Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, York

That's the end of our live coverage for today, thanks for being with us. We'll be back at 07:00 on Tuesday.  

Meanwhile, let's look back at five things we learned today: 

1. A temporary mental health hospital has opened in York, a year after the sudden closure of Bootham Park hospital when inspectors found it unsafe
2. Workers on Virgin Trains East Coast have begun a 24-hour strike in a long-running dispute over jobs
3. Scarborough chip shop and takeaway owners are being shown how to put healthier options on their menu
4. A York panto star seriously hurt in a motorbike crash in the Dales in September is "astounding" hospital staff with his continuing recovery, according to his family
5. On the 100th anniversary of the birth of the man who gave us James Herriot, his son describes how American tourists used to weep when they met him

I'll leave you today with something to stir the senses and soothe the soul - a feast of yellow in Ripon, sent in by BBC Weather Watcher David Mark.

Joanita Musisi
Reporter, BBC Radio York

It's 100 years since the birth of the world's most famous vet, Alf Wight, who practiced in Thirsk and was better known to millions of TV viewers as James Herriot.

His adventures inspired the famous series of books on which the TV series All Creatures Great and Small was based.

I've been to the World of James Herriot in Thirsk today to speak to Alf White's son, Jim, who says his dad was always surprised by American tourists bursting into tears when they met him.

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, York

Nine new Special Constables take to North Yorkshire streets this month.

Special Constables are volunteer officers who give up their own time to support their regular colleagues.

Image source, North Yorkshire Police

The officers will now be assigned tutor constables who will oversee their probation period over the next two years.

Two of the specials will be based in York, two in Selby, four in Scarborough, and one in Harrogate, and have the same legal powers and powers of arrest as regular officers.

Acting Deputy Chief Constable Paul Kennedy says he hopes the officers and their families share his sense of pride in their achievements:

YorkMix

Meet York’s first tuk tuk, ready to give residents and tourists a very different way to see the city, external.

They're three-wheeled electric vehicles which originated as taxis in Thailand, and now two of them are to take to the streets of York. 

Image source, YorkMix

Paul Hudson
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

This afternoon will be dry with long spells of sunshine and a maximum temperature of about 16C (61F) with a light southeast wind.

Tonight it'll remain dry with clear spells. Patchy fog and low cloud expected later. Minimum temperature about 7C (45F). 

BBC Radio York

The top stories from our York newsroom this lunchtime include:   

• A temporary mental health hospital has opened in York, a year after the sudden closure of Bootham Park hospital when inspectors found it unsafe
• Workers on rail services between North Yorkshire and London are on strike with RMT rail union members walking out at midnight over a row with Virgin Trains over jobs
• Restaurants and takeaways in Scarborough are being encouraged to offer healthier eating options as part of a new campaign to try to tackle obesity

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, York

Is it me or are our red skies getting even redder?

I think these three totally tropical pics, sent in by our BBC Weather Watchers, are worthy of a Shakespearean sonnet.

Thanks to Wiggy Watcher for the glowing furnace above Wiggington (top), to Old Man George for the red sky in the morning above Knaresborough (left) and to Badger for the shot of Cold Kirby.

I'm starting to think some of our Weather Watchers actually live on the African Savannah!

Tom Ingall
Journalist, BBC Look North

It is the eighth day of the search for missing Yorkshire toddler, Ben Needham.  

Police on the Greek island of Kos have asked for permission to demolish part of a farmhouse.

The extension to the property was constructed after the 21-month-old from Sheffield went missing in 1991.

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, York

More now on the new temporary mental health facility in York due to start taking in patients from today.

The previous facility, at Bootham Park hospital (pictured), closed after inspectors found it unsafe.

People needing in patient treatment since Bootham Park closed have had to travel to Middlesbrough, about 50 miles away.

Ruth Hill, of Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust, said the Trust is aware of how difficult it's been for service users and their families.

She says: "Over the last 12 months we've done all we can, including helping with travel arrangements and costs but we know it hasn't been easy."

The new £1.2m Peppermill Court project (pictured below) has taken eight months to complete.

Image source, Google

The male and female wards each have 12 single bedrooms and direct access to gardens.

The health trust says patients, carers and staff were involved in the refurbishment of Peppermill Court and "worked with the architect on the design and helped to choose the furnishings, colour scheme and artwork for the walls".

The trust is in consultation about a permanent hospital to replace Bootham Park and hopes to open a 60-bed facility in 2019.

BBC Radio York

A 20-year-old man has been left needing hospital treatment after being assaulted in a York bar at the weekend, external.

The incident happened at about 01:00 on Sunday 2 October in Vodka Revolution on Coney Street. The victim suffered a gash to the head.

A 29-year-old woman has been arrested  on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Police say the bar would have been busy at the time and want anyone with any information about the assault to contact them.

BBC Travel

If you're heading from Scarborough to York this will interest you.

We're hearing reports of very slow moving vehicles and heavier than usual traffic on the A64 westbound between the B1258 Malton Road junction in Knapton and the Brambling Fields Junction in Scagglethorpe.

Image source, Google

Georgey Spanswick
Presenter, BBC Radio York

Scarborough chip shop and takeaway owners are being shown how to put healthier options on their menu today.

It's part of a new campaign to try to tackle obesity and is the first time a session like this has been held anywhere in North Yorkshire. 

The man behind the scheme is David Miller, a Trading Standards officer with North Yorkshire County Council.

He told me healthy choices can be offered by making very small changes:

Yorkshire Post

This beautiful house, near Ingleton in North Yorkshire, was once the home of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s mother, external and is said to have inspired his most famous characters, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.

Image source, Yorkshire Post

Tim Dale
BBC News Online, Yorkshire

Police searching for missing Yorkshire toddler Ben Needham on the Greek island of Kos have asked for permission to demolish part of a farmhouse.

The extension to the property was constructed after the 21-month-old from Sheffield went missing in 1991.

The toddler's family believe he was abducted, but police are investigating whether he was accidentally killed.

South Yorkshire Police say they're confident permission for the demolition would be given.

Det Insp Jon Cousins says he's negotiating with the family who own the farmhouse.

BBC Radio York

A man has had to undergo surgery after his jaw was broken during an attack by a group of men.

The assault, on the injured man and two other men, happened at about 01:30 on Sunday 25 September between the Beeswing pub and the Esso garage.

Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident, or has any information about it, to contact them.

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, York

I hope you enjoyed the sunshine BBC Look North's weather presenter Paul Hudson kindly arranged for the weekend.

It looks like a lot of you did, because you've sent us some cracking pics.

Pam sent us the shot of Filey beach and Mark Bromham sent in the pic of Burnstall on the left and Bolton Abbey on the right. 

Mark says: "It was a beautiful autumnal day with clear skies and bright sunshine."

Jim Addyman
BBC Local Live, York

Each day last week I showed you pics of category winners from the Yorkshire In Bloom, external competition.

I was lucky enough to travel around the county visiting the beautiful gardens and, as there were so many medallists from North Yorkshire, I decided to pull together this film of them all.

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, York

York panto star, actor and BBC radio presenter Martin Barrass, who was seriously hurt in a motorbike crash in the Dales in September, is "astounding hospital staff with his continuing recovery," according to his family.

In a statement on social media they say: "Martin's appetite is gradually returning and he's certainly making up for lost time by the amount of tea he is drinking!

"Martin has lost a lot of weight and tires very quickly but his Yorkshire grit and determination to get back to family and friends shines through," they add.

If his progress continues, Mr Barrass's family say they're hopeful he may be moved from Leeds General Infirmary to York within the coming week and have again expressed their thanks for all the messages of support they've received.

BBC Radio York

A new temporary mental health facility in York is due to start taking patients from today. 

The city has been without any in patient beds since Bootham Park Hospital closed suddenly just over a year ago after being found "not fit for purpose".

Image source, Google

Since October, people needing treatment in York have had to travel to Middlesbrough. 

Ruth used the services at Bootham, and has told BBC Radio York she's pleased the new place is opening.

Workers on Virgin Trains East Coast have begun a 24-hour strike in a long-running dispute over jobs.

Image source, PA

The RMT union says about 1,800 members, including train crew and some drivers, are taking action against threatened job cuts and disputes over working conditions and safety.

General secretary Mick Cash said: "RMT will not sit back while nearly 200 members' jobs are under threat."

Virgin Trains said it would be running a full timetable during the strike.