This is the Coast

A proposal to reverse controversial changes to North Yorkshire's home-to-school transport policy has been rejected by councillors, meaning the nearest-school-only rule will remain in place pending a review.

Health food retailer Grape Tree has been granted permission to open a new store at a Grade II-listed site in Whitby, with confirmation that the town's famous polar bear statue will be retained.

More than £30,000 has been awarded to fund the extension of a bus route serving the new NHS Community Diagnostic Centre in Eastfield, Scarborough.

North Yorkshire Council is introducing a new Community Transfer Policy to make it easier for town and parish councils, including those in Whitby and Filey, to take over the running of local assets and services.

A new mobile practice net has been purchased for a Scarborough cricket pitch following a one thousand pound donation from a national housebuilder.

Scarborough Town Council is set to debate plans to convert the ground floor of the former Durham Hotel on North Marine Road into residential flats.

Whitby Town suffered a narrow 2-1 away defeat against Northallerton Town despite a late penalty from Lucas Reed keeping the Seasiders in contention until the final whistle.

Three local Proudfoot supermarkets in Newby, Seamer, and Manham Hill will be taken over by Tesco later this year, while the Eastfield store remains under independent ownership.

North Yorkshire Council has pledged to explore the rollout of community-led rapid water testing to provide faster and more accurate information for bathers at Scarborough South Bay.

Two North Yorkshire councillors have agreed to write to the Maritime Minister, calling for the Coastguard service to be better resourced and to move away from relying on volunteers.

Bridlington Town recovered from a two-goal deficit to defeat Tadcaster Albion 6-3 in an action-packed pre-season friendly featuring a hat-trick from forward Destiny Nnenanya.

Thousands of free school uniform items will be handed out to families in Scarborough this week to help with financial pressures and reduce landfill waste.

The remains of a further 22 infants have been found at the site of a former mother and baby home in Ireland, investigators have said.

Venezuela's captured president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared in a US court today over drugs trafficking charges.

A mid-air brawl involving around 10 passengers forced a Liverpool-bound easyJet plane to return to Tenerife.

The White House has "no role" to play in the extradition to the UK of Andrew and Tristan Tate to face rape and sex trafficking charges, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said.

A man with schizoaffective disorder who killed a grandfather in a random knife attack on Remembrance Sunday has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order.

Donald Trump must turn over financial records sought by the BBC as part of his $10bn (£7.5bn) defamation case against the broadcaster, a US judge has ruled.

A modelling scout linked to Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home in Paris.

A toxic mix of hundreds of chemicals has been detected at three illegal waste sites across the country.

A man with schizoaffective disorder who killed a grandfather in a random knife attack on Remembrance Sunday has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order.

The White House has "no role" to play in the extradition to the UK of Andrew and Tristan Tate to face rape and sex trafficking charges, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said.

A "committed jihadist" planned a terror attack on a defence base with the man who later committed a fatal knife rampage at a Manchester synagogue, a court has heard.

The mother of one of the Nottingham attack victims has welcomed a corporate manslaughter investigation into the mental healthcare trust that treated triple killer Valdo Calocane, calling it the "beginning of the reckoning".

At least 25 inflatable boats and 25 engines intended for use by people smuggling gangs have been seized in Felixstowe.

The ex-CEO of Southern Water faces a charge of conspiracy to defraud alongside three other former employees, it can now be reported.

A mid-air brawl involving around 10 passengers forced a Liverpool-bound easyJet plane to return to Tenerife.

Venezuela's captured president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared in a US court today over drugs trafficking charges.

The White House has "no role" to play in the extradition to the UK of Andrew and Tristan Tate to face rape and sex trafficking charges, US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said.

The remains of a further 22 infants have been found at the site of a former mother and baby home in Ireland, investigators have said.

In a significant move in the middle of a war, Ukraine's president has sacked his military chief and is seeking to woo a former defence minister back into the fold – just days after ousting him too.

Donald Trump must turn over financial records sought by the BBC as part of his $10bn (£7.5bn) defamation case against the broadcaster, a US judge has ruled.

Rebel Wilson has been cleared of defaming another actress on social media.

US singer D4vd, who is accused of murdering and dismembering a teenage girl, told police he did not know she was a minor, a court has heard.

Millie Bobby Brown has paid tribute to her former co-star Kaylee Hottle who has died in a car crash aged 18.

The media regulator has opened an investigation into the Channel 4 dating show Married At First Sight (MAFS) UK following a "fairness and privacy" complaint.

A modelling scout linked to Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home in Paris.

A toxic mix of hundreds of chemicals has been detected at three illegal waste sites across the country.