This is the Coast

Councillors have deferred a decision on whether to allow more homes to be occupied at the Middle Deepdale development in Scarborough before a promised link bridge is constructed.

The owners of Newby and Scalby Community Hall have confirmed their intention to proceed with the sale of the venue, initiating a six-week interim moratorium period amid strong opposition from local residents.

Tuesday night sees Scarborough Athletic return to their former temporary home at the Mounting Systems Stadium.

Whitby Town go to West Auckland on Tuesday with boss Lee Bullock wanting a tough challenge for his side.

Almost 60 coastal councils are demanding a parliamentary inquiry into the Government's proposal to strip coastguard rescue officers of their hourly pay and reclassify them as unpaid volunteers.

The Mayor of York and North Yorkshire is set to unveil a landmark ten-year Rural Action Plan to support countryside communities at the Great Yorkshire Show.

North Yorkshire Council's leader has warned that government plans to merge police into larger regional forces could leave rural communities competing for vital resources against bigger urban areas.

A charity football match between a Whitby Town XI and RAF Fylingdales at the Towbar Express Stadium has successfully raised more than £500 for the RAF Benevolent Fund.

The Rainbow Centre's annual charity ball has successfully raised £19,250 to support vulnerable members of the local community.

Four hundred workers at the Alexander Dennis bus manufacturing plant in Scarborough are set to escalate strike action after rejecting a four per cent pay offer.

East Riding councillors have unanimously backed a motion calling on the Government to cap the amount of agricultural land that can be converted into solar farms.

Bridlington Coastguard Rescue Team successfully rescued two paddleboarders and a dog who became stranded amongst rocks at North Landing, Flamborough, on Sunday afternoon.

Police have launched a murder investigation after the bodies of three people were found in a family home in Ballymena, Co Antrim. 

A former Spanish prime minister has come under fire for saying France's World Cup team had "no French players".

Twelve US states have sued to block Paramount from acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery in a $110bn deal.

Twelve people have been arrested over an alleged "extreme right-wing terrorism" threat to an Islamic event in Suffolk.

A motorist was shot dead by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in the US state of Maine, making it the second such fatality in a week.

A prisoner inside Wandsworth jail helped Daniel Khalife get money while he was on the run after escaping from prison under a food delivery truck, a court has heard.

A man suspected of murdering his wife and two children in the UK has appeared in court in South Africa, as their causes of death have been revealed.

An MP groped the breasts of two women at a London club after pestering them to join him for a drink, a court has heard.

Twelve people have been arrested over an alleged "extreme right-wing terrorism" threat to an Islamic event in Suffolk.

A prisoner inside Wandsworth jail helped Daniel Khalife get money while he was on the run after escaping from prison under a food delivery truck, a court has heard.

Police have launched a murder investigation after the bodies of three people were found in a family home in Ballymena, Co Antrim. 

An MP groped the breasts of two women at a London club after pestering them to join him for a drink, a court has heard.

A new vaccine to combat a strain of Ebola spreading across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will soon be tested on adults in the UK, under plans announced today.

Potential theatre strikes across London's West End this summer have been averted after union members reached a proposed agreement with The Society of London Theatre (SOLT).

Ed Sheeran has inspired a new £12.5m government initiative to bring music education into libraries across England.

A former Spanish prime minister has come under fire for saying France's World Cup team had "no French players".

A wildfire of "exceptional scale" has broken out in a forest near Paris, as the country battles it third heatwave of the summer.

Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders star Sam Neill has died aged 78.

A man suspected of murdering his wife and two children in the UK has appeared in court in South Africa, as their causes of death have been revealed.

Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders star Sam Neill has died aged 78.

Ed Sheeran has inspired a new £12.5m government initiative to bring music education into libraries across England.

Potential theatre strikes across London's West End this summer have been averted after union members reached a proposed agreement with The Society of London Theatre (SOLT).

Antiques Roadshow star Theo Burrell has died aged 39, her family said in a statement.

The UK financial system is at increased risk from artificial intelligence (AI), the Bank of England has said.

There has been a marked increase in global energy prices amid fears of a prolonged resumption to hostilities between the US and Iran.

Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders star Sam Neill has died aged 78.

More than 2,700 people in England and Wales died from heat-related causes during May and June's record hot spells, experts estimate.