This is the Coast

Mayor David Skaith has welcomed a report which says up to £26 million could be generated to support infrastructure and grow the tourism economy across York and North Yorkshire through a proposed £1 overnight visitor levy.

An external development partner could soon be brought in to create a regeneration masterplan for underused and vacant council owned sites across Scarborough town centre.

A proposed boat hoist and marina expansion project at Scarborough Harbour could generate £1.4 million annually and create hundreds of additional berths for the local economy.

Speculation regarding a political defection to the Labour Party has been strongly dismissed by the Reform Mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire, who insists his focus remains entirely on delivering for local residents.

Scarborough Athletic will travel to Cheshire to face Macclesfield on Tuesday evening as the Seadogs look to end a run of back-to-back defeats in the National League North.

Thousands of visitors are expected to line Scarborough's South Bay this weekend as the popular illuminated Goldwing motorcycle parade returns to raise funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

A commemorative plaque celebrating the sixty-three-year legacy of a beloved Withernsea dance teacher will go on public display ahead of its permanent installation.

Mulgrave Developments Ltd has submitted a revised planning application for 18 new homes in Snainton, near Scarborough, after a previous proposal was rejected by the council.

An overnight parking ban for motorhomes on the North Yorkshire coast has been expanded into residential areas of Scarborough following thousands of complaints about displaced campervans.

A new report commissioned by the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, David Skaith, has proposed a flat £1-a-night visitor levy across the region to help support local services and fund tourism infrastructure.

As York and North Yorkshire moves closer to a formal debate on a proposed overnight visitor levy, how have similar schemes have performed elsewhere?

With the independent report commissioned by Mayor David Skaith proposing a flat £1-a-night visitor levy, local residents and hospitality operators along the Yorkshire Coast are asking two fundamental questions: how will this money be collected from guests, and where will it actually go?

Thieves have stolen three paintings from the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera.

Female Eiffel Tower employees were asked to step out of sight during a visit by a ​Hindu religious delegation at the weekend, according to union representatives, sparking a staff protest ‌and an investigation by authorities.

Police are on the hunt for two women and a man who fled the scene of a fatal hit-and-run crash near Edinburgh Airport.

Prince George is expected to spend his first day at Eton College on Tuesday, as the future King begins the latest phase in his education.

As it was for their reunion shows, the Gallagher brothers arrived at the premiere for their new documentary with the same show of unity - Liam with one arm draped around Noel's shoulder, the other fist held aloft, triumphant.

Donald Trump has warned Canadian aircraft company Bombardier that it will be no longer be permitted to sell its planes in the US unless it moves its manufacturing to the country. 

The flight data ‌recorder and cockpit voice recorder from an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane that overran the runway and crashed while landing in Miami on Sunday have been recovered, as more details emerge on the incident.

A baby boy has become the first in the world to receive a new type of treatment for a rare skull condition.

Prince George is expected to spend his first day at Eton College on Tuesday, as the future King begins the latest phase in his education.

Northern Ireland has the highest infant mortality rate in the UK - and could be raising one of the unhealthiest generations of children in decades, paediatricians have said.

As it was for their reunion shows, the Gallagher brothers arrived at the premiere for their new documentary with the same show of unity - Liam with one arm draped around Noel's shoulder, the other fist held aloft, triumphant.

A baby boy has become the first in the world to receive a new type of treatment for a rare skull condition.

Police are on the hunt for two women and a man who fled the scene of a fatal hit-and-run crash near Edinburgh Airport.

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A man plotted to spray the word "Palestine" over a "giant heart" on the lawn at Boris Johnson's wedding party, a court has heard.

British retailer Next has won an appeal allowing it to pay its warehouse staff more than shop workers in a long running dispute over equal pay. 

Donald Trump has warned Canadian aircraft company Bombardier that it will be no longer be permitted to sell its planes in the US unless it moves its manufacturing to the country. 

Thieves have stolen three paintings from the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera.

Female Eiffel Tower employees were asked to step out of sight during a visit by a ​Hindu religious delegation at the weekend, according to union representatives, sparking a staff protest ‌and an investigation by authorities.

A British motor racing driver says he owes his life to a rival who dragged him from the burning wreckage of his car after he crashed during a race in China.

As it was for their reunion shows, the Gallagher brothers arrived at the premiere for their new documentary with the same show of unity - Liam with one arm draped around Noel's shoulder, the other fist held aloft, triumphant.

Oasis have "expressed concerns" ahead of an unheard archive of their recordings set to be auctioned.

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Richard O'Sullivan, known for his role as Robin Tripp in the 1970s TV sitcoms Man About the House and Robin's Nest, has died, the Royal Variety Charity has announced.

Donald Trump has warned Canadian aircraft company Bombardier that it will be no longer be permitted to sell its planes in the US unless it moves its manufacturing to the country. 

The King has said the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to remain private citizens and will not be working royals following their return to the UK.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has confirmed plans to cut 4,000 jobs.

Alternative for Germany's resounding victory in a regional election has sparked alarm, including from Holocaust survivors.