:00:07. > :00:10.Children at some schools across Yorkshire are being badly
:00:11. > :00:14.The author of a Government report says "self-selected apartheid"
:00:15. > :00:22.Sir Nick Weller told Look North that schools should consider
:00:23. > :00:24.changing their admissions codes to bring in a more
:00:25. > :00:32.It's known as monoculturalism - one school where almost
:00:33. > :00:35.all the children are white and another, perhaps just down
:00:36. > :00:37.the road, where almost all are from ethnic minorities.
:00:38. > :00:39.Sir Nick Weller runs an Academy Trust in Bradford,
:00:40. > :00:50.He has written a report for the Government on how to improve
:00:51. > :00:52.education across the North of England, and he says there's
:00:53. > :00:54.a problem with parents choosing schools that
:00:55. > :01:00.Very often, you get a situation where families choose
:01:01. > :01:03.not to send their child to their closest school.
:01:04. > :01:06.If it doesn't predominantly serve the community where they come from,
:01:07. > :01:09.they will often drive past it or walk past it or bus past
:01:10. > :01:11.it to a school that's slightly further away.
:01:12. > :01:15.Parents have a right to choose, I'm not trying to circumvent that,
:01:16. > :01:19.but I think we should do what we can to encourage a greater mix,
:01:20. > :01:21.because that kind of self-selected apartheid is not a healthy position
:01:22. > :01:27.for any town or city to find itself in.
:01:28. > :01:30.This school admits children from across the whole of Bradford
:01:31. > :01:33.and uses randomised selection to try to create a more
:01:34. > :01:37.Firstly, I think it prepares them better
:01:38. > :01:39.for their later life, because, you know, we share
:01:40. > :01:41.the same city and, you know, we should be educated together
:01:42. > :01:47.as well as live and work together later.
:01:48. > :01:49.It also means that children come into contact with different
:01:50. > :01:51.cultures, different levels of aspiration, different ambitions,
:01:52. > :01:54.and I think that kind of mix is very, very healthy,
:01:55. > :01:59.because it rubs off on all children from all backgrounds.
:02:00. > :02:04.Reducing monoculturalism is just one of Sir Nick's 27 recommendations
:02:05. > :02:15.Making it happen will require plenty of hard work.
:02:16. > :02:18.Part of the M62 in West Yorkshire has been closed for several hours.
:02:19. > :02:20.It's been shut following what is being described
:02:21. > :02:24.The east and west bound sliproads at Junction 24 have been shut
:02:25. > :02:26.for a number of hours following the incident,
:02:27. > :02:36.Investigations are continuing after the body of a man found
:02:37. > :02:41.Police were called by a member of the public to Holly Terrace -
:02:42. > :02:43.opposite Rowntree Park - yesterday afternoon.
:02:44. > :02:46.The man was recovered from the water a short time later.
:02:47. > :02:50.Officers are trying to find out how he came to be in the river.
:02:51. > :02:53.A man found murdered in a house in Scarborough last week has been
:02:54. > :02:58.Shaun Atkinson - who was 49 - was found in his home
:02:59. > :03:02.in St John's Avenue early in the morning on December the 27th.
:03:03. > :03:13.Two men appeared in court on the 29th charged with his murder.
:03:14. > :03:16.There were more than 33,000 fans at Elland Road this
:03:17. > :03:18.afternoon for the Yorkshire derby between Leeds United and Rotherham.
:03:19. > :03:20.Rounding up the action from the Championship,
:03:21. > :03:24.Wigan were looking for their first win in seven.
:03:25. > :03:26.It went the way of the favourites in Lancashire.
:03:27. > :03:28.Huddersfield only had two shots on target.
:03:29. > :03:39.A point behind them are Leeds United.
:03:40. > :03:41.Rotherham might have edged the first half,
:03:42. > :03:46.A post header just after half-time and Chris Woods smashed the ball
:03:47. > :03:58.Rotherham bottom and now six points away from the nearest team.
:03:59. > :04:00.Barnsley are up to eighth with the 1-0 win away
:04:01. > :04:10.They are only four points away from Sheffield Wednesday
:04:11. > :04:13.For Wednesday, a frustrating afternoon -
:04:14. > :04:17.Four Yorkshire sides pushing for promotion and the play-offs.
:04:18. > :04:28.Wembley might be a lot of fun this year.
:04:29. > :04:31.And we'll have more action on tomorrow night's Look North
:04:32. > :04:33.including top of the table Sheffield United
:04:34. > :04:38.If you've been out and about today, you'll have felt those
:04:39. > :04:41.temperatures dipping, so let's get the latest from Paul.
:04:42. > :04:48.A lot of fine weather to come throughout the course of this week.
:04:49. > :04:50.There's the headline for tomorrow, a lot of cloud.
:04:51. > :04:54.The odd spot of rain in the west, but for most of us it is fine.
:04:55. > :04:55.Friday sees this weather front potentially bringing
:04:56. > :05:03.Eventually we will see cloud filtering down into western areas,
:05:04. > :05:05.perhaps the odd spot of rain, but a widespread, spot
:05:06. > :05:09.of frost with temperatures rurally around -1 Celsius.
:05:10. > :05:13.Tomorrow, a lot of cloud particularly in the west
:05:14. > :05:15.where there could be a few spots of rain over the Pennines.
:05:16. > :05:23.The best of the bright weather will be in eastern parts
:05:24. > :05:25.of Yorkshire and towards the North Yorkshire coastline.
:05:26. > :05:29.Numerically, temperatures will be higher tomorrow,
:05:30. > :05:32.but when you factor in a fresh, westerly wind, it will feel
:05:33. > :05:36.It's fine on Thursday, but the risk of rain
:05:37. > :05:43.That's all from me this bank holiday.
:05:44. > :05:45.Have a fabulous 2017 and remember to give yourself extra time
:05:46. > :05:54.I'll catch up with you tomorrow night on Look North at 6:30pm.
:05:55. > :06:12.Good evening. It's been a dry and bright day across most parts of the
:06:13. > :06:16.country today. Despite the chilly feel to the weather, there has been
:06:17. > :06:25.some sunshine. Clear skies as the sun set in east Essex. With those
:06:26. > :06:28.clear skies around, temperatures are plummeting, particularly across
:06:29. > :06:32.southern parts. Here we see the coldest temperatures. We could see
:06:33. > :06:36.icy stretches on untreated surfaces, pavements and roads first thing
:06:37. > :06:40.Tuesday morning. Not quite as cold towards the North West. Cloud moving
:06:41. > :06:44.in here through the overnight period. Lows to minus six or minus
:06:45. > :06:49.seven degrees in one or two spots. A cold start to Tuesday. If you have
:06:50. > :06:52.the commute back to work, it is looking milder towards the North
:06:53. > :06:53.West. We have rain for northern and western Scotland. Quite windy here
:06:54. > :06:55.too.