This is the Coast

A draft report detailing the repair costs for Whitby's historic cliff lift is expected by the end of October, as regional leaders await a formal business case to provide funding.

Scarborough and Whitby commuters will see continued efforts to improve inadequate train timetables, including a potential direct service to London.

Scarborough’s Grand Hotel is part of a multi-agency investigation exploring potential sources of bacteria affecting the bathing water quality at South Bay.

A major fundraising drive is underway to secure the final £400,000 needed to equip a purpose-built, £9 million permanent home for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance's northern operations.

Health and wellbeing services for coastal communities will be explored and improved after two local organisations secured community research funding.

Scarborough and Whitby MP Alison Hume has expressed frustration with her own government over current legislation that allows small-scale fracking operations to bypass a nationwide ban.

A £3.5 million assessment into bringing local bus services under public control has been approved by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority.

Scarborough Athletic will face a rapid FA Cup replay against Macclesfield on Tuesday after conceding two late goals in a heart-breaking two-all draw.

Whitby Town will play their first match since the resignation of manager Lee Bullock, with caretaker boss Denny Ingram determined to give supporters a reason to cheer.

A £1.5 million project to replace aging water mains in Snainton and Ebberston is underway to significantly reduce sudden leaks and supply interruptions.

Everyday journeys across North Yorkshire should become safer and more accessible following the approval of a record £456 million transport investment programme.

Victims of domestic violence and abuse across the East Riding will be encouraged to seek support through new awareness messages installed on refuse collection vehicles.

Death row inmate Christa Pike is conscious and speaking nearly a week after Tennessee's failed execution, her lawyers say.

A man has been charged with murdering a GP found dead at a property in Norfolk.

Two officers have been sacked for gross misconduct after using a Taser and pepper spray on a 92-year-old amputee, the police watchdog has said.

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

A two-year-old boy fell to his death from the fourth floor of a hotel in Cyprus after his father placed him on a windowsill, not realising it was open, a court has heard.

A forensics student who was obsessed with US TV drama Dexter has pleaded guilty to murdering a sex worker in a "kill room" set up inside an Airbnb.

Counter terror police have made a seventh arrest in connection with an incident which took place close to RAF Fairford on 27 September.

Corporate manslaughter charges have been brought after two wheelchair users were killed when the boat they were on capsized in Devon.

Counter terror police have made a seventh arrest in connection with an incident which took place close to RAF Fairford on 27 September.

Two officers have been sacked for gross misconduct after using a Taser and pepper spray on a 92-year-old amputee, the police watchdog has said.

A man has been charged with murdering a GP found dead at a property in Norfolk.

An alleged member of an Iranian spy ring operating in the UK wanted £150,000 to "finish off" a journalist, a court has heard.

A forensics student who was obsessed with US TV drama Dexter has pleaded guilty to murdering a sex worker in a "kill room" set up inside an Airbnb.

Corporate manslaughter charges have been brought after two wheelchair users were killed when the boat they were on capsized in Devon.

A two-year-old boy fell to his death from the fourth floor of a hotel in Cyprus after his father placed him on a windowsill, not realising it was open, a court has heard.

The US removed its bombers from RAF Fairford partly because of a reported threat of a possible Iranian drone attack against the base, American officials have said.

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

The risk to the UK from plague is very low, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said, after the death of a laboratory worker in Russia who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague.

A plane crash in Nigeria killed all 25 on board, the country’s air force 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. 

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

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

A notebook containing lyrics by Freddie Mercury has sold for £277,000 at auction.

Dame Esther Rantzen has died at the age of 86, her family has said in a statement.

Dame Esther Rantzen has died at the age of 86, her family has said in a statement.

The US removed its bombers from RAF Fairford partly because of a reported threat of a possible Iranian drone attack against the base, American officials have said.

J Sainsbury held merger talks with rival grocer Morrisons earlier this year - a deal that would have represented the most significant tie-up in the sector for more than five years.

Like a twist in one of his novels, Jeffrey Archer's shock death came in the middle of the Conservative Party conference.