This is the Coast

Whitby Councillors are calling for an urgent review of the Swing Bridge closure scheme after traffic chaos in the town.

This includes the hugely popular Northern Soul Weekender which was due to bring 2,000 people to the town.

Yorkshire CCC have released a statement following the government's announcement of a four week extension to its roadmap out of lockdown.

Mayor of Bridlington, Liam Dealtry says the town had a good weekend and says he's had no complaints about the extended lockdown.

Health leaders say telephone appointments are helping GP's on the Yorkshire Coast to ensure they can provide health care to their patients.

Coronavirus cases in the East Riding are on the rise, with figures for the latter showing levels not seen since March.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has released a new app for residents to download and find out information about the local authority’s bin collection service and waste & recycling.

The detective who helped to secure justice against a Scarborough man who sexually abused a toddler has praised the courage of the young victim and her family.

19 July is the "terminus date" for England's remaining coronavirus restrictions and it would take an "unprecedented and remarkable" change in circumstances to derail that, Michael Gove has told Sky News.

All adults in England are expected to be able to book a COVID jab "by the end of this week", the head of the NHS has said.

The UK and Australia have agreed a free trade deal, the first agreement negotiated from scratch after Brexit.

Danish footballer Christian Eriksen has thanked well-wishers from around the world after suffering a cardiac arrest during his team's opening Euro 2020 game.

The Irish government is set to announce an increase to the self-isolation period for British travellers, going up from five days to 10.

The French subsidiary of Ikea has been fined €1m (£861,000) and a former executive handed a suspended jail term over accusations that employees were illegally spied on for many years.

Former BBC director-general Lord Tony Hall has told MPs that he "trusted" Martin Bashir and "gave him a second chance" - but that trust was "abused and misplaced".

Filmmaker Lin-Manuel Miranda has said he is "truly sorry" for a lack of Afro-Latino actors in lead roles for his new musical In The Heights, saying: "We fell short."

All adults in England are expected to be able to book a COVID jab "by the end of this week", the head of the NHS has said.

19 July is the "terminus date" for England's remaining coronavirus restrictions and it would take an "unprecedented and remarkable" change in circumstances to derail that, Michael Gove has told Sky News.

The Irish government is set to announce an increase to the self-isolation period for British travellers, going up from five days to 10.

The UK and Australia have agreed a free trade deal, the first agreement negotiated from scratch after Brexit.

The number of new coronavirus cases has dropped for seven weeks in a row - the longest decline since the start of the pandemic, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Danish footballer Christian Eriksen has thanked well-wishers from around the world after suffering a cardiac arrest during his team's opening Euro 2020 game.

The Irish government is set to announce an increase to the self-isolation period for British travellers, going up from five days to 10.

The UK and Australia have agreed a free trade deal, the first agreement negotiated from scratch after Brexit.

Former BBC director-general Lord Tony Hall has told MPs that he "trusted" Martin Bashir and "gave him a second chance" - but that trust was "abused and misplaced".

Chrissy Teigen has returned to social media and apologised for cyberbullying, saying: "I was a troll, full stop, and I am so sorry".

Filmmaker Lin-Manuel Miranda has said he is "truly sorry" for a lack of Afro-Latino actors in lead roles for his new musical In The Heights, saying: "We fell short."

One of EastEnders' biggest villains is back - with actress Charlie Brooks set to return as Janine Butcher after more than seven years.

The risk of being hospitalised with the Delta (Indian) variant of coronavirus is around double that of the Alpha (Kent) strain, but two vaccine doses still provide strong protection against it, new data suggests.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has denied claims his country is waging a cyber war against the United States.

Boris Johnson has announced a four-week delay in lifting lockdown restrictions in England to 19 July amid rising cases of the Delta variant.

19 July is the "terminus date" for England's remaining coronavirus restrictions and it would take an "unprecedented and remarkable" change in circumstances to derail that, Michael Gove has told Sky News.