Storm surge: Morning high tide passes without incident
Katie Rough killing: Teenage girl appears in court charged with murder
Localised flooding in Scarborough and Whitby at evening high tide
Updates on Friday 13 January 2017
It'll be cold and very windy with westerly gales through the day.
Spells of sunshine will be interspersed with scattered blustery showers, which will be wintry at times especially over hills.
It will feel cold with significant wind chill.
More on the breaking news overnight that a 15-year-old girl has been charged with the murder of seven-year-old Katie Rough.
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceThe teenager was arrested after Katie was found seriously injured on a path leading to a playing field in the Woodthorpe area of York on Monday.
She has also been charged with possession of an offensive weapon, North Yorkshire Police have said.
The girl is due to appear at York Magistrates' Court later this morning.
Jim Addyman
BBC Local Live, York
I'll be with you until 14:30 with all the latest news, travel and weather from across North Yorkshire.
In the news this morning, a 15-year-old girl is due in court this morning charged with the murder of seven-year-old Katie Rough in York.
More on that story and more shortly.
In the meantime, we'd love to see your pics of North Yorkshire like this image of unusual cloud formations over Clifton sent in by BBC Weather Watcher Gary Gimmick.
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A girl's death in York, which prompted the arrest of a 15-year-old, is named.
Read MoreTributes have been paid after the the seven-year-old girl found dead in York was named.
Police this evening named Katie Rough as the girl discoverd fatally injured yesterday at around 16:30 in the Woodthorpe area.
She was a pupil at Westfield Primary School in Acomb.
The school said her death was a "terrible loss which has deeply saddened our school community".
Tracey Ralph, head teacher at the school, said: "Katie was a kind and thoughtful child who was well-liked by both pupils and staff.
"She was hardworking and showed a particular talent for creative writing.
"All members of our school are being offered emotional support at this distressing time."
A 15-year-old has been arrested and is in custody in connection with the incident.
The family of Katie Rough are said to be "devastated" after the seven-year-old's death.
The schoolgirl was found with life-threatening injuries in the Woodthorpe area of York at around 16:30 yesterday.
Image source, PAShe was taken to hospital but died a short time later.
Police said the seven-year-old was found near Alness Drive.
A grass track leading to a playing field has been sealed off by police with a white tent just beyond the cordon.
Rob McCartney, who lives in a house next to the track, said he came out of his home after hearing sirens and saw a woman shouting for an ambulance to be called.
"I put my shoes on and went to go up the alleyway. I got halfway up and I could see a body lying on the field, the police were already there attending," he said.
Image source, PAA police statement said: "Katie’s family are devastated by this tragic event and have asked for their privacy to be respected at this extremely distressing time."
Police are appealing for witnesses who were in the area of Morrell Court, Belhouse Way, Osprey Close and Alness Drive between 15:00 and 17:00 on Monday 9 January.
A 15-year-old girl has been arrested and is in police custody in connection with the incident.
Katie, seven, was found with life-threatening injuries in the Woodthorpe area of the city yesterday.
She was taken to hospital but died a short time later.
Image source, North Yorkshire PoliceInquiries into the circumstances surrounding her death continue, said North Yorkshire Police.
A teenager remains in custody and is being questioned by officers.
Police have named the young girl who died in York yesterday evening as seven-year-old Katie Rough.
The investigation into Katie’s death is ongoing.
A 15-year-old girl arrested in connection with the incident remains in police custody.
A 15-year-old girl is arrested after the death of a seven-year-old child found injured in York.
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Image source, FacebookA man who taunted police by dressing as Where's Wally has been banned from driving.
JJ McMenamin dressed as the character while North Yorkshire Police searched for him at the weekend.
He was wanted for failing to attend court and handed himself in dressed in the costume on Monday.
The 30-year-old pleaded guilty at Northallerton Magistrates' Court earlier to driving whilst disqualified and driving without insurance.
A North Yorkshire woman has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison after being found guilty of committing investment fraud totalling more than £6m.
Sascha Lee Morris, originally from Killinghall, Harrogate, was found guilty of one count of Fraudulent Trading and two counts of Fraud at Leeds Crown Court.
Ms Morris, 46, committed the crimes between May 2004 and December 2008, during which, she conned a number of investors into losing millions of pounds for her personal gain.
The fraud centred round the investment of off-plan properties in Cyprus.
Between May 2004 and May 2007, Morris was part of a fraudulent business, which encouraged investors to hand over money to secure the ownership of off-plan properties in Peyia, Emba and Paphos, Cyprus. She convinced them to invest early in the development stages, convincing the investors they could go on to sell the property prior to completion and benefit from significant returns.
When there were no real buyers on completion of the projects, investors were forced to make further payments that they had never expected, and could not afford to make.
Between December 2007 and December 2008, Morris also convinced two groups of investors to plough large sums of cash into a fraudulent company that she said would fund property development in Peyia, Paphos and Larnaca.
The investigating officer in the case, Det Con Nicky Hancock, and Financial Investigator Stephen Wright, both received Judge’s Commendations.
A Thirsk woman has died after two cars collided on the A168.
Police are now appealing for witnesses following the fatal collision on the Thirsk to Northallerton road near Thornton le Moor on Monday 9 January.
It happened at around 16:00 when the vehicles collided approximately 350 metres south of the junction with Crindle Carr Lane, near to Bells Farm.
It involved a blue Mini Cooper travelling towards Thirsk, and a black Volkswagen Golf, travelling towards Northallerton.
The driver of the Mini, a woman in her 50s from the Thirsk area, died at the scene of the collision.
The driver of the Golf, a woman in her 50s from Northallerton, was taken to James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough.
Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision or saw either of the vehicles prior to the crash to contact them.
Jim Addyman
BBC Local Live, York
That's all from me for today, but colleagues will bring you the latest from the situation in York after the death of a seven-year-old girl.
They'll also bring you other news and travel updates.
Here are five things we've learnt in North Yorkshire so far today:
2. The decision by Scarborough Borough Council to give the go-ahead for the demolition of the Futurist Theatre has provoked criticism.
3. Archaeologists in Norton have unearthed some exciting Roman remains in their dig at a school site in Norton.
4. Most visitors to York are full of praise for the historical city ... but not Alan Bennett!
5. A school headmaster in York has voiced his concerns about an education budget cut amounting to £51 per pupil.
I'll leave you with this image of two swans basking in the winter sunshine in Scarborough taken by BBC Weather Watcher Paul W.
Jim Addyman
BBC Local Live, York
York-based film and video production company Hewitt and Walker produce marketing films for brands and charities and now their latest video should sell the City of York, external to all and sundry.
The video runs for just over three minutes and includes some beautiful aerial shots that should provide a different view of the city.
BBC Sport
Yorkshire off-spinner Azeem Rafiq (pictured below) has been nominated for honours at the 2017 British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards, external (BEDSAs).
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 25-year-old has already represented England at junior levels and became Yorkshire's youngest ever captain in 2012 when he was in charge for a T20 game against Durham.
He is in contention for the UK Sport Inspirational Performance of the Year in recognition of his comeback with Yorkshire last summer after two years out of the game for personal reasons.
Nathan Turvey
BBC Radio York News
More childcare spaces could be made available in Scarborough because of an injection of government cash.
The seaside town is one of six places in the country which will benefit from the cash.
It's part of plans to offer three and four year olds 30 hours of free care a week. The cash means nurseries and pre-schools will be able to invest in new buildings and improve facilities.
Image source, ThinkstockNathan Turvey
BBC Radio York News
It's claimed a funding crisis is hitting Yorkshire's schools.
A BBC investigation has found our region lost £8.8m from education budgets in this financial year (2016/17) compared with last.
North Yorkshire and York saw the biggest cut - with £51 less being spent on each child.
Headteacher of York High School, David Ellis says it's affecting his school:
He may be a national treasure and one of our foremost dramatists but he may get short shrift from the good citizens of York from now on.
About 100 young people recovering from cancer are taking to the seas in a sailing challenge run by yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur.
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Jericho Keys
An inspirational story for you - which should teach you never to give up.
Jo Ford from Newton-le-Willows is using her experiences as incentive to ride the fundraising MacMillan Ride Of Their Lives, external at York's Knavesmire course in June.
She's had a few setbacks in her life but she explained to me why she wanted to ride in the race:
