This is the Coast

North Yorkshire councillors are being asked to back a motion calling for regional Mayor David Skaith to reconsider a decision on highway funding, which council leaders claim reallocates millions of pounds from North Yorkshire to York.

North Yorkshire taxi drivers are calling for an increase in the running mile rate to cover soaring operating costs, as the council considers a five per cent rise in maximum fares.

John Pickering, the head zookeeper at Sewerby Hall and Gardens near Bridlington, has been honoured at a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace for his four decades of dedication to animal welfare.

North Yorkshire Council has approved plans by TransPennine Express to upgrade security at the historic Scarborough Station with the installation of 41 new CCTV cameras.

Taxpayers face potential financial risks as North Yorkshire Council's house building company, Brierley Homes, forecasts a £7.5m annual deficit.

A Scarborough adult gaming centre's bid to operate 24 hours a day has been unanimously rejected by councillors due to police concerns over crime and strong objections from local residents.

Senior management at the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have clarified why they believe closing the Bridlington Care Unit on the 1st of June is in the best interests of patients.

A new report by Coast and Vale Community Action, based on three years of listening to over 1,300 voices across Scarborough, reveals that local communities are frustrated with unresponsive systems but are eager to take back control and drive positive change.

Whitby Town Council has re-elected Councillor Sandra Turner as Town Mayor, while Pickering Town Council has appointed Councillor Emma Dineen as its new Mayor for the upcoming year.

An exhibition featuring works by 50 leading contemporary artists will be staged in four of North Yorkshire Council’s venues from this week as one of the UK’s most influential art awards celebrates a major milestone.

The weather frustrated Driffield, but every other senior Yorkshire Coast side managed to play to a result in Saturday's cricket.

Whitby Lit Fest has marked an exciting new chapter by securing charitable status while announcing a flurry of new authors, including internationally bestselling novelist John Boyne, for its November event.

Three people have been killed after two teenage suspects carried out a shooting at an Islamic centre in San Diego, California.

Repeat offending of drug-driving is almost five times more common than drink-driving, an investigation has found, leading to calls for a national rehabilitation scheme.

Channel 4 has said "very serious allegations of wrongdoing" have been made against a small number of past Married At First Sight UK contributors.

Police are investigating after a Jewish man in his 20s was attacked in Golders Green, northwest London, in the early hours of Monday.

A journalist stabbed outside his London home was the victim of "a planned and targeted attack" by "proxies" of the Iranian state, a court has heard.

Police are searching for a suspect following the reported rapes of two teenagers in Great Yarmouth.

The soldier who died after falling from a horse at the Royal Windsor Show has been named as Lance Bombardier Ciara Sullivan.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has criticised those who misuse religious identity to "intimidate and divide", just days after Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom march in London.

Channel 4 has said "very serious allegations of wrongdoing" have been made against a small number of past Married At First Sight UK contributors.

Repeat offending of drug-driving is almost five times more common than drink-driving, an investigation has found, leading to calls for a national rehabilitation scheme.

Police are searching for a suspect following the reported rapes of two teenagers in Great Yarmouth.

Police were called to shops in the UK and Europe at the weekend as crowd trouble broke out over the launch of a new watch.

Police are investigating after a Jewish man in his 20s was attacked in Golders Green, northwest London, in the early hours of Monday.

The King has toured the Chelsea Flower Show where he greeted Sir David Beckham, mingled with other celebrities and stopped to smell the roses.

The soldier who died after falling from a horse at the Royal Windsor Show has been named as Lance Bombardier Ciara Sullivan.

A journalist stabbed outside his London home was the victim of "a planned and targeted attack" by "proxies" of the Iranian state, a court has heard.

Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman.

The sister of Irish President Catherine Connolly is said to be among at least six Irish citizens on an aid flotilla to Gaza to have been detained by Israel off the coast of Cyprus.

The bodies of four missing divers have been found in the Maldives.

The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has arrived in the Netherlands and entered the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection.

Channel 4 has said "very serious allegations of wrongdoing" have been made against a small number of past Married At First Sight UK contributors.

Singer Shakira has been acquitted of tax fraud and should be reimbursed more than 55m euros (£48m), Spain's High Court has ruled, following years of financial legal battles.

Harvey Weinstein's third rape retrial has ended in a mistrial after the jury said it was deadlocked.

The search for the next James Bond is under way, Amazon MGM Studios has revealed, with the casting process to replace Daniel Craig having "just begun". 

The Bank of England will not need to raise interest rates this year to combat the effects of rising energy costs, according to the world's lender of last resort.

More than a million GPS jamming incidents have been recorded since the start of the Iran war, with experts telling Sky News that "everyone is doing it".

Ryanair has warned investors that annual profits look set to be pressured by effects from the US-Iran war.

Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman.