This is the Coast

A charity football tournament and family fun day is taking place at Bridlington Town Football Club on Sunday to raise vital funds for The Hinge Centre.

Thirteen beaches along the Yorkshire Coast have been recognised for their high standards and excellent facilities, securing prestigious Blue Flag and Seaside Awards for 2026.

The Combined Authority has unanimously agreed to accept an additional £17.8 million in government funding to support the development of housing on brownfield land across the region.

The Bridlington Coastguard Rescue Team has issued a public notice regarding a multi-agency training exercise involving multiple casualty scenarios taking place along the coast at Sewerby today.

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.

Wes Streeting has confirmed he will stand in any Labour leadership race to replace Sir Keir Starmer - and said the UK should seek to rejoin the European Union.

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".

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern".

The search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be deep inside an underwater cave in the Maldives has been suspended, after a military diver died trying to reach them.

Eight people were injured after a car ploughed into ​pedestrians in the centre of the northern ‌Italian city of Modena, police said.

Nine people have been injured - five seriously hurt - after a police pursuit of a suspected stolen car in east London.

Hearts missed out on their fairytale finish and historic Scottish Premiership title after suffering an agonising defeat to Celtic on the final day of the season.

Xabi Alonso has agreed a four-year deal to become the next permanent Chelsea head coach, Sky News understands.

Wes Streeting has confirmed he will stand in any Labour leadership race to replace Sir Keir Starmer - and said the UK should seek to rejoin the European Union.

Nine people have been injured - five seriously hurt - after a police pursuit of a suspected stolen car in east London.

Hearts missed out on their fairytale finish and historic Scottish Premiership title after suffering an agonising defeat to Celtic on the final day of the season.

Xabi Alonso has agreed a four-year deal to become the next permanent Chelsea head coach, Sky News understands.

Sunshine and warmer temperatures are set to return to the UK next week after a spell of chilly weather.

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 King has told of his "shock and sadness" after a soldier died following a fall from a horse at the Royal Windsor Show.

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

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a "public health emergency of international concern".

A man has died after being bitten by a shark in a tourist hotspot in western Australia - the second fatal shark attack in the country this year.

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".

At least eight people were killed and 32 others injured in ​Thailand's capital after a freight train hit a bus at ‌a rail crossing, rescue officials and a deputy transport minister said.

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.

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

Wes Streeting has confirmed he will stand in any Labour leadership race to replace Sir Keir Starmer - and said the UK should seek to rejoin the European Union.

Donald Trump has said that freeing Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence in China, would be "tough".

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.