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The NHS has released a detailed briefing regarding the planned closure of the care unit at Bridlington Hospital, citing a shift towards community-based care and the withdrawal of pandemic-era funding.

A Bridlington councillor has warned that a proposed visitor levy on overnight stays could cause reputational damage and complex operational challenges for the local hospitality sector.

North Yorkshire Police are inviting the community to a special event on Marine Drive this Wednesday to learn how to protect Scarborough's coastal wildlife.

North Yorkshire Police has been praised for its leadership, safeguarding, and crime prevention in a new national report, though inspectors noted improvements are needed in its custody environments.

North Yorkshire Council has approved plans to introduce a standard 40p entry fee for public toilets across the county to help fund an improvement programme.

Alison Hume MP has joined passengers on a special train service designed to support people living with dementia and their carers along the picturesque Esk Valley line.

Young brass musicians from Year 3 upwards are being invited to join a newly formed East Riding of Yorkshire Youth Band following a successful music event.

East Riding Councillors have voiced strong opposition to a proposed visitor levy, warning it could damage the local hospitality sector and deter tourists.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has passed a motion to support the nomination of the region's rare chalk streams as a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site and to demand stronger national protections against pollution and over-abstraction.

Scarborough Town Council has revealed the twenty-four local organisations set to benefit from its 2025/26 Community Grant Award Scheme.

A million-pound investment in solar technology is set to slash running costs and carbon emissions at key community facilities across the Yorkshire Coast, including sites in Scarborough and Whitby.

A North Yorkshire military museum has announced its full calendar of immersive events and living history weekends for the 2026 season alongside new ticket pricing.

In May 2016, Leicester City held aloft the Premier League trophy, defying 5,000/1 odds in what was one of the most extraordinary underdog stories in the history of English football.

Too many children are still being subjected to "intrusive and traumatic" strip searches, the Children's Commissioner has warned.

Lufthansa has said 20,000 short-haul flights are being cut from its schedule this summer, allowing it to save on the soaring cost of jet fuel.

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Facial recognition systems will be introduced across the country, the government has said as it welcomed the failure of a legal challenge to the technology.

If it feels like hay fever is hitting harder every year, you're not imagining it.

Two UK ticket-holders have scooped a third of the Euromillions jackpot winning more than £41million each, National Lottery operator Allwyn has said.

Harvey Weinstein used his influence in Hollywood to prey on women, a prosecutor has told a New York jury as a rape charge returned to court for a third time.

Too many children are still being subjected to "intrusive and traumatic" strip searches, the Children's Commissioner has warned.

Some pet passports become invalid today due to new EU travel rules.

In May 2016, Leicester City held aloft the Premier League trophy, defying 5,000/1 odds in what was one of the most extraordinary underdog stories in the history of English football.

If it feels like hay fever is hitting harder every year, you're not imagining it.

Facial recognition systems will be introduced across the country, the government has said as it welcomed the failure of a legal challenge to the technology.

More than 185,000 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.

English Football League (EFL) clubs have opposed bringing in a VAR challenge system for managers in the Championship.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has hailed a "historic moment for the nation's health" after a law to create a "smoke-free generation" cleared parliament.

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The Pope has warned humanity's future risks being "tragically compromised" due to a breakdown of international law and political responsibility.

Two Israeli soldiers have been jailed for 30 days and removed from combat duty after a statue of Jesus was destroyed. 

Hundreds of MS-13 gang members accused of homicides, drug and arms trafficking, and disappearances are the subject of a mass trial in El Salvador.

Harvey Weinstein used his influence in Hollywood to prey on women, a prosecutor has told a New York jury as a rape charge returned to court for a third time.

Alan Osmond, the oldest member of family pop group The Osmonds, one of the most successful groups of the 1970s has died, his family has said.

US singer D4vd has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a 14-year-old girl, who was found dismembered in his Tesla.

Amy Winehouse's father has lost a High Court claim against two of the star's friends over the sale of items she once owned.

An important debate happened in Westminster this week.

Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned "in the strongest terms" images of an Israeli soldier damaging a statue of Jesus.

While the focus of many in the Middle East has been on conflicts in Lebanon and Iran, the scale of damage in Gaza is also back under scrutiny. 

Too many children are still being subjected to "intrusive and traumatic" strip searches, the Children's Commissioner has warned.