This is the Coast

Senior councillors at North Yorkshire Council have formally supported plans to designate the Yorkshire Wolds as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The Scarborough community is preparing to lace up its football boots once again to raise vital funds for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) research and support.

Yorkshire Water is investing £1.8 million to upgrade the Staithes wastewater pumping station with larger pumps and renewed pipework to improve overall network reliability and environmental impact.

Plans to purchase a new council office in Scarborough can proceed despite objections after a special scrutiny committee voted down a motion to halt the scheme.

Newly released pictures have revealed the unacceptable and uncivilised conditions at Scarborough Town Hall, prompting North Yorkshire Council to push forward with purchasing a new office space.

Plans to dual the A64 between York and Scarborough have been left out of the Government's latest Road Investment Strategy, despite a multi-billion pound funding announcement for the region's transport network.

Bridlington Town has confirmed that Michael Coulson is leaving the club following a mutual agreement to terminate his contract so he can pursue a new opportunity in a promotion race.

Fire crews were called to Gristhorpe between Scarborough & Filey after lightning struck a telegraph pole, causing a power surge.

North Yorkshire Council has reassured residents that Scarborough's Victorian Town Hall will not be abandoned when staff relocate to a modern office hub on the outskirts of the town.

Local leaders have warned of serious health and safety issues regarding disabled access to Whitby's beach while the town's historic cliff lift remains out of action.

Alfred Wainwright's iconic 190-mile Coast to Coast route has officially been designated as a National Trail following a £5.5 million investment.

Yorkshire Water has announced a 24.5 percent decrease in storm discharges across the region in 2025, with significant local improvements recorded in Whitby and Pickering.

A paraplegic gang-rape victim said she will wear her "prettiest dress" and hopes to "finally rest" when she is euthanised today.

Sarah Ferguson has been stripped of the freedom of the city by councillors.

Britain faces a bigger economic downgrade as a result of war in the Persian Gulf than any other major country, according to the first comprehensive assessment of the implications of the conflict.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is banning transgender women from competing in all female events.

Venezuela's former president Nicolas Maduro has returned to court in New York, where his lawyer failed to have drug trafficking charges dismissed in a dispute over legal fees.

Doctors treating the casualties of Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have urged world leaders to take action to stop the daily violation of international humanitarian laws.

A labourer who killed a mother-of-two and buried her in woodland near Coventry has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has reportedly been notified it is a "suspect" as part of a probe into the death of a firefighter in the 2023 Jenners blaze.

Britain faces a bigger economic downgrade as a result of war in the Persian Gulf than any other major country, according to the first comprehensive assessment of the implications of the conflict.

Sarah Ferguson has been stripped of the freedom of the city by councillors.

Former hedge fund manager Crispin Odey "bullied" colleagues not to introduce measures at his firm to protect women, a tribunal heard.

Police said it was a "terrible error" to wrongly tell the partner of a Nottingham attack victim who was stabbed to death that he died in a crash.

Birmingham has been a Labour city for the past 14 years - but come 7 May, that could all change.

A pharmacist has described the moment a patient threatened him with a screwdriver because he wouldn't provide the medication they wanted, as a poll suggests staff are facing "escalating abuse" from patients.

A man has appeared in court charged with the unlawful killing of an eight-year-old boy in Cumbria.

HBO Max has officially launched in the UK today.

Donald Trump's claim that members of his administration are negotiating with Iran on the ongoing conflict has caused more confusion than clarity. 

A paraplegic gang-rape victim said she will wear her "prettiest dress" and hopes to "finally rest" when she is euthanised today.

Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, has been ordered to pay $375m (£280m) in damages after it was found to have knowingly harmed children's mental health.

A Palestinian teenager was starved in an Israeli prison before his death, a judge ruled before closing the case.

A woman charged with the attempted murder of Rihanna following a shooting at the singer's home has pleaded not guilty.

HBO Max has officially launched in the UK today.

Former ‌Google executive Matt Brittin has been announced as the BBC's new director-general.

Lily Allen, Olivia Dean and Wolf Alice are among some of the musicians nominated for this year's Ivor Novello Awards.

If you spend much time on social media, you'll have surely noticed the surge in AI-generated video filling up your feed.

Sir Keir Starmer has personally written to Travelodge's CEO and warned she must "seriously engage with MPs" over concerns about women's safety.

British forces are to be given permission to board sanctioned ships sailing through UK waters.

Hundreds of British teenagers are set to take part in a trial to find out how effective a ban or restrictions on social media would be.