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​North Yorkshire Council chiefs say they would rather not increase council tax by the maximum allowed — but they don’t live “in a world of unicorns and rainbows”.

Scarborough and Whitby MP Alison Hume says she was delighted when the government intervened to postpone the planning process for a proposed gas drilling rig in Burniston.

Councillors have re-approved a second home council tax premium in North Yorkshire despite calls for it to be scrapped.

Three-quarters of a million pounds in Mayoral Renewable Fund cash has been secured for a solar farm extension near Bridlington.

The Seadogs returned to the National North play-off positions on Saturday.

There's good news for gardeners and swimmers in East Riding.

Alison Hume has lent her voice to those wanting North Yorkshire Council to intervene and save Whitby's West Cliff Lift.

The Humber region’s Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has questioned the Home Office’s understanding of the soon-to-be-abolished PCC role.

Scarborough and Bridlington's rugby sides were top before kick-off on Saturday.

Residents in the East Riding will not see a mayoral precept increasing their council tax payments.

The Seasiders were 2-0 up at Pontefract Colls, but the hosts roared back late on.

A new horse riding arena can be built in a North Yorkshire village following the council’s approval of plans.

"I was told by the midwife to shut up," says Tenisha, "and then she put her hand over my mouth... "

New warnings for snow and ice have been issued by the Met Office for parts of the UK - with hundreds of flood alerts also active.

"They had to pay for the bullet that killed their son," Nasrin says with a mix of anger and disbelief.

The Trump administration has been accused of "purposefully muddying the waters" after releasing a list of hundreds of names mentioned in the Epstein files.

Barack Obama has said aliens are "real" in an interview, before later taking to social media to clarify his comments.

US TV host Savannah Guthrie has posted a video message on social media saying, "we still have hope" - and urging whoever has her mother or knows of her whereabouts "to do the right thing".

If you've ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it's really like. This week we chat Jo Radford, the sommelier at Michelin-starred restaurant Timberyard in Edinburgh.

"I was told by the midwife to shut up," says Tenisha, "and then she put her hand over my mouth... "

Take a good, hard look at the world and what do you see?

If you've ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it's really like. This week we chat Jo Radford, the sommelier at Michelin-starred restaurant Timberyard in Edinburgh.

New warnings for snow and ice have been issued by the Met Office for parts of the UK - with hundreds of flood alerts also active.

Two men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in his 20s was stabbed to death in a south London retail park.

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Police are appealing for the public's help to track down a missing man who may be in the Galloway Forest Park area.

"They had to pay for the bullet that killed their son," Nasrin says with a mix of anger and disbelief.

The Trump administration has been accused of "purposefully muddying the waters" after releasing a list of hundreds of names mentioned in the Epstein files.

A man accused of killing 15 people by opening fire on a Hanukkah celebration at Australia's Bondi Beach has appeared in court via video link from prison for the first time.

US forces have boarded another sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean as part of efforts to target illicit oil tankers linked to Venezuela.

Nearly four years on from the emotional finale of Derry Girls, writer and creator Lisa McGee has released her new project on Netflix.

Wagner Moura and Kleber Mendonca Filho, star and director of political thriller The Secret Agent, have been delayed, slightly, I'm told.

If you are a film fan, Autumn Durald Arkapaw is a name to remember this award season.

A GoFundMe collection set up following the death of Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek has raised over $2m (£1.5m) in just two days.

A GoFundMe collection set up following the death of Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek has raised over $2m (£1.5m) in just two days.

More than 10 years ago, I filmed my kids for a report on the impact of screens on young minds.

"They had to pay for the bullet that killed their son," Nasrin says with a mix of anger and disbelief.

"I was told by the midwife to shut up," says Tenisha, "and then she put her hand over my mouth... "