BBC Weather

It's a misty start and although rather cloudy at times, it'll be a generally dry day across the region with some bright or sunny spells developing.

Mild for the time of year too.

Elly Fiorentini
BBC Radio York News

The top stories from the York newsroom this morning include:     

• North Yorkshire police are urging the public to "shop a driver" as they launch a new website where people can report poor or dangerous driving
• The Fire Brigades Union is trying to figure out its next step, after North Yorkshire's firefighters voted overwhelmingly for industrial action
• A missing teenage girl from Tadcaster has been found by Police in Leeds

A Tadcaster teenager who's been missing from home since Sunday has turned up safe. 

Lillibeth Ambler-Lomax, 13, was found by North Yorkshire Police at Leeds bus station yesterday afternoon, after she'd travelled north on a bus from the south west.

Police have thanked the public for their help.

BBC Travel

The roads are off to a good start today in most parts of north Yorkshire,  but there are a couple of potential hold ups to tell you about:

There are roadworks in Killinghall on the A61 Ripon Road near the B6161, and near Tadcaster there's water main work and temporary traffic lights on the A162 near the B1223 Raw Lane.

Image source, Google

At the moment all trains in and out of York are running to time.

Here's the live departure board at York Railway Station, external for you to keep a check on things.

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, York

I'll be with you until 14:30 with the latest news, sport, weather and travel from across North Yorkshire.     

I want to start with this beautifully eerie BBC Weather Watcher pic sent in by Ryy.

At first I wondered how a shot of Iceland had sneaked into the North Yorkshire inbox, but it's actually a moody evening out on Filey Brigg.

Your photographs of parts of North Yorkshire which look like other countries - or even just fantastic shots of the county in general - are welcome.

You can send them in via Twitter, external, Facebook, external or email.

Firefighters in North Yorkshire vote for industrial action in a dispute over new fie engines.

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, York

That's it from me today, but you can keep across updates from North Yorkshire through the rest of the afternoon and evening right here.

Meanwhile, here are five things we've learned today:

• The independent regulator of charities has opened an investigation into Ampleforth Abbey and the trust that runs Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire
• Detectives investigating the disappearance of a North Yorkshire teenager, believed to now be in the Bristol area, have issued another picture of her, external in the hope of jogging someone's memory
• Former BBC weather presenter Ian McCaskill has died at the age of 78. McCaskill, who had dementia, lived in a care home in South Milford, near Selby 
• North Yorkshire County Council faces having to make another £44m worth of savings over the next three years and is asking for people's thoughts on how it spends its money
• And villages are to play a part in the future of phone boxes in the North York Moors area. BT is offering some communities the chance to adopt their phone box for just £1

I'll leave you today with this serene shot of Scarborough before sunrise, sent in by John Potter.

What a cracker!

Joanita Musisi
Presenter, BBC Radio York

I'm at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough with BBC Radio York's Adam Tomlinson today. 

We're finding out everything there is to know about their festive production of Pinocchio.

The story's been adapted by Nick Lane from Carlo Collodi's fairy tale novel The Adventures of Pinocchio.

You can listen to our behind the scenes exploration here - and take a look at a few cracking pics from the production too:

Image source, Stephen Joseph Theatre

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, York

Here's something a bit heartwarming for you now.

School students from across York are sending hundreds of packages they have collected to help child refugees in Greece. 

Almost 400 "lifebags" have been collected by children from The Mount, Fulford, Millthorpe, Bootham and St Paul's schools. 

The idea came about when Mount pupils met students from Greece at an international PeaceJam Student Leadership Conference over the summer.

Here are the pupils in action:

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

This afternoon will see cloud and outbreaks of light rain continuing to affect most areas.

It will, perhaps, become more isolated and turn to drizzle by dusk. 

Top temperatures will be about 9C (48F). 

Georgey Spanswick
Presenter, BBC Radio York

What does Christmas mean to you? 

Is it the religious festival? A fat man in a red suit and cotton wool beard? Or is it just the presents and time off work?

Over the next few days I'm going to look at what Christmas means to some of the many communities around North Yorkshire.

Today, I'm starting with members of North Yorkshire's Polish community:

BBC Radio York

The top stories from our York newsroom this lunchtime include:

• An inquiry is to be held into how Ampleforth Abbey and Ampleforth College deal with allegations of sexual abuse and safeguarding issues
• The search for missing North Yorkshire teenager Lilibeth Ambler-Lomax is currently focused on Bristol and surrounding areas
• A ballot of firefighters in North Yorkshire over potential industrial action is due to close later

Detectives investigating the disappearance of a North Yorkshire teenager, who it's believed is now in the Bristol area, have issued another picture of her, external in the hope of jogging someone's memory.

Image source, North Yorkshire Police

Lilibeth Ambler-Lomax, 13, from Tadcaster, was last seen by her father at Huddersfield Railway Station on Sunday afternoon where she was due to get a train to York.

She failed to return home and was reported missing at 19:30 on Sunday.

The police search is now focused in Bristol and the surrounding area and North Yorkshire Police officers have travelled there to carry out further enquiries.

Anyone with information about the teenager's whereabouts is asked to contact police.

The independent regulator of charities has opened an investigation into Ampleforth Abbey and the trust that runs Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire.

The Charity Commission says its inquiry will investigate the charity trustees' "approach to safeguarding and handling of allegations of sexual abuse".

It follows media reports of alleged historical sexual abuse against individuals with links to the Ampleforth College.

Image source, PA

The Charity Commission says the inquiry "would not investigate allegations of abuse or actual incidents of abuse, whether historic or recent".

It says it will focus on the "management and governance of the charities and whether they have fulfilled their duties under charity law" and whether there has been any misconduct or mismanagement.

It will also look at how safeguarding policies are implemented and how the charities dealt with the risks arising from alleged abuse incidents.

The trustees of Ampleforth College say they're "co-operating fully with the Commission and as the inquiry is ongoing, no further comment can be made".

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, York

Villages are being asked to play a key part in the future of phone boxes in the North York Moors area.

BT is offering some communities the chance to adopt their phone box for just £1.

It's something already being done in other areas where phone signal is poor and the telephone box is seen as an important asset. 

The North York Moors National Park Authority, external says phone boxes "provide a much-valued service to the local community, especially in areas with poor or no mobile signal (known as not-spots).

"Or, in the case of villages which still retain the iconic traditional red phone box, they provide a valuable contribution to the character of the streetscape."

The authority intends to compile a list of phone boxes people want to keep, which will then be fed back to local councils and BT. 

It's eager to hear from people with thoughts on the matter and says: "If you have any reasons why a phone box scheduled for removal in your village should be retained, please let us know."

Nathan Turvey
BBC Radio York News

North Yorkshire County Council faces having to make another £44m worth of savings over the next three years and is asking for people's thoughts on how it spends its money. 

The council is due to find out this week exactly how much money it will get from government, and is currently working out what changes may have to be made to services. 

Chief executive Richard Flinton says they are having to make difficult decisions and "really need views from the public":

Jericho Keys
Reporter, BBC Radio York

Earlier, I told you about the Christmas lights at Moorgate Plantation in Sessay near Thirsk.

The lights are seen by thousands of people a day as they whizz past on trains heading to Scotland or London on the East Coast Main Line.

And, if the thrill of seeing so many lights strung out as far as the eye can see isn't enough, there's something else I didn't mention earlier.

That's the chance, if you complete a festive quiz, to win something to satisfy your tum.

Here's my young assistant, Josh, to tell you all about it:

BBC Sport

North Yorkshire's sporting headlines this morning include:

• In Rugby League, York City Knights have announced two more signings for 2017. Twenty-year-old winger Dave Foggin-Johnston is joined by centre Tommy Brierley
• York City manager Gary Mills says he hopes his side's FA Trophy win over Worcester - their first win in 19 games - will be a platform for climbing the table
• Harrogate Town travel to Barrow tonight for their FA Trophy first round replay. Town are the underdogs, they play a division below Barrow, who haven't lost for 23 games

Could we soon see volleyball being regularly played on the beaches of Scarborough?

We could if plans being considered by the borough council's cabinet, external this morning get the green light.

Image source, AP

The proposal for a beach volleyball court for Scarborough's North Bay would see it become a new home to the North Riding Eagles Volleyball Club.

The club has previously been named Scarborough and District Sports Council Community Sports Club of the Year.

The facility would also be open for use by a range of groups of all abilities, according to a report which is due to be considered by councillors later.

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, York

Here are the ruins of St Mary's Abbey, looming out of the murk in York's Museum Gardens this morning.

This atmospheric shot of the Benedictine abbey, surrounded by a cloud of tiny water droplets, was sent in by BBC Weather Watcher Garry Gimmick.

As Bob Marley sang: "Misty morning, can't see no sun". 

I don't think he was talking about St Mary's, though...