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Senior management at the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have clarified why they believe closing the Bridlington Care Unit on the 1st of June is in the best interests of patients.

A new report by Coast and Vale Community Action, based on three years of listening to over 1,300 voices across Scarborough, reveals that local communities are frustrated with unresponsive systems but are eager to take back control and drive positive change.

Whitby Town Council has re-elected Councillor Sandra Turner as Town Mayor, while Pickering Town Council has appointed Councillor Emma Dineen as its new Mayor for the upcoming year.

An exhibition featuring works by 50 leading contemporary artists will be staged in four of North Yorkshire Council’s venues from this week as one of the UK’s most influential art awards celebrates a major milestone.

The weather frustrated Driffield, but every other senior Yorkshire Coast side managed to play to a result in Saturday's cricket.

Whitby Lit Fest has marked an exciting new chapter by securing charitable status while announcing a flurry of new authors, including internationally bestselling novelist John Boyne, for its November event.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Nine asymptomatic hantavirus contacts from St Helena and Ascension Island are expected to arrive in the UK this evening, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said in an update.

England's Aaron Rai has claimed his first major championship by winning the US PGA Championship - and becomes the first English winner of the event in more than a century.

Parents could be more likely to face harsh repercussions if their children break the law as part of a youth justice system shake-up.

Some 3,000 elite troops from the US, the UK and 22 other nations are taking part in NATO's biggest special forces exercise in Europe even as Donald Trump reduces support to his allies.

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Scottish rugby legend Scott Hastings has died aged 61.

All four crew members were safely ejected after two navy jets crashed during an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.

Three Finnish divers have arrived in the Maldives to map out a new strategy in the search for the bodies of four Italian divers believed to be in an underwater cave.

Nine asymptomatic hantavirus contacts from St Helena and Ascension Island are expected to arrive in the UK this evening, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said in an update.

Parents could be more likely to face harsh repercussions if their children break the law as part of a youth justice system shake-up.

England's Aaron Rai has claimed his first major championship by winning the US PGA Championship - and becomes the first English winner of the event in more than a century.

Scottish rugby legend Scott Hastings has died aged 61.

More than 190,000 people have now signed up to our free Money newsletter, which brings the kind of content you enjoy in the award-winning Money blog directly to your inbox every week.

Some 3,000 elite troops from the US, the UK and 22 other nations are taking part in NATO's biggest special forces exercise in Europe even as Donald Trump reduces support to his allies.

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".

Police have released a detailed breakdown of the 43 arrests made during two rival London protests on Saturday, including 11 hate crime-related offences.

Four people were killed in overnight Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia, authorities have said – in what appears to be the largest attack on Moscow in over a year.

Nine asymptomatic hantavirus contacts from St Helena and Ascension Island are expected to arrive in the UK this evening, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said in an update.

All four crew members were safely ejected after two navy jets crashed during an air show in Idaho.

England's Aaron Rai has claimed his first major championship by winning the US PGA Championship - and becomes the first English winner of the event in more than a century.

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.

Scottish rugby legend Scott Hastings has died aged 61.

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".

Nine asymptomatic hantavirus contacts from St Helena and Ascension Island are expected to arrive in the UK this evening, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said in an update.