:00:08. > :00:09.Good evening. on the BBC News Channel,
:00:10. > :00:13.Police in North Yorkshire say drivers distracted by gadgets
:00:14. > :00:15.or technology while behind the wheel could face prosecution
:00:16. > :00:20.if evidence submitted by the public is strong enough.
:00:21. > :00:23.The force says they've received almost 100 tip offs about bad
:00:24. > :00:25.behaviour from motorists under "Operation Spartan"
:00:26. > :00:27.where people can report cases of anti social driving
:00:28. > :00:43.You can easily note the registration down and some action can be taken
:00:44. > :00:45.against them, whether it is education or enforcement.
:00:46. > :00:48.Acting Sergeant Zoe Billings on the lookout for drivers behaving badly.
:00:49. > :00:51.The public can submit intelligence about anti-social use of vehicles
:00:52. > :00:54.Officers will then assess the information
:00:55. > :01:02.The definition of vulnerable for the purpose of the investigation
:01:03. > :01:05.will be anybody that by their behaviour on the roads
:01:06. > :01:08.looks like they are going to cause a risk of injury to themselves
:01:09. > :01:13.We're looking out for anyone who's driving or cycling,
:01:14. > :01:15.riding, horse riding, anybody who uses the roads.
:01:16. > :01:18.Anybody whose behaviour looks like it causes a bit of a risk.
:01:19. > :01:22.Marked police vehicles tend to make drivers behave.
:01:23. > :01:25.Officers say with the public's help, this scheme enables them to follow
:01:26. > :01:29.up reports of aggressive motoring or illegal phone use for example.
:01:30. > :01:33.This can be in the form of a letter, a conversation or in some
:01:34. > :01:35.cases, if evidence is strong enough, potential prosecution.
:01:36. > :01:38.North Yorkshire Police say this is not about turning people
:01:39. > :01:41.into police officers, Operation Spartan is simply
:01:42. > :01:46.about reducing the vulnerability of road users.
:01:47. > :01:48.So far, more than 90 reports of bad driving have been submitted.
:01:49. > :01:52.Meanwhile, the force's drink and drug driving
:01:53. > :01:55.arrests during the run-up to Christmas, 20%
:01:56. > :02:09.The figures are expected to rise further over the days.
:02:10. > :02:13.Telling somebody their loved one is never
:02:14. > :02:17.I have done it on a number of occasions.
:02:18. > :02:19.Knowing myself that what I am going to say
:02:20. > :02:22.is going to change their life forever in the worst
:02:23. > :02:25.possible way, knowing nothing I can say is going to make
:02:26. > :02:28.Police say distractions can prove fatal.
:02:29. > :02:30.With the public's help, they hope more lives can be
:02:31. > :02:34.saved, sparing families the anguish of losing a loved one.
:02:35. > :02:36.Two men have appeared before magistrates in Scarborough charged
:02:37. > :02:39.with the murder of a man who was found dead
:02:40. > :02:43.Police made the discovery of a body at a house
:02:44. > :02:51.The victim, 49 year old Shaun Atkinson, was pronounced
:02:52. > :02:56.Barry Rewcroft, who's 51 and his son Ruben,
:02:57. > :03:00.who's 20 have been remanded in custody by magistrates.
:03:01. > :03:02.The A1M in North Yorkshire's been closed in both directions
:03:03. > :03:04.because of a lorry fire for much of the day.
:03:05. > :03:07.The lorry carrying bales of straw caught fire earlier today.
:03:08. > :03:09.The driver's safe but the road was closed
:03:10. > :03:11.between Catterick and Scotch Corner and diversions put in place
:03:12. > :03:15.Norman Rimmington, known affectionately
:03:16. > :03:17.as 'Mr Barnsley' has died aged 93, the
:03:18. > :03:19.Known as a fearless goalkeeper, he signed
:03:20. > :03:27.But after his playing career went on to hold
:03:28. > :03:29.a number of different roles, including coach, groundsman, physio,
:03:30. > :03:34.kitman and latterly doing the laundry well into his 90s.
:03:35. > :03:37.We understand the deal approved by the Rugby Football League to buy
:03:38. > :03:39.the Bradford Bulls has been rejected by the administrator
:03:40. > :03:43.After days of negotiations between the buyer and the RFL
:03:44. > :03:45.the bid was submitted a few days before Christmas.
:03:46. > :03:48.It had been expected it would get the go ahead.
:03:49. > :03:50.Look North believes there is still another potential buyer
:03:51. > :03:56.and talks are continuing to try to save the club.
:03:57. > :04:00.A supermarket where you pay whatever you want has opened in Sheffield.
:04:01. > :04:06.The Real Junk Food Project takes food that other shops
:04:07. > :04:08.don't need or want - and sells it on.
:04:09. > :04:12.Some of it has passed its sell by date - some of it has been over
:04:13. > :04:14.ordered and would end up on a landfill site.
:04:15. > :04:22.Two bags of shopping each full of fruit and veg.
:04:23. > :04:26.Sheffield's pay what you want supermarket is the second in
:04:27. > :04:32.For the food it is this place or landfill.
:04:33. > :04:37.Shelves and shelves of food from shops across
:04:38. > :04:41.Sheffield, and if this last chance supermarket did not exist, all of
:04:42. > :04:43.this would just get chucked in the bin.
:04:44. > :04:46.Most of the main supermarkets are now signed up to the real junk food
:04:47. > :04:54.Supermarkets are at least now willing to work with us.
:04:55. > :04:57.One year ago, we only worked with local buisnesses and none
:04:58. > :04:58.of the national chains would work with us.
:04:59. > :05:01.Now at least some some of them are wanting to work with us.
:05:02. > :05:04.Even though there is still a long way to go,
:05:05. > :05:07.to address and admit the problem, which is great.
:05:08. > :05:10.Some of the food is past its best before.
:05:11. > :05:12.Some of it is just not needed by supermarkets
:05:13. > :05:16.For the customers, to give away is much better than it rotting away.
:05:17. > :05:19.What I have got here, I reckon it is about eight quids'
:05:20. > :05:26.It is all for a good cause, isn't it?
:05:27. > :05:29.I think most people are going to be paying what they can afford.
:05:30. > :05:34.What is the point of growing it if it is
:05:35. > :05:37.I am going to go home and make a lovely curry.
:05:38. > :05:47.The supermarket is here until the 8th of January.
:05:48. > :05:52.there is more being delivered out the back.
:05:53. > :05:58.A new BBC drama about the personal and home lives of the Bronte sisters
:05:59. > :06:01.'To Walk Invisible' was written and directed
:06:02. > :06:03.by Happy Valley creator Sally Wainwright.
:06:04. > :06:05.It's been filmed in Howarth, York and Halifax.
:06:06. > :06:07.The drama promises to show the family in a new light.
:06:08. > :06:22.Time to check out the weather prospects. Talk of an arctic blast
:06:23. > :06:27.on the way. We start of 2017 looks cold. It has been frosty in some
:06:28. > :06:31.places all day today. It has also been quite foggy. Let's look at a
:06:32. > :06:38.couple of pictures that have been sent in. A beautiful pictures sent
:06:39. > :06:45.in by Julia taken near York. The second picture shows urban areas got
:06:46. > :06:51.a fog this morning as well. Thank you to Tim who sent in this picture
:06:52. > :06:56.this morning. Let's take a look at the forecast over the next couple of
:06:57. > :07:01.days. Tomorrow, I do not think it is going to be as foggy. There is a lot
:07:02. > :07:07.more cloud around and it won't be as sunny. Not as cold either. New
:07:08. > :07:11.Year's Eve, fairly mild and dry until the evening when this weather
:07:12. > :07:16.front pushes through. If you are out and about at midnight, take your
:07:17. > :07:21.umbrella. The Arctic blast to start a thousand and 17. We have mist and
:07:22. > :07:28.fog developing. Some slippery services Split-mac surfaces. It will
:07:29. > :07:33.be breezy and cloudier with Hillier parts holding onto the biggest of
:07:34. > :07:38.the fog. Temperatures dropping down to freezing. A cloudy day tomorrow
:07:39. > :07:43.and drizzle across the hills. The best chance of any brightness,
:07:44. > :07:48.further east. We will have higher temperatures. Temperature is about
:07:49. > :07:53.average for this time of year. Up to seven or eight Celsius before the
:07:54. > :07:58.Dep off into the new year. Some rain around midnight. -- before the dip.
:07:59. > :08:01.I am going to practice for the next bulletin. It will be at ten past 11
:08:02. > :08:03.tonight. See you then.