This is the Coast

Alison Hume, the Member of Parliament for Scarborough and Whitby, has expressed a positive initial response to the government’s newly published education white paper.

A significant shift in how the Yorkshire Coast celebrates the festive season has sparked a heated debate within North Yorkshire Council, as the authority moves to end the free provision of Christmas trees and hanging baskets in Scarborough and Harrogate.

The future of a ban on parking motorhomes overnight on parts of the North Yorkshire coast is being considered by councillors.

A Scarborough Councillor has declared a ‘win’ for coastal businesses after a council U-turn on the introduction of parking charges after 6pm.

A £180,000 grant to protect properties in Whitby from the effects of flooding and ‘extreme water levels’ is set to be accepted by the council.

The departure of another senior officer from North Yorkshire Council has been announced.

Carbon Monoxide poisoning remains a primary line of enquiry following the deaths of two teenagers at the Little Eden Holiday Park last week.

Residents across the East Riding of Yorkshire are set to see a significant improvement in the condition of their local roads following a decision by the council to increase the highways budget.

The town council says ‘ALL realistic avenues’ for replacing Whitby’s Whale Bone Arch with real whale bones have been exhausted.

Boro go to Alfreton, on Tuesday, in National North as they look to stay in the division's play-off places.

DadFest is returning to South Cliff Holiday Park, Bridlington, this May after a successful event last year.

Opposition councillors have criticised a rise in parking fees set to cost North Yorkshire motorists more than £3.5m a year in extra charges.

I'm standing in the middle of Belgorod's central square, and I can see three white, squat structures around the perimeter.

A woman believed to be Britain's youngest female double murderer should be moved to an open prison, the Parole Board has said.

British dual nationals who don't have a British passport could be stopped from entering the UK under new rules coming into force later this month.

Two British cousins have been arrested and charged with attempted murder over a stabbing on Valentine's Day in Venice.

A man's use of "physical and sexual violence" to control his wife led her to take her own life, a court has heard.

The deaths of 72 tigers in two tourist parks in Thailand were caused by a virus that should not be a public health concern, officials have said.

A man involved in a scheme targeting London Underground passengers through a text message scam laundered £600,000 through gift cards, a court has heard.

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Two British cousins have been arrested and charged with attempted murder over a stabbing on Valentine's Day in Venice.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and wider threats to the UK and its allies share "a lot of similarities" with the three-year run-up to the Second World War, the armed forces minister has said.

Reddit has been fined more than £14m by the Information Commissioner's Office for failing to keep children safe.

The BBC has confirmed that a second racist slur was edited out of the BAFTA ceremony broadcast, but admitted the first was missed and "aired in error".

Justice Secretary David Lammy wants to see more AI-assisted magistrates as he doubles down on his plans to reduce the number of jury trials.

Health officials found 30 dead swans in the River Thames over the the space of a week, as fears grow of a new bird flu outbreak in the UK.

A man's use of "physical and sexual violence" to control his wife led her to take her own life, a court has heard.

Two British cousins have been arrested and charged with attempted murder over a stabbing on Valentine's Day in Venice.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and wider threats to the UK and its allies share "a lot of similarities" with the three-year run-up to the Second World War, the armed forces minister has said.

The deaths of 72 tigers in two tourist parks in Thailand were caused by a virus that should not be a public health concern, officials have said.

The Mexican authorities would've expected a violent backlash after the killing of El Mencho, one of the country's most powerful cartel bosses.

The BBC has confirmed that a second racist slur was edited out of the BAFTA ceremony broadcast, but admitted the first was missed and "aired in error".

The UK's biggest video-on-demand services will have to follow the same rules on content and accessibility as traditional broadcasters, under new legislation being implemented.

Rob Reiner's son Nick has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of the actor-director and his wife Michele Singer Reiner.

British film newcomer Robert Aramayo has been named best actor at the BAFTAs - beating favourite Timothee Chalamet and other A-listers including Leonardo DiCaprio to win the prize.

"Britain's loneliest sheep" has given birth for the first time.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said Lord Mandelson's emails to Jeffrey Epstein were vile and make her angry.

Reddit has been fined more than £14m by the Information Commissioner's Office for failing to keep children safe.

A baby boy has become the first child in Britain to be born to a mother with a womb transplanted from a deceased donor.