This is the Coast

A proposed overnight visitor levy could fund vital coastal regeneration projects and transport improvements across Scarborough, Whitby, and Filey, despite concerns it could burden hospitality businesses.

A short-term strategy is being developed to see if Scarborough Spa's historic cliff lift can safely reopen following its sudden closure in August.

Three key community sites across Scarborough and Whitby will install solar panels to cut energy bills and reinvest the savings into frontline services.

A controversial 100 per cent council tax premium on second homes in North Yorkshire will face a special committee review following a petition by campaigners demanding a full impact assessment.

North Yorkshire councillors are set to demand answers from NHS chiefs over the "scandalous" lack of funding and governance for local hospice and end-of-life care.

More smaller accommodation providers on the Yorkshire Coast could close for the winter unless the national VAT threshold according to local councillors.

Calls for major railway investments to reconnect Whitby and Pickering are growing as the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire brings a draft transport plan to the coast on Wednesday.

People living and working in Eastfield are being urged to attend a drop-in session on Thursday 8th October to help shape how a £3.2 million grant and future regeneration funds will be spent in the rapidly expanding town.

East Yorkshire parents are being urged to utilize local Family Hubs to help ensure their children are fully prepared for their first year of primary school.

A £1 million investment for Scarborough's railway station could be jeopardised if councillors reject the revised Station Gateway redevelopment plans.

Almost 130 workers at Leeds Bradford Airport will walk out over a pay dispute in mid-October, though airport bosses anticipate running near-normal operations.

Two major holiday parks have committed to providing a regular monthly income to The Rainbow Centre to help secure the long-term sustainability of its community services.

A High Court judge has said Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Thames Valley Police have agreed the search warrants that allowed officers to raid two of his properties earlier this year were unlawful.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of breaching the perimeter fence at an RAF base used by NATO and US military intelligence.

OpenAI has published full or partial solutions to 372 outstanding mathematical problems, stunning mathematicians and forcing them to question the future of the field.

Explosions were heard in Saudi Arabia's capital, including a large blast at Riyadh's international airport, where flights were subsequently halted.

Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been charged by US authorities with conspiracy to commit torture in a new superseding indictment.

A junior Royal Navy serviceman accused of plotting to leak classified information to Russia has appeared in court.

A teenager has appeared in court over the death of a young man who died after an alleged assault in Glasgow city centre.

A former chief constable who had affairs with two subordinate officers showed "persistent dishonesty and lack of integrity", a tribunal found.

A High Court judge has said Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Thames Valley Police have agreed the search warrants that allowed officers to raid two of his properties earlier this year were unlawful.

A junior Royal Navy serviceman accused of plotting to leak classified information to Russia has appeared in court.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of breaching the perimeter fence at an RAF base used by NATO and US military intelligence.

A teenager has appeared in court over the death of a young man who died after an alleged assault in Glasgow city centre.

Three sisters whose bodies were recovered from the sea off Brighton took their own lives, a coroner has ruled.

A three-year-old boy is thought to be the youngest person ever to conquer all of the Wainwright fells - a famous group of 214 peaks in the Lake District.

A private school teacher attacked BBC broadcaster Nicky Campbell in a "complete frenzy" when he was a pupil in the 1970s, a court heard.

The waiting list for hospital treatment in England is at its worst since 2025, new figures show, despite record levels of care being delivered.

Explosions were heard in Saudi Arabia's capital, including a large blast at Riyadh's international airport, where flights were subsequently halted.

Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been charged by US authorities with conspiracy to commit torture in a new superseding indictment.

A junior Royal Navy serviceman accused of plotting to leak classified information to Russia has appeared in court.

Lithuania is no stranger to the threat posed by Russia given its geography and history.

"A portrait is kind of a document of the relationship between the artist and the sitter, and when that chemistry works, you sense it in the painting."

Skydance-owned Paramount has completed its $81bn (£61bn) takeover of Warner Bros Discovery - bringing together the two media giants under a combined company.

Eva Marie Saint, the US actress who won an Oscar for her first movie role in On The Waterfront has died aged 102, her family said.

Riverdance star Michael Flatley has said his "heart is broken" following the death of his wife, Niamh O'Brien, at the age of 52. 

Jaguar has unveiled its new electric car - two years after the company's controversial rebrand, and 12 months on from a major cyber attack that halted production. 

The chancellor has called in the bosses of some of Britain's biggest high street names for talks ahead of a budget which they fear could trigger a fresh business rates raid.

A junior Royal Navy serviceman accused of plotting to leak classified information to Russia has appeared in court.

A Texas death row inmate has been put to death by lethal injection - despite objections following Christa Pike's botched execution last week.