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Yorkshire Water has reassured residents that a faulty monitoring device at a combined sewer overflow station in Scarborough, which incorrectly reported discharges, has been repaired.

Harbours in Scarborough, Whitby, and Filey are leading the way in marine safety after successfully meeting strict new national regulations ahead of many other UK ports.

North Yorkshire Police have arrested two people and seized drugs and cash following the execution of two warrants at separate addresses in Filey.

The popular Moorsbus service has returned for the 2026 season with an extended timetable, offering residents in the East Riding and Hull expanded opportunities to explore the North York Moors.

A new £100,000 funding pot has been launched to support youth projects, community groups, and charities across the East Riding.

Bridlington Town Football Club have announced the permanent signing of nineteen-year-old former Scarborough Athletic midfielder Billy Marshall as they target a play-off push.

The reopening of 'Danger Bank', a key route linking Whitby to Ruswarp, has been delayed until 2027 following further extensive winter slippage, prompting disappointment from local representatives.

Yorkshire Water is working with the Environment Agency to accelerate investment in coastal resorts, aiming to significantly reduce sewage spills and improve bathing water quality ahead of schedule.

Yorkshire Water's Manager of Strategic Partnerships has provided an update on efforts to tackle water quality issues at Scalby Beck.

Alison Hume MP is encouraging young people and employers across Scarborough and Whitby to take advantage of measures, introduced by the Labour Government, designed to help those not in work build careers.

Whitby Town Council has awarded its highest civic honour to the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) and will celebrate with a Freedom Parade this summer.

All our senior sides were in action on Saturday.

Two men have been found guilty of carrying out a string of arson attacks on a car and properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer.

A court has heard how a teenage boy accused of murder had googled what would happen if he killed someone, just minutes after the attack.

The sentence of Vickrum Digwa for the murder of Henry Nowak has been referred to the Court of Appeal by a "horrified" solicitor general for being "unduly lenient".

A suspect has been arrested in the so-called "Putney Pusher" case in which a woman was shoved into the path of a bus by a jogger.

A series of health alerts have been issued as forecasters warn parts of the UK will turn "very warm and humid" with temperatures potentially reaching 30C.

More than 1,000 people were killed in drone strikes in Sudan in the first five months of this year, the United Nations has revealed.

The stepson of Norway's Crown Prince Haakon has been jailed for two rapes - including one in the basement of his family's home.

How did the light-emitting diode change the world? And, come to mention it, might it perversely actually prompt us to puff more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?

The sentence of Vickrum Digwa for the murder of Henry Nowak has been referred to the Court of Appeal by a "horrified" solicitor general for being "unduly lenient".

A court has heard how a teenage boy accused of murder had googled what would happen if he killed someone, just minutes after the attack.

A suspect has been arrested in the so-called "Putney Pusher" case in which a woman was shoved into the path of a bus by a jogger.

A series of health alerts have been issued as forecasters warn parts of the UK will turn "very warm and humid" with temperatures potentially reaching 30C.

Two men have been found guilty of carrying out a string of arson attacks on a car and properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer.

A two-year-old boy was injured when a car crashed into a Cheshire nursery school playground, police said.

Two teenagers have been charged the murder following the fatal stabbing of a 21-year-old at an Essex park.

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The stepson of Norway's Crown Prince Haakon has been jailed for two rapes - including one in the basement of his family's home.

More than 1,000 people were killed in drone strikes in Sudan in the first five months of this year, the United Nations has revealed.

At least ‌31 people have died and 33 others were injured after a bus ‌plunged into a ravine ​in Ethiopia, police said.

Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday by hailing an initial agreement to end the Iran war and staging a cage-fighting show on the White House South Lawn.

Roger Cook, the pioneering investigative reporter who built a career confronting criminals face-to-face on camera and challenging them on their own doorstep, has died aged 83.

US musician Oliver Tree is believed to be among six people dead after a mid-air collision between two helicopters in Rio de Janeiro.

A US Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the proposed Paramount Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has determined the merger is not likely to harm competition in the industry or be harmful to consumers.

Taylor Swift has become the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, aged 36.

The sentence of Vickrum Digwa for the murder of Henry Nowak has been referred to the Court of Appeal by a "horrified" solicitor general for being "unduly lenient".

Andy Burnham makes a lot of the Westminster political class being out of touch with the places and the people beyond its tight boundaries of the Palace of Westminster and Whitehall, and the sense it's populated by people of privilege who attended private schools and Oxbridge and who hail from the capital or the shires of the south.

A suspect has been arrested in the so-called "Putney Pusher" case in which a woman was shoved into the path of a bus by a jogger.

Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday by hailing an initial agreement to end the Iran war and staging a cage-fighting show on the White House South Lawn.