone use for example.

This can be in the form of a letter, a conversation or in some

cases, if evidence is strong enough, potential prosecution.

North Yorkshire Police say this is not about turning people

into police officers, Operation Spartan is simply

about reducing the vulnerability of road users.

So far, more than 90 reports of bad driving have been submitted.

Meanwhile, the force's drink and drug drive

arrests during the run-up to Christmas, 20%

The figures are expected to rise further over the coming days.

Telling somebody their loved one is never

I have done it on a number of occasions.

Knowing myself that what I am going to say

is going to change their life forever in the worst

possible way, knowing nothing I can say is going to make

Police say distractions can prove fatal.

With the public's help, they hope more lives can be

saved, sparing families the anguish of losing a loved one.

Drivers using the A1M in North Yorkshire have faced delays

and diversions after the motorway was closed in both directions -

because of a lorry fire for much of the day.

The truck carrying bales of straw caught fire this morning.

The driver was unhurt but the road was closed

between Catterick and Scotch Corner and diversions put in place.

A new supermarket concept where you pay whatever you want has

The Real Junk Food Project takes food that other shops

Some of the produce has passed its sell by date

and some of it has been over ordered and would typically end

Organisers say it helps reduce waste while helping those

We only work with local businesses and none of the national

Now at least some of them are wanting to to work with us.

Even though there is still a long way to go, they are at least

starting to address and admit the problem, which is great.

Onto football and a big game in Championship

The 'whites' faced Aston Villa hoping to keep their recent

run of good form going Nicola Rees reports.

Backed by an army of two and half thousand fans, Leeds went onto the

pitch at Villa Park tonight oozing confidence. The keeper was forced to

work hard in the first half, a one-handed save denied Villa a fine

shot. Then it was this. Is it a cross, is it a shot? It was tipped

away. It is all square in the second half, that is until this player sent

a powerful header in. It is not until the 83rd minute that things go

wrong for Leeds. A hand ball gives a clear penalty. It is taken and

calmly tucked away. 1-1 was the final result. Leeds move above

Huddersfield to fourth in the championship.

One other result to bring you tonight, disappointment

for Rotherham, going down by two goals to one at home

The Millers remain anchored to the floor of the Championship table.

It has been a cold, frosty and foggy day in much of Yorkshire today. This

picture was sent in and gives you a flavour of what things were like.

Let's check out the forecast for the next 24 hours.

Tomorrow will not be as cold as it was today. A lot more cloud around.

Mild as well on new Year's Eve. This band of rain will push through an

New Year's Eve night. You will need your brolly and your coat on New

Year's Day. Very, very cold

conditions to start 2017. Any dense fog will probably become

less dense overnight as more cloud feeds in and the breeze

picks up a little. We will keep some mistiness

and foggy patches especially for At some point, probably this

evening, temperatures will drop back The frost and the fog not

as widespread into tomorrow but there will be a lot more cloud

around and any breaks will be further east along

the Pennine chain. Temperatures tomorrow

will be higher as well, getting up to seven

or eight Celsius. Actually where they should be

for this time of year. Rain overnight into

New Year's and much Thank you. That is as far as we go

tonight. Thank you for staying up to watch. We are back tomorrow for

breakfast. From everybody on the late team, good night.

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mornings in England and Wales, producing a wintry scene with Frost

in Oxfordshire this