This is the Coast

Thousands of free primary and secondary school uniform items will be available to Scarborough families this week as part of an initiative to tackle the cost of living and reduce clothing waste.

Scarborough residents can enjoy a free evening light display at Peasholm Park this week after organisers salvaged artworks from a weekend event cancelled due to severe gales.

Seven schools across Scarborough and Whitby will share in a £22.5 million government investment designed to boost extracurricular activities and help young people develop new skills.

A dated tennis court near Filey will be transformed into a modern multi-sport facility featuring floodlights and a digital booking system.

Sweeping national changes to the planning system taking effect this month will see most housing developments decided by unelected council officers rather than local councillors across North Yorkshire and the East Riding.

Rogue traders and shops selling illegal vapes or tobacco to children across North Yorkshire could soon face stricter penalties under a revised enforcement policy.

Residents and emergency services are recovering after Storms Austen and Boelo brought extreme downpours, flooded homes, and widespread disruption to Scarborough and Whitby.

The future of housing, jobs, and the environment across North Yorkshire will be shaped by a new 20-year blueprint as a six-week public consultation launches today.

Residents across North Yorkshire can now borrow therapeutic light kits from their local libraries to help combat Seasonal Affective Disorder during the darker winter months.

Bridlington Town's reward for beating Curzon Ashton is a home tie against National League North high-flyers Macclesfield. Scarborough head to 2024/25 FA Trophy Finalists Spennymoor Town.

Motorists and public transport users will face a five-day daytime road closure on the A174 at Lythe Bank, with a replacement shuttle bus maintaining links to Whitby.

Volunteer lifeboat crews from Bridlington and Scarborough battled 50mph winds and four-metre waves during a major search operation sparked by an emergency beacon in the North Sea.

A nurse responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been killed by a group of young people armed with machetes, officials have said.

Owners of Apple's first foldable iPhone have reported problems with the device's screen - just days after the product went on sale. 

Former FBI chief James Comey has been charged for a third time by President Donald Trump's administration.

Microsoft is offering voluntary severance packages to 60,000 of its staff - more than a quarter of its workforce - including some in the UK.

Tributes have been paid to a man who died after being struck by a falling tree during Storm Boelo.

Israel has continued to commit genocide in Gaza despite last October's ceasefire, a UN commission claims.

Nicki Minaj said Donald Trump "has given us a future to look forward to" as she joined the US president on stage at a rally in Michigan.

Harry Kane has won the 2026 Ballon d'Or, becoming the first Englishman to win football's most prestigious individual trophy in 25 years.

The Met Office has issued a new wind weather warning after Storm Boelo pummelled the UK with gusts of up to 84mph, flooded streets and caused power cuts to 800,000 homes.

Tributes have been paid to a man who died after being struck by a falling tree during Storm Boelo.

Microsoft is offering voluntary severance packages to 60,000 of its staff - more than a quarter of its workforce - including some in the UK.

Two strangers who killed a mother and her four-year-old daughter as they raced their high-performance cars along a city centre road have been jailed for 16 and 12 years.

Senior Sudanese commanders allegedly implicated in a campaign of rape during the country's conflict have been sanctioned by the UK government.

A nurse responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been killed by a group of young people armed with machetes, officials have said.

Harry Kane has won the 2026 Ballon d'Or, becoming the first Englishman to win football's most prestigious individual trophy in 25 years.

Israel has continued to commit genocide in Gaza despite last October's ceasefire, a UN commission claims.

Emmanuel Macron says his government will unveil "concrete measures" in response to the demands of student protesters for more resources in France.

Nicki Minaj said Donald Trump "has given us a future to look forward to" as she joined the US president on stage at a rally in Michigan.

They looked like a modern-day Morecambe and Wise. But at least they weren't sharing a bed like the famous comic duo.

Actor Tom Skerritt, best known for roles in Top Gun and Alien, has died at the age of 93.

Actor Noel Clarke has pleaded not guilty to six sexual offences.

Britain's energy supplies are secure for winter, national grid operators have said, despite expected higher gas demand at peak times and possible "tight days" for electricity.

A nurse responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been killed by a group of young people armed with machetes, officials have said.

Harry Kane has won the 2026 Ballon d'Or, becoming the first Englishman to win football's most prestigious individual trophy in 25 years.

Israel has continued to commit genocide in Gaza despite last October's ceasefire, a UN commission claims.