This is the Coast

Scarborough will launch as the country's first coastal Mayoral Development Zone in November to unlock millions of pounds for town centre regeneration, housing, and jobs.

Detailed action plans for every Yorkshire Coast beach will be developed this November following the inaugural meeting of the renewed Yorkshire Bathing Water Partnership.

Thousands of local schoolchildren are being introduced to career opportunities at the world's largest offshore wind farm following the launch of a new maritime and renewables cluster on the Yorkshire Coast.

Patient care at a local hospice has received a £400 funding boost following a successful seniors golf competition in Scarborough.

Nationwide Building Society has been granted permission to install a 24/7 public access defibrillator and bleed control kit outside its Westborough branch in Scarborough.

An independent investigation has revealed that Whitby Town Council depleted its funds and borrowed tens of thousands of pounds from a local charity's reserves without public explanation to pay its bills.

Two Whitby town councillors accused of unacceptable behaviour towards staff have resigned ahead of a meeting to discuss an independent investigation, alongside three other councillors who stepped down the same day.

Scarborough Town Council is urging North Yorkshire Council to introduce new planning rules to prevent family homes from being converted into shared accommodation without permission.

The proportion of patients waiting more than 12 hours in emergency departments at York and Scarborough hospitals has more than doubled since April, with Scarborough facing particularly severe delays due to staff shortages.

Action is being taken to ensure major bus orders by larger regions do not push the Yorkshire Coast down the waiting list for new British-built vehicles.

A seventy-nine-year-old Whitby man who smoked for more than six decades has successfully quit the habit, dramatically improving his health and saving enough money to help buy a new electric car.

Air traffic controllers at Leeds Bradford Airport have paused a planned weekend strike to vote on a new pay offer, but half-term holidaymakers still face potential disruption from hourly-paid staff.

Pope Leo has thanked wellwishers for their prayers after his cancer operation.

The family of a man killed by a tiger have said "deeply offensive content is causing them severe distress".

Two children who died in an arson attack at a home in Ireland have been named as Callum and Jayden, as their family and police urge anyone with information to come forward.

More than 7,000 children were identified as potential victims of trafficking and modern slavery last year, a rise of 17%, the UK's anti-slavery commissioner has said.

Palantir and London Mayor Sadiq Khan's office ‌have settled Palantir's lawsuit over a decision to block a £50m ($66m) contract with the Metropolitan Police.

A mother who was murdered along with four of her children in a petrol-bomb attack was visited by police from a safeguarding unit before the fatal incident, an inquest heard.

A British soldier who made explosives and a "homemade cannon" while promoting extreme right-wing views and talking of raising a militia has been jailed.

The world's oldest shipwreck has been discovered off the coast of Turkey, according to archaeologists.

The family of a grandmother found fatally injured near Bristol say they "remain in complete shock" after a man was charged with her murder.

A mother who was murdered along with four of her children in a petrol-bomb attack was visited by police from a safeguarding unit before the fatal incident, an inquest heard.

The family of a man killed by a tiger have said "deeply offensive content is causing them severe distress".

More than 7,000 children were identified as potential victims of trafficking and modern slavery last year, a rise of 17%, the UK's anti-slavery commissioner has said.

Palantir and London Mayor Sadiq Khan's office ‌have settled Palantir's lawsuit over a decision to block a £50m ($66m) contract with the Metropolitan Police.

A British soldier who made explosives and a "homemade cannon" while promoting extreme right-wing views and talking of raising a militia has been jailed.

Footballer Antoine Semenyo "froze" after he was allegedly racially abused by a fan during a Premier League match last year, a court has heard.

A man's body has been recovered and two more are unaccounted for after a fishing boat went missing off the Outer Hebrides.

The trial has begun of a Ukrainian man accused of leading an elaborate plot to blow up an undersea pipeline carrying Russian gas to Germany.

Pope Leo has thanked wellwishers for their prayers after his cancer operation.

The world's oldest shipwreck has been discovered off the coast of Turkey, according to archaeologists.

Donald Trump says that preparations are underway to launch a "massive" oil, gas ‌and mineral exploration in Greenland.

Singer Raye has said the sign-up list for her one-off gig at the Royal Albert Hall later this month will be checked "manually" after ticket touts using artificial intelligence bots "overwhelmed" the process.

RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walter "Flynn" White Jr in Breaking Bad, has died aged 34.

Selma Blair has been arrested after she allegedly attacked two cabin crew on a flight, then kicked a police officer and a nurse after landing.

The BBC has defended its decision to remove a trans rights slogan from an episode of Strictly Come Dancing, saying the move was "in line with our editorial guidelines".

The UK economy is set to grow faster than expected this year, though households are expected to face higher rates of inflation, according to forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The family of a man killed by a tiger have said "deeply offensive content is causing them severe distress".

OpenAI and Anthropic have promised to take down their AIs if the British secret services show them they are unsafe - activating what some describe as a "kill switch".

Andy Burnham will welcome Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Downing Street today in a show of support days after Donald Trump's controversial diesel deal with Russia.