BBC Look North's Paul Hudson has paid tribute to former TV weather forecaster Ian McCaskill, who's died aged 78.

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Mr McCaskill, who had been living with dementia for the past five years, lived in a care home in South Milford near Selby.

Paul Hudson, BBC Look North's weather presenter, who co-wrote the book Frozen In Time with Mr McCaskill, said he was "really sorry" to hear of his death.

"We had great fun writing our book Frozen In Time. A warm, funny, generous and kind man," he added.

Part of the Settle-Carlisle rail line damaged by a 500,000-tonne landslip is scheduled to reopen on 31 March, it has been announced.

Image source, Network Rail

The stretch at Eden Brows, between Carlisle and Armathwaite, closed in February following heavy rain and Network Rail launched a £23m scheme to underpin the line.

Hundreds of concrete-filled steel piles are being driven into the bedrock.

Rail replacement buses are currently running between Carlisle and Appleby.

A steel, tunnel-like structure will sit beneath the railway, 230ft (70m) above the nearby River Eden, to provide a stable base across the damaged ground.

North Yorkshire Police say they are now working with Avon and Somerset Police in their search for a teenager who's been missing for nearly two days, external.

Lilibeth Ambler-Lomax, 13, from Tadcaster, is believed to have travelled to the Bristol area.

Image source, North Yorkshire Police

She was last seen by her father at Huddersfield Railway Station on Sunday afternoon where she was due to get a train to York. 

However, she failed to return home at the expected time and was reported missing at 19:30 on Sunday.  

Police are appealing to anyone who has seen her, had contact with her, or knows where she is now, to contact them.    

Jericho Keys
Reporter, BBC Radio York

This morning I've been to see more Christmas lights than I've ever seen in one place before - in Sessay near Thirsk.

The lights at Moorgate Plantation 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.

The display is the pride and joy of Trevor Imeson.

He's had his work cut out this year, though, because of damage cause by the flooding last Christmas.

Take a look at this great display and keep your eyes peeled for some real live animals, a stable and some straw - very festive!:

BBC Radio York

A ballot over possible industrial action by North Yorkshire's firefighters is due to close later today.

The vote's over plans to replace six fire engines with smaller Tactical Response Vehicles.

Their introduction in Harrogate, Malton, Northallerton, Ripon, Tadcaster and Scarborough has been approved by the Fire Authority. 

But the Fire Brigades Union says the vehicles could put firefighters and the public "at risk".

We should know the outcome of the ballot on Wednesday.

Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

A dull morning for many with mist and patchy fog.

Cloud and outbreaks of light rain will continue to affect most.

Watch my full forecast here:

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, York

I've just spotted this pic of Summer Bridge in the BBC Weather Watcher inbox, taken by Limpet.

It seems to me that the opportunity to film a scene from a horror film was sadly wasted:

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, York

Yorkshire's community spirit is being praised by a government minister, as Pateley Bridge celebrates winning the Best Village Category at the Great British high Street Awards.

It also won Bronze for it's Twitter content during the competition. 

The win comes after Bishopthorpe Road in York took the overall prize last year and Helmsley also won Best Market Town. 

In fact, North Yorkshire is the only county in the country to win three awards across the two years.

Here's what High Streets Minister Andrew Percy had to say in praise of Pateley Bridge:.

BBC Travel

Disruption's continuing on the A19 where one lane's closed at Mount Bank southbound between the A684 junction in Ellerbeck and the A61 junction in South Kilvington.

It's due to an earlier vehicle fire, recovery work and debris on the road.  

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, York

Some sad news this morning. 

Former BBC weather presenter, Ian McCaskill, has died at the age of 78.

Ian, who had dementia, lived in a care home in South Milford, near Selby. 

His daughter Kirsty says he was "a truly lovely man and brought lots of sunshine to people's lives".

Police are appealing for help in finding a North Yorkshire teenager who's been missing for nearly two days, external and is now believed to have travelled to the Bristol area.

Image source, North Yorkshire Police

Lilibeth Ambler-Lomax, 13, from Tadcaster, was last seen by her father at Huddersfield Railway Station on Sunday afternoon and she was due to get a train to York. However, she failed to return home at the expected time and was reported missing at 19:30 on Sunday.

Police now believe Lilibeth has travelled to Bristol and are appealing to anyone who has seen her, had contact with her, or knows where she is now, to contact them.

She's described as white, 5ft 7ins tall, with shoulder length, brown and auburn wavy hair. 

When she was last seen, she was wearing a grey sweatshirt, black bomber jacket, blue jeans and was carrying a tan-coloured hand bag and a black cabin bag on wheels.

Nathan Turvey
BBC Radio York News

The top stories from the York newsroom this morning include:       

• Police are appealing for help in finding a 13-year-old girl from Tadcaster who's gone missing, external after last being seen at Huddersfield Railway Station on Sunday afternoon
• People in North Yorkshire are being asked for their views on how the council should spend its money as it faces having to save millions of pounds
• A ballot on whether North Yorkshire's firefighters will take industrial action is due to close later

BBC Weather

A dull start for many with light winds generating mist and patchy fog.

Through the day, cloud and outbreaks of light rain will continue to affect most, though perhaps becoming more isolated and turning to drizzle by dusk.  

BBC Travel

The roads are off to a good start today in most parts of north Yorkshire, but there's one lane closed on the A19 north of Northallerton.

The road's closed soutbound between the A684 junction in Ellerbeck and the A61 junction in South Kilvington because of an earlier vehicle fire and debris on the road.

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.    

We've got a lovely BBC Weather Watcher pic to start the day with. 

It looks like Avocet managed to find a hole in the clouds yesterday to pop out for a walk around Scarborough's North Bay under a sunny blue sky and take this pic:

Your photographs are not only welcome, they are actively encouraged. You can send them in via Twitter, external, Facebook, external or email.

Residents of six homes which were evacuated due to a large sinkhole should be able to return home for Christmas.

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 North Yorkshire town of Pateley Bridge has won, external the "village" category in the Great British High Street Competition  
• A man from Iraq who fled to the UK with his family after death threats and being kidnapped has been told he can stay in York
• There's been a big rise in the number of people arrested for drink and drug-driving in North Yorkshire during this year's pre-Christmas crackdown  
• Anyone who's lost a buzzard is being asked to get in touch with police after one was discovered in a garden in Selby
• And if you've never seen a hand-knitted nativity scene, complete with shepherds, wise men, sheep and straw, click here now and they will appear one by one

I'll leave you with two pictures of Church Fenton, taken only 32 minutes apart, but look at the difference.

Nick in Biggin took the pic on the left, as a haze of mist begins to appear on the horizon. Garry Gimmick captured the mist's full descent half an hour later.

BBC Weather Watchers

There's a hint of the Leeds artist John Atkinson Grimshaw about this atmospheric photo sent in by BBC Weather Watcher Grandadscott.

Grimshaw was famous for his landscapes of accurate colour and lighting, which Grandadscott seems to have captured perfectly in this pic of Hemingbrough:

Elly Fiorentini
BBC Local Live, York

Residents of six homes in Ripon which had to be evacuated following the appearance of a sinkhole on Magdalen's Road last month should be able to move in before Christmas. 

They had to leave when a major sewer collapsed, leading to the appearance of the 20m by 10m hole which was about 9m deep.

Yorkshire Water says it's put a temporary repair in place which means they can move back in if they want to.

Engineers are expected to begin working on the project again in the New Year. 

Andrew Barton
BBC Local Live, York

York has played host to what has been described as a unique social experiment and which will be broadcast on BBC2 tonight and tomorrow.

The programme is called Muslims Like Us and sees 10 British Muslims with contrasting world views move into a house together in the city. 

The programme's makers say they hope their debates, humour and insights reveal what it's like to be a British Muslim today.

Here's a short clip of the programme followed by Kieran Smith, the creative director at programme makers Factual for Love Productions: