This is the Coast

North Yorkshire Council has approved a £30 million expenditure to build two purpose-built care and support hubs, including a £16.9 million facility in Scarborough, to replace older care homes in Whitby, Filey, and Harrogate.

This weekend in Whitby is a free, two-day celebration of its fishing history, featuring live music, seafood cookery demonstrations, and the highly anticipated Fisherman Olympics.

Whitby Town Football Club is set to mark its one-hundredth anniversary with a special centenary dinner featuring historic players, live entertainment, and a charity auction next Saturday.

Scarborough Swimming Club has received a £1,000 donation from Proudfoot's Making A Difference Locally initiative to purchase new training headsets, as one of their swimmers is shortlisted for the Commonwealth Games.

Yorkshire are at North Marine Road on Saturday with Scarborough on their travels.

Councillors have warned that the local social care system may not be equipped to handle additional pressures when the Bridlington Care Unit closes in June.

Members of North Yorkshire Council’s executive committee have heavily criticised a decision by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority to reallocate road maintenance funding, branding the move an "attack on rural North Yorkshire".

Former Member of Parliament for Scarborough and Whitby, Sir Robert Goodwill, has been appointed as the new chair of the Yorkshire Bathing Water Partnership to help steer efforts in improving regional water quality.

The Scarborough Neighbourhood Board has announced seven priority projects for the town following extensive public consultation, including regeneration of the Brunswick Shopping Centre and improvements to the Stephen Joseph Theatre.

Projects across the North York Moors, Whitby, Scarborough, and Seamer are set to benefit from a share of a £4 million fund to improve walking and cycling routes.

RSPB Bempton Cliffs has reported its highest ever visitor numbers for 2025 after receiving targeted business support and grant funding to extend its tourism season.

Liberal Democrat Cllr Linda Johnson has been elected as the new Chairman of East Riding Council, succeeding Cllr Liam Dealtry for the upcoming year.

Andy Burnham has been cleared to run for selection in the Makerfield by-election following days of speculation that he will challenge Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.

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

A new Ebola outbreak has been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 65 deaths recorded so far, according to Africa's top public health body.

A man has been charged after the referee in Motherwell’s controversial defeat to Celtic had his personal details leaked.

A Brazilian man who planted a fake stick of dynamite outside MI5 headquarters has been jailed.

An American influencer has been charged with assault after an incident at a London Underground station, police have said.

Five tourists, including a professor and her daughter, have died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives.

A Nazi-obsessed teenager who told a man to kill all Jews and Muslims and launched a far-right axe attack on a stranger outside a barber's shop has been jailed for more than 15 years.

Andy Burnham has been cleared to run for selection in the Makerfield by-election following days of speculation that he will challenge Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.

An American influencer has been charged with assault after an incident at a London Underground station, police have said.

A Brazilian man who planted a fake stick of dynamite outside MI5 headquarters has been jailed.

A man has been charged after the referee in Motherwell’s controversial defeat to Celtic had his personal details leaked.

A Nazi-obsessed teenager who told a man to kill all Jews and Muslims and launched a far-right axe attack on a stranger outside a barber's shop has been jailed for more than 15 years.

A man accused of stabbing two Jewish men in Golders Green and his friend earlier that same day will face trial next year.

A man in his 60s is in a critical condition after being stabbed on a public footpath through Stafford Castle golf course path on Thursday. 

Five tourists, including a professor and her daughter, have died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives.

The head of the CIA has made a historic visit to Havana for talks with senior officials as the country is gripped by blackouts caused a US oil blockade.

A new Ebola outbreak has been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 65 deaths recorded so far, according to Africa's top public health body.

Protests have broken out in Havana as Cuba deals with it's worst rolling blackouts in decades.

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". 

American rappers Nicki Minaj and Azealia Banks have thrown their weight behind Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch.

An addiction counsellor who delivered the ketamine doses to Matthew Perry that killed the Friends star has been sentenced to two years in prison.

Andy Burnham has been cleared to run for selection in the Makerfield by-election following days of speculation that he will challenge Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.

The UK economy unexpectedly grew during first month of the Iran war, new official figures reveal.

Over 100 people have been killed in a violent storm in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state.

The benchmark UK borrowing cost has hit a fresh financial crash-era high as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faces a potential leadership challenge from Manchester mayor Andy Burnham.